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John Farnham

John Farnham

Acting

Biography

John Peter Farnham AO, (born July 1, 1949) is an English-born Australian pop singer. Farnham was a teen pop idol from 1964 to 1979, and has since forged a career as an adult contemporary singer.

Known For

Home and Away
6.4

Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.

Home and Away

1988Series
The Games
8.0

The Games was an Australian mockumentary television series about the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. The series was originally broadcast on the ABC and had two seasons of 13 episodes each, the first in 1998 and the second in 2000. 'The Games' starred satirists John Clarke and Bryan Dawe along with Australian comedian Gina Riley and actor Nicholas Bell. It was written by John Clarke and Ross Stevenson. The series centred on the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and satirised corruption and cronyism in the Olympic movement, bureaucratic ineptness in the New South Wales public service, and unethical behaviour within politics and the media. An unusual feature of the show was that the characters shared the same name as the actors who played them, to enhance the illusion of a documentary on the Sydney Games.

The Games

1998Series
Countdown

Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987. It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton, producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea. Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history. It was broadcast nationwide on Australia's government-owned broadcaster, the ABC and commanded a huge and loyal audience. It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured. For most of the time it was on air, it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening, and then repeating it the following Saturday evening. The majority of performances on the show were lip synched.

Countdown

1974Series
John Farnham: Finding the Voice
7.4

John Farnham: Finding the Voice tells the untold story of an Australian music icon. In this first authorised biopic, we follow Farnham’s life from the quiet suburbs of Melbourne to ‘60s pop fame, through incredible highs and lows, and ultimately to record-breaking success as ‘Australia’s Voice’. John Farnham was 38 years old when Whispering Jack was released. Nobody ever questioned that Farnham could sing -- but the challenge to find his artistic voice and become Australia’s most trusted and beloved performer took half a lifetime. Whispering Jack is still the highest selling Australian album of all time, and this powerful documentary tracks the personal and public journey that has made Farnham Australia’s greatest and most beloved musical artist.

John Farnham: Finding the Voice

2023Movie
John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert
8.0

Two Strong Hearts: Live In Concert captures the magic performance of John Farnham and Olivia Newtown-John, performing together on stage. The concert was recorded live at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, 8th April, 2015. Australia's much-loved legends performed a set together and solo sets to ensure all their hits spanning 5 decades along with some special selections were showcased for fans on this once-in-a-lifetime concert experience. Songs: Two Strong Hearts, Let Me Be There, Magic, Have You Never Been Mellow, Xanadu, I Honestly Love You, Tenterfield Saddler, No One Comes Close, Love To Shine, Age Of Reason, That's Freedom, Suddenly, Dare To Dream, Somewhere Over The Rainbow, Burn For You, Hit The Road Jack/Fever, Cry Me A River, A Little More Love, Hopelessly Devoted To You, You're The One That I Want, Summer Nights, Reasons, Man Of The Hour, Pressure Down, Playing To Win, Hearts On Fire, If Not For You, Everytime You Cry, Physical, You're The Voice, It's A Long Way To The Top

John Farnham and Olivia Newton-John: Two Strong Hearts - Live in Concert

2015Movie