Julia Morris

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Julia Morris
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Morris at the 2016 Logie Awards
Birth nameJulia Carolyn Margaret Morris
Born (1968-04-20) 20 April 1968 (age 55)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MediumStand-up, television
Years active1985–present
Children2
Notable works and roles
Website juliamorris.com

Julia Carolyn Margaret Morris (born 20 April 1968) is an Australian comedian, television presenter and actress who has worked extensively in Australian television and radio, touring the country with her solo comedy shows. She relocated to the United Kingdom in 2000, appearing on British television, then returned to Australia in 2007. She lived on the Central Coast for her childhood. She currently co-hosts Network 10's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia alongside Robert Irwin and also narrates Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia.

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Personal life

Morris was educated at St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, St Joseph's Catholic College, East Gosford, Santa Sabina College, Strathfield, and the Ensemble Theatre School. She later attended acting school for two years in Los Angeles.

Morris married British comedian Dan Thomas [1] in Las Vegas on 31 December 2005. [2] They divorced in 2022. [3]

Career

Television

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Morris at the 2016 Logie Awards

Morris's first television appearance was in 1985, aged 17, as a contestant on the talent show New Faces . She performed "Holding Out for a Hero", a Jim Steinman song made famous by Bonnie Tyler, and tied for first place. [4]

After several years in variety and stand-up, Morris's big break came when she joined the ensemble cast of the hit Australian sketch comedy series Full Frontal in 1995. [5] This led to hosting roles on Great Aussie Bloopers and "The Morris Report" on the live variety series In Melbourne Tonight , as well as regular appearances on The Midday Show , Good Morning Australia , Beauty and the Beast and Who Dares Wins as well as the action series Gladiators . [6]

Morris relocated to the United Kingdom in 2000. As well as stand-up, she made appearances on the TV quiz QI , an episode of the sitcom Not Going Out playing a successful beautician, and in the sixth episode of season three of Kathy Griffin's My Life on the D-List, offering advice on the British audiences. Morris also had a stint presenting the BBC's Liquid News show in 2002.

Since her return to Australia in 2007, Morris has made appearances on Thank God You're Here , Good News Week , Spicks and Specks , Rove Live , The Singing Office , It Takes Two , Sleuth 101 , Studio 10 , The Project , The Living Room , Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem . [6] She won the third season of the reality singing series It Takes Two, in which she was partnered with opera singer David Hobson. [7] Her winnings were donated to the Emily Tapp Foundation, a charity dedicated to melanoma awareness and prevention. [8] She has also appeared in a series of commercials for All-Bran cereal, which also featured fellow actress and comedian Helen Dallimore.

Morris was the winning contestant on the 2011 series of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia , beating teammate Jason Coleman, model Jesinta Campbell and AFL footballer Shane Crawford.

In 2012, Morris has starred as Gemma Crabb in the Nine Network's Melbourne-made drama series House Husbands . The show commenced a second season on 8 April 2013.

In April 2013, Morris was announced as the new host of television talent show Australia's Got Talent , which has switched from the Seven Network to the Nine Network. [9]

On 1 February 2015, Morris began co-hosting the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! with Chris Brown on Network 10.

In 2018, Morris hosted an updated version of dating show Blind Date on Network 10.

On 24 February 2019, she also began co-hosting Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway with Chris Brown on Network 10.

At the 61st TV Week Logie Awards in 2019, Morris was nominated for the Gold Logie for the two aforementioned shows as well as I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here !. She was again nominated for the Gold Logie in 2022 [10] and then again in 2023. [11]

In 2020, Morris appeared as "Kitten" on the second season of The Masked Singer Australia and was eliminated in the semi-final, placing 5th overall. [12] [13]

In early 2023, Morris appeared as a celebrity contestant on the Australian adaption of the British comedy panel game show Taskmaster, titled Taskmaster Australia. She competed alongside fellow entertainers Jimmy Rees, Danielle Walker, Luke McGregor and Nina Oyama. [14] [15] [16]

In July 2023, Morris began narrating a brand new show on Network 10 called Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. [17] [18]

Live performance

Morris tours international comedy festivals, appearing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, South Africa's Vodacom Funny Festival, Montreal's Just For Laughs and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She won a Herald Angel Award at the 2001 Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Time Out magazine's Comedy Performer of the Year Award in 2004. [5] She is a former manager of Sydney's Comedy Store venue.

In 1999 Morris toured in the critically acclaimed Australian production of the Off-Broadway musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change .

Television-Film

As actor

YearShowRoleNotes
1995–96 Full Frontal Various charactersTV sketch show, 26 episodes (also writer)
2006 Not Going Out RuthTV series, 1 episode
2012–17 House Husbands Gemma CrabbTV series, 58 episodes
2020 The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee Carol KnightFeature film
2022 DC League of Super-Pets KeithAnimated film (Australian release)

As herself

YearShowRoleNotes
1999–2002 Beauty and the Beast PanellistTV talk show
2003 QI GuestTV series, 1 episode
2006–07 Spicks and Specks GuestTV series, 2 episodes
2007 Rove Live GuestTV talk show, 1 episode
2007 Thank God You're Here GuestTV sketch show, 1 episode
2008 Melbourne International Comedy Festival PerformerTV special
2008 It Takes Two ContestantTV series, 11 episodes
2008–12 Good News Week PanellistTV series, 14 episodes
2010 The Bonnie Hunt Show GuestTV series
2010 Just For Laughs PerformerTV special
2010 Sleuth 101 GuestTV series, 1 episode
2011 The Celebrity Apprentice Australia Contestant - WinnerTV series, 8 episodes
2013 Australia's Got Talent HostTV series
2015–present I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Co-hostTV seriesAlongside Chris Brown (2015-2023) and Robert Irwin (2024)
2016, 2018 Have You Been Paying Attention? Guest quizmasterTV series, 2 episodes
2018 Hughesy, We Have a Problem Guest1 episode
2018 Blind Date HostTV series
2019 Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway Co-hostTV series
2020 The Masked Singer Australia ContestantTV series, Season 2
2023 Taskmaster Australia ContestantTV series, Season 1
2023Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly AustraliaNarratorTV series

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