Stefan Dennis
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Stefan Dennis | |
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Tawonga, Victoria, Australia | |
Occupation(s) | Television actor, musician |
Years active | 1978–present |
Spouse | Gail Easdale (m. 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Website | Official website |
Stefan Dennis (born 30 October 1958) is an Australian actor and singer best known for playing the role of cold-hearted and ruthless businessman
Early life
Dennis was born in
Career
Dennis started out in guest roles on programmes such as Cop Shop, Skyways, Carson's Law, Young Ramsay, Prisoner, Home, The Henderson Kids, The Sullivans, The Young Doctors and Sons and Daughters and many others.[6] Dennis has a number of credits to his name. He had a major role in The Henderson Kids, a co-lead in an ABC children's show called Infinity Limited, and he co-starred in The Flying Doctors mini-series. In 1984, he auditioned for the roles of Shane Ramsay and Des Clarke in a new soap opera, Neighbours where he was later cast as Paul Robinson instead.[7][8] His role in Neighbours brought opportunities such as appearing at the Royal Variety Performance alongside fellow cast members.
After finishing Neighbours in 1992, Dennis moved to the UK and worked on a variety of TV shows and theatre productions. He appeared in many pantomimes, plays, and musicals including the pantomime Cinderella in
He was part of the team that set a new world record in 1995 for 24-hour endurance outdoor karting. The team – Stefan Dennis, David Brabham, Russ Malkin, Steve Malkin – set the record of 1,664.7 km (1,034.397 mi) on a 1.3 km (0.808 mi) track at Brooklands, Weybridge, Surrey, UK on 24 and 25 February 1995.[citation needed] While in the UK, Dennis became a partner in Lex Film Entertainment, and was associate producer on the film The Truth About Love.
He returned to Neighbours at the end of 2004, and continued as a regular character until the show's final episode in 2022. He is the only current cast member who appeared in the first episode, although he is not the longest serving due to his long break. Of his role in Neighbours, Dennis has said that people struggle to tell the difference between himself and the character and "shy away" from him because "they think I'm going to bark at them". He has conceded that it could be a testament to his acting and says "It's a real compliment though, as people know the character that well, they actually think I am like him in real life".[10] As a matter of fact, although he portrays Paul Robinson as having a prosthetic leg, he has two good legs of his own.[11]
In 2009, Dennis was
Music
In 1989, Dennis started a side-line music career, and released the single "Don't It Make You Feel Good", which reached No. 16 in the
In 2013, Dennis sang and appeared as Santa Claus in the music video for his Neighbours co-star Alan Fletcher's song "If You Want a Happy Christmas".[18]
Personal life
Dennis' older brother, John, was killed by a drunk driver at the age of 12. Of the sentencing, Dennis has said: "That driver was fined just $50 for what he did. And that same weekend someone who killed a koala at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary got fined $200. So... well, that's hard."[19] Dennis has used the incident to raise awareness about drink driving via his Twitter account.[citation needed]
Dennis previously dated
He met and married his wife, Gail when in the
Filmography
Television
Date | Title | Role | Notes |
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1978 | Cop Shop | Giovanni Morelli | Episode 75 |
1979 | Skyways | Richard | Episode: "Deborah Loves Jim" |
1979–1980 | Prisoner | Shayne Berkley / Spike | Guest roles |
1979–1981 | Cop Shop | Steve / Booking Clerk / Francis Allen Turner / Vincent Cahill | Guest roles |
1980 | Young Ramsay | Sid Atkinson | Episode: "Gift Horse |
1981 | The Sullivans | Soldier | Guest role |
1981 | Prisoner | Peter Richards | Recurring role |
1983 | Home | Paul | Episodes 29 & 30 |
1983 | Infinity Limited | Rick | Main cast |
1985 | Five Mile Creek | Boy No. 2 | Episode: "The Best of Mates" |
1985 | The Flying Doctors | Doug Hennassy | Miniseries |
1985 | The Henderson Kids | Terry | Episodes: "Broken Lights and Broken Dreams: Part 1 and 2" |
1985–1993, 2004– | Neighbours | Paul Robinson | Main cast |
1996 | The Office | Nigel | Television film |
1997 | World Fun | Stefan C Dyson | |
1997 | Blue Heelers | Colin Docker | Episode: "Poetic Justice" |
1998 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Andy Caesar | Episode: "Don't Cry for Me Arch 'n' Tina" |
1999 | Stingers | Snr. Com. Karl Hiller | Episode: "Nothing Personal" |
2001–2002 | Dream Team | Samuel Irving | |
2002–2003 | River City | Dr. Marcus McKenzie | |
2002 | Casualty | Mark Christie | Episode: "Innocence" |
2003 | The Bill | Gene Bishop | Episode: "Laid to Rest" |
2014 | Neighbours vs Zombies
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Paul Robinson | Webseries |
2015 | Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite | Himself | Documentary |
2015 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Bob Hawke | Episode: #5.2 |
2015 | Footballer Wants a Wife | The Voice | Miniseries |
2016 | Neighbours: Summer Stories | Paul Robinson | Webseries |
2017 | Neighbours vs Time Travel
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Paul Robinson | Webseries |
2017 | Neighbours: Mrs Robinson | Paul Robinson | Webseries |
2018 | Wentworth | Michael Armstrong | Recurring role |
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Channel Chaos | Cameraman | Feature film |
2004 | The Truth About Love | Douglie | Feature film; also associate producer |
2021 | Apparitions | Tom | |
2023 | Home Kills | Woods |
Theatre
Year | Title | Location | Notes |
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1990–1991 | Robin Hood | Liverpool | |
1991–1992 | Aladdin | Southampton | |
1992–1993 | Cinderella | Bournemouth | |
1993 | Whose Life is It Anyway? | United Kingdom | |
1993–1994 | Jack and the Beanstalk | Wimbledon | |
1994 | Blood Brothers | Australia | |
1994 | Blood Brothers | New Zealand | |
1994–1995 | Peter Pan | Blackpool | |
1995 | Blood Brothers | United Kingdom | |
1995 | Point of Death | United Kingdom | Tour |
1997 | Murder by Misadventure | United Kingdom | Tour |
1998–1999 | Aladdin | Weston-super-Mare | |
2000 | Fool for Love | Edinburgh | |
2007 | Aladdin | Aberdeen | |
2009–2010 | Cinderella | Wolverhampton Grand Theatre
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2023 | Neighbours: The Celebration Tour | United Kingdom |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ^ "Gold Coast Star Students: Southport High's 12 best". Gold Coast Bulletin. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "10 Facts About... Stefan Dennis (Neighbour' Paul)". Inside Soap. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Stefan Dennis cooking on This Morning 7th May 2009". The Morning Show (UK). 7 May 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Neighbours Actor Profiles - Stefan Dennis". Perfect Blend. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
- ^ "Stefan Dennis". Neighbours. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
- ^ "Stefan Dennis (Neighbours' Paul Robinson) Interview". Last Broadcast. Archived from the original on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ISBN 978-0-7235-6859-9. Retrieved 4 June 2010.
- ^ Sperling, Daniel (27 December 2010). "Soaps – News – 'Neighbours' Dennis: 'People think I'm Paul'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ "Stefan Dennis makes limp excuse". 31 December 2008.
- ^ Green, Kris (12 May 2009). "Soaps – News – 'Neighbours' icon stalked at BSAs". Digital Spy. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (28 February 2015). "Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite". TV Tonight. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (4 March 2015). "Neighbours 30th anniversary schedule confirmed by Channel 5". Digital Spy. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ Dainty, Sophie (1 August 2018). "Neighbours star Stefan Dennis took a break from show to film guest role in Wentworth". Digital Spy. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- Flicks. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ UK charts Search "Stefan Dennis"
- ^ "'Neighbours' star releases Christmas song". Digitalspy.com. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ^ Duck, Siobhan (6 March 2015). "Neighbours stalwart Stefan Dennis on family heartbreak, royal fans and Hollywood ambition". Herald Sun. Australia. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ^ Hegarty, Tasha (10 July 2022). "Neighbours actor Stefan Dennis reveals he dated co-star". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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