David Reyne | |
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 Reyne in 2012 | |
| Born | 14 May 1959 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse | Karina Loscher (m. 1994) |
David Nicholas Reyne (born 14 May 1959) is an Australian actor, musician, television and radio presenter. Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria to an Australian mother and English diplomat father. The family moved to Victoria, Australia in the early 1960s. Reyne lives in Mount Eliza, Victoria. He was educated at The Peninsula School, Mount Eliza.
In 1978 when Clutch Cargo became the band Australian Crawl, Reyne, younger brother of lead singer James, continued as drummer. [1] He filled this role for ten months before leaving to continue his acting education. He was later vocalist for Cats Under Pressure (1984) and Chantoozies (1986–90). [1] [2] Reyne co-wrote "Polar Notch" and "Let Me Be" (with Simon Hussey) [3] for Cats Under Pressure, the latter was covered by Daryl Braithwaite. [4] Whilst with Chantoozies, Reyne also sang backing vocals. [4] Chantoozies most popular tracks were covers of Redbone's "Witch Queen", John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step on You Again" and Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With"; fellow members included Ally Fowler, Tottie Goldsmith and Eve von Bibra. [4]
Reyne began his acting career with a minor role in the 1983 film, Skin Deep . At the April 1985 TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, he won the 1984 Best New Talent Logie for his work in the ongoing role of Martin Kabel in the ABC series Sweet and Sour . [5] Reyne's role as Kabel, "The Takeaways" guitarist/vocalist was shared with John Clifforth of the Australian pop music band Deckchairs Overboard who performed the on-screen vocals. [6] Reyne followed this in 1985 with the ongoing role of Detective Vince Bailey in Nine Network soap opera Possession . [7] Reyne also played lothario Dr. Guy Reid in the final two seasons of the Australian drama series, The Flying Doctors . [8] In 2012, Reyne guest appeared in Neighbours, playing Dale Madden. However, he only appeared in one episode.
Reyne has also worked as a television presenter. He briefly hosted Midday in 1995 with Tracy Grimshaw and has also worked as a reporter for the travel show Getaway between 1992 and 2006, and again since 2010.
After leaving Getaway at the end of 2005, Reyne signed with Network Ten to co-host with Kim Watkins the new morning show 9am with David and Kim which began 30 January 2006 and ended at the end of 2009.
In May 2012, Reyne joined smoothFM in Sydney and Melbourne to host Wind Down from 8 pm –12 am on weeknights. [9] He remained with the station until his contract ended in March 2013. [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1982 | Desolation Angels | 2nd Apprehtice | Feature film |
| 1983 | Skin Deep | Grant | Feature film |
| 1986 | Shark's Paradise | Rod Palmer | TV movie |
| 1986 | Frenchman's Farm | Barry Norden | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Sweet and Sour | Martin Kabel | TV series - won 1984 Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent |
| 1985 | Possession | Detective Vince Bailey | TV series |
| 1990 | Bony | TV pilot | |
| 1990 | Flair | Mark Tupper | TV miniseries |
| 1990–92 | The Flying Doctors | Dr Guy Reid | TV series, seasons 5-6 |
| 1992–2006, 2010 | Getaway | Reporter | TV series |
| 1994 | Golden Fiddles | Jack Greville | TV miniseries |
| 1995 | Midday | Co-host | TV series |
| 2005 | 20 to One | Narrator | TV series, season 1 |
| 2006–09 | 9am with David and Kim | Co-host | TV series |
| 2012 | Neighbours | Dale Madden | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012–15 | The Celebrity Apprentice Australia | Narrator | TV series, seasons 2-4 |
| 2015 | Darren & Brose | Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
Reyne married Karina Loscher in 1994; they have a son and a daughter who are both musicians. [11] His older brother is musician James Reyne.
Sweet and Sour was an Australian television series that screened on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) in 1984. It was created by Tim Gooding and Johanna Pigott and was produced internally for the ABC by Jan Chapman.
Australian Crawl were an Australian rock band founded by James Reyne, Brad Robinson, Paul Williams (bass), Simon Binks and David Reyne (drums) in Melbourne in 1978. David Reyne soon left and was replaced by Bill McDonough. They were later joined by his brother Guy McDonough. The band was named after the front crawl swimming style also known as the Australian crawl.
James Michael Nugent Reyne OAM is an Australian musician. He achieved fame as the lead singer of Australian Crawl, and subsequently went on to a successful solo career.
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Eve Sarah von Bibra is an Australian singer-songwriter and actress. From 1986 to 1991, she was a member of the pop group, Chantoozies, as one of four female lead vocalists. She co-wrote their hit, "Wanna Be Up", which peaked in the top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart in July 1988. Von Bibra acted in the 2006 movie Kenny, playing Jackie – a flight attendant and the title character's love interest. She studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and is a member of the Australian branch of the Bibra family.
"Errol" is the second single by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl taken from their 1981 album Sirocco. The song was written by James Reyne and Guy McDonough and sung by McDonough instead of Reyne, and is a lyrical biography about Australian-born actor Errol Flynn. It was produced by Peter Dawkins.
"Downhearted" is the third single released by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their debut album The Boys Light Up. The song was written by Sean Higgins, Guy McDonough and Bill McDonough. All three songwriters had been bandmates in the Flatheads, but at the time only Bill McDonough was a member of Australian Crawl. It was produced by David Briggs.
"Shut Down" is the first single released by Australian rock band Australian Crawl from their third studio album Sons of Beaches. The song was written by drummer Bill McDonough and features lead vocals by James Reyne. The B-side was the non-album track "Creating Monsters". It was produced by Mike Chapman.
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The Chantoozies are an Australian pop group, formed in 1986. The group featured four female vocalists: Eve von Bibra, Angie La Bozzetta, Ally Fowler and Tottie Goldsmith, and four male musicians: Brett Goldsmith, Scott Griffiths, Frank McCoy and David Reyne. Their name is an intentional mispronunciation of the French word for a female singer, "chanteuse".
Lost & Found is a compilation album of recording studio sessions credited to members of Australian Crawl and other artists; it includes tracks originally recorded with Guy McDonough and released on his 1985 posthumous solo album My Place. Guy McDonough had been Australian Crawl's guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from late 1980 until his death in 1984. Former Australian Crawl drummer Bill McDonough and producer Peter Blyton compiled, produced and mixed the tracks for Lost & Found.
"Things Don't Seem" is the first single by Australian surf rock band Australian Crawl from their 1981 album Sirocco. It was produced by Peter Dawkins The song features one of the band's most complex pieces of lead guitar work, thanks to the skills of guitarist Simon Binks.
Simon Cyril Hussey is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter-arranger, record producer and audio engineer. In 1984 he formed Cats Under Pressure on keyboards with David Reyne on vocals and Mark Greig on guitar. On the Australian Crawl album Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Hussey co-wrote four tracks with the band's lead singer, James Reyne. In 1987 when James undertook his solo career, Hussey joined his backing band on keyboards, and co-wrote six tracks for James' debut self-titled album including top 10 hit singles, "Hammerhead" (October) and "Motor's Too Fast". In May 1988 Hussey was the producer, and provided keyboards and song writing, for Edge (November), the comeback album by Daryl Braithwaite (ex-Sherbet), which peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart for three weeks in mid-1989.
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