Jason Gunn
Jason Gunn | |
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Born | Classic Hits | 26 December 1968
Spouse | Janine Morrell-Gunn |
Children | Louis Gunn, Faith Gunn, Eve Palmer (step daughter), Grace Palmer (step daughter) |
Jason Kenneth Gunn (born 26 December 1968) is a
Career
Gunn said he learned many of his presenting skills in his first few months at Christchurch from the experienced children's TV crew and presenters around him.[2] He hosted After School (1989) and co-hosted After 2 (1989–1991), The Son of a Gunn Show (1992–1995) and Jase TV (1992) with his sidekick Thingee, a grey puppet with bulbous eyes. Gunn and Thingee also starred in Jase and Thingee's Big Adventure, a straight-to-video kids movie based on The Son of a Gunn Show. Thingee infamously lost an eye during the filming of a Son of a Gunn episode. As the show was pre-recorded, the footage never made it to air until several years later when a late-night comedy programme ended up showing the infamous blooper scene.[3]
Gunn became the co-host of the
A patron of the
Filmography
- Wheel of Fortune(2008–2009)
- Dancing with the Stars (2005–2009)
- Bumble(2000), (2020–present)
- McDonald's Young Entertainers (1997–1999)
- New Zealand's Funniest Home Videos (1993–1995)
- The Son of a Gunn Show (1992–1995)
- Jase TV (1992)
- What Now (1991–1993) (2003–present[needs update] as production manager, creative writer, and director)
- After School (1988)
- Small Talk
- After 2 (1989–1991)
- New Zealand Celebrity Treasure Island (2003)
- Look Who's Famous Now
- You're Back in The Room (2016)
- Super Saturday Vaxathon (2021)
See also
References
- ^ "JASON GUNN TO JOIN LANA SEARLE ON MORE FM CHRISTCHURCH DRIVE". MediaWorks. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Jason Gunn—Son of a Gunn". Documentary. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ "Thingee's Eye Pops Out". Video. NZ On Screen. Retrieved 25 September 2012.
- ^ [1] Archived 1 December 2012 at the Wayback Machine 4 September 2012.
- ^ "Jason Gunn". TVNZ.
External links
- Jason Gunn at IMDb
- Jason Gunn biography on NZ On Screen
- Jase Gunn Business Website