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Male
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from Tasmania, Australia
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| Star Now URL: |
http://www.StarNow.com/stephenashton1 |
| Homepage: | www.bluesbrothersrevival.com.au |
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| Physical details |
| Chest: | 114 cm / 45 in | | Waist: | over 91 cm / 36 in | | Hips: | 101 cm / 40 in | | Height: | 177 cm / 5ft 10in | | Weight: | 105 kg / 232lbs | | Shoe size: | 9.0 UK / 10.0 US / 43.0 Euro | | | Hair color: | Black | | Hair length: | Short | | Eye color: | Green | | Ethnicity: | White / Caucasian |
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| About me: | | Originally from Penrith N.S.W his first theatre experiences were in the early 1980's with The Rocky Horror Show (franknfurter/Riff Raff) and Jesus Christ Superstar (Pilate/Judas) both in Sydney, plus film roles in Mad Max 2 and the Anzacs.
He continued to perform through out the 80’s and 90’s around Australia and overseas in various stage and film productions
The year 2000 saw him tempted back into theatre as he joined the cast of Les Miserable playing several characters but mainly the horrible thenardier. Since then appearances include those in Trial by Jury (as The Usher), Hair, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Annie, ‘Allo ‘Allo (as General Von Schmelling), Beauty and the Beast (as the Beast), H.M.S. Pinafore (as Dick Deadeye), The Sound of Music (as Herr Zeller), Murder on the Nile (as Dr. Bessner), and 2002 Uni Revue.
In November 2007 he was able to share extensive knowledge of martial arts when he was asked to directed the fight scenes for West Side Story and Cats |
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Acting experience
appearances include those in Trial by Jury (as The Usher), Hair, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Annie, ‘Allo ‘Allo (as General Von Schmelling), Beauty and the Beast (as the Beast), H.M.S. Pinafore (as Dick Deadeye), The Sound of Music (as Herr Zeller), Murder on the Nile (as Dr. Bessner), and 2002 Uni Revue.
In November 2002 he was able to share extensive knowledge of martial arts when he was asked to directed the fight scenes for West Side Story, again in 2007 for Shakespeare’s Troilus & Cressida.
August 2003 his gift for disguise was again put to use as he became Mr Rumbold in Are You Being Served. February 2004 he appeared as Johnny Casino in Grease, Luther Billis in the G&S production of South Pacific 2006, appeared as the villainous Mr. Fogg in Sweeny Todd 2007, and worked as fight co-ordinator in Cats.
Stephen is currently rehearsing for his role as Thenardier in the 2008 production of Les Miserable at the theatre royal.
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Television experience
hey hey it's saturday / midday show / countdown /rage /Simon townsends wonder world / 60 minutes /rock arena
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Music experience
Originally from Penrith N.S.W his first performances in front of a band were at High School dances and parties in the early 70’s. In 1977 he formed his first “punk” style band “Johnny Curtain and the Back Benches”, who were heavily influenced by bands such as The Sex Pistols, The Clash, AC/DC, Queen and XTC. This band played covers and original material, and played gigs around Sydney.
“Nuthin Fancy” was the next band to evolve during 1981, which played mostly originals with selected covers that also played pubs around Sydney. Despite many long pauses, this band still plays periodically in Sydney’s Western Suburbs. During the first of these pauses, Styne took a break from the band to learn the very basics of saxophone playing.
After numerous theatre roles, in 1984 Styne successfully auditioned for the role of Jake Blues in “The Blues Brothers Revival”. This role allowed his performing skills to be extended to choreographing and stage managing, then eventually tour managing the show. Popularity grew and the show toured extensively around Australia and overseas. After 10 years of experiencing life as a full time performer, these tours continued intermittently over a period of 20 years.
In between BBR tours, in 1991 Styne formed a five piece band in Tassie known as “The Legends”. This band made use of Stynes ability to take on voices and appearances of others, allowing him to perform cover versions of material of various well known artists (i.e. Joe Cocker, Freddy Mercury, and Alice Cooper).
In 1996 the Legends changed look and style from being a concept band to become a hard rock band. This band toured regularly, providing support to acts such as The Angels, Rose Tattoo, Baby Animals, Hoodoo Gurus and twice for Jimmy Barnes. As band members changed the band continued under many different names, and most recently performed locally until early 2006 as “Stynes Missiles”.
Styne reformed “The Blues Brothers Revival Band” in 2005
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