Rob Sitch
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 Sitch at the AACTA Awards, Sydney, Australia, January 2012 | |
| Born | Robert Ian Sitch (1962-03-17) 17 March 1962 Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University Of Melbourne |
| Occupation | Actor, director, producer, writer, Medical Doctor (formerly)[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Kennedy |
| Children | 5 |
Robert Ian Sitch (born 17 March 1962) is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comedian.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 Films
2.2 Television
2.3 Albums
3 Personal life
4 References
5 External links
Early life
Sitch was born in 1962, the son of Melbourne bus proprietor Charles (Charlie) Sitch.[citation needed] Sitch attended St Kevin's College and Melbourne Grammar and graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1987 from the University of Melbourne, where he resided at Trinity College.[citation needed] He worked at the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne, where he assisted in the deliveries of newborns. He practised medicine for a short time.[2]
Career
Tom Gleisner (left), Rob Sitch (middle) and Michael Hirsh at the 2012 Sydney premiere of Any Questions for Ben?
Sitch is currently a member of the Working Dog production company which have produced the television shows Frontline, A River Somewhere, The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Utopia and the feature films The Castle, The Dish and Any Questions for Ben?. Sitch co-wrote and directed each of these films.
In 2006, to mark 50 years of television in Australia, the Nine Network special 50 Years 50 Stars listed Sitch at the 39th greatest living television star in Australia. Several of his programs, including The D-Generation and Frontline, were included in the earlier special, 50 Years 50 Shows, coming in at 50 and 22 respectively.[3]
Sitch is also a co-author of the satirical Jetlag travel guides to Molvanîa, Phaic Tăn and San Sombrèro.
Films
| Year | Production | Credited as | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | Other | ||
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella | Yes | ||||
Any Questions for Ben? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2003 | Bad Eggs | Special thanks | ||||
| 2000 | The Dish | Yes | Yes | |||
| 1997 | The Castle | Yes | Yes | |||
Television
| Year(s) | Television show | Credited as | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Producer | Writer | Actor | ||
| 2016–present | Pacific Heat | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2014–present | Utopia | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2013–present | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Yes | |||
| 2013–15 | Santo, Sam and Ed’s Total Football | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2012–13 | Audrey's Kitchen | Yes | |||
| 2012 | Pictures of You | Yes | |||
Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever! | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight | Yes | ||||
| 2011 | A Quiet Word With ... | Yes | |||
| 2010 | Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Lowdown: Zirco Goes Berko | Yes | ||||
| 2008 | The Hollowmen | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2007 | Kath & Kim | Yes | |||
| 2006–09 | Thank God You're Here | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 2004 | Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge | Yes | Yes | ||
| 2001–02 | Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures | Yes | |||
| 2000 | Numero Bruno | Yes | |||
| 1998–2007 | The Panel | Yes | Yes | ||
| 1997 | A River Somewhere | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 1996 | The Campaign | Yes | |||
| 1995 | Funky Squad | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1994–97 | Frontline | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1993 | The Olden Days | Yes | |||
Bargearse | Yes | ||||
| 1992–93 | The Late Show | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 1991 | Turn It Up | Yes | |||
| 1989 | Midday | Yes | |||
| 1988–89 | The D-Generation: Goes Commercial | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
1986–1987 | The D-Generation | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
Albums
The D-Generation: The Satanic Sketches (1989)- The D-Generation: The Breakfast Tapes (1990)
Personal life
Sitch is married to Australian comedian Jane Kennedy. They have five children, including Joshua Sitch, who starred in ABC’s Little Lunch.[4]
References
^ Corporation, Australian Broadcasting. "Rob Sitch studied medicine before comedy, and Jonny Vasic's campaign against whaling". Conversations with Richard Fidler. Retrieved 24 February 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Laughter is Sitch Good Medicine" by Katherine Smith, The University of Melbourne Voice, vol. 3, no. 6, 11 August – 8 September 2008 Archived 5 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine.
^ Jason Kelly (2013-10-28), 50 Years 50 Shows – Channel 9 (Full) (2005), retrieved 2016-02-07
^ "Sitch: ABC's Utopia actually reality". NewsComAu. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
External links
Rob Sitch on IMDb- Working Dog Productions
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