Brendan Jones | |
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 Jones in 2012 | |
| Born | 3 April 1968 Sydney, Australia |
| Other names | Jonesy |
| Occupation(s) | Radio presenter, media personality |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse | Helen Jones |
| Children | 3 |
Brendan Jones (born 3 April 1968) is an Australian radio presenter, actor, media personality and motorcycling enthusiast.
Brendan Jones began working in radio on the community radio station 2BCR Bankstown for six months. In 1990 he obtained a night job at 6KA Karratha, Western Australia, followed by mornings and afternoons at 2NM Muswellbrook and then afternoons at i98FM Wollongong, both in New South Wales.
His biggest hosting gigs have been late nights on B105 Brisbane, afternoons with Triple M Brisbane and Triple M Sydney afternoons where he achieved the highest daytime figure for the station at 17.9%, then on mornings and then drive. [ citation needed ] He also hosted a national countdown show called Planet Rock. [1]
Jones is currently presenting breakfast radio on WSFM 101.7, with Amanda Keller. The show became the number 1 FM station in 2005 with 8.9% audience share defeating Merrick & Rosso. It has been reported that Jones has a centre-right political viewpoint. [2]
Jones and Keller host "My Generation" which is aired on ninety-seven stations nationally each week and won best on-air team at the 2012 ACRA's, a first in this category for ARN.
Jones makes a regular appearance on the daytime television chat show Mornings with Sonia and David and has hosted Off the Record on the World Movies channel, Australia's Greatest Footy Fan and Do it Green. He has also appeared on The Trophy Room , Campaign, Today Australia and The Morning Show on 7, as well as Joker Poker , The Footy Show , The Project and the popular culture show 20 to 1 . Jones had a supporting role in the comedy series Swift & Shift Couriers and featured in the TV Series Housos as a journalist, a role he also played in Fat Pizza .
Jones is currently a co-host of Temporary Australians, a motorcycling show on TVS (Series 1) and ONE (Series 2), and writes a monthly column for Live to Ride magazine. [ citation needed ]
During October 2013, he participated as a contestant during the thirteenth season of Dancing with the Stars . His professional partner was Alana Patience. He was eliminated on the fifth week with a score of 24.
In 2014, Jones was featured on 7mate's successful television series Bogan Hunters as one of eight celebrity judges. [3] Later that year, Jones scored a role in the motion picture Fat Pizza vs. Housos . The film will be shown in Australian cinemas from 27 November 2014 onwards. [4]
He made a cameo appearance in episode 7547 of The Bold and the Beautiful alongside Amanda Keller and Ita Buttrose as a news reporter.
Jones is the narrator in both season 1 and 2 of Australian show Motorbike Cops.
Jones and wife Helen have three children, and are currently living in Sydney. A Proud supporter of the Cronulla Sharks NRL Team.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | The Celebrity Chase | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2019 | Celebrity Name Game | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2018 | Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Himself | Celebrity Problem |
| 2017 | The Bold & the Beautiful | Second Reporter | Cameo alongside Ita Buttrose and Amanda Keller in Episode 7547 [5] |
| 2014 | Fat Pizza vs. Housos | Campbell Abbott | |
| Bogan Hunters | Celebrity judge | ||
| 2012-2013 | Temporary Australians | Presenter | |
| 2012 | Housos vs. Authority | AC presenter | |
| 2011 | Housos | Reporter | 9 episodes |
| The Trophy Room | Himself | Season 1, Episode 5 | |
| 2009-2010 | The Project | 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | Top Gear Australia | Season 2, Episode 6 | |
| 2008-2011 | Swift & Shift Couriers | Jonathon Turnbull Jonathon Bourke M.D. Mr. J. Burn né Jonathon Turnbull | 12 episodes |
| 2007-2010 | 20 to 1 | Himself | 25 episodes |
| 2007 | Pizza | Karl Stiffanovic | 2 episodes |
Fat Pizza is a 2003 Australian comedy film based on the Pizza television series, both of which were created, produced, written and starred in by Paul Fenech.
Pizza/Fat Pizza is an Australian comedy television series created by Paul Fenech. The series premiered on SBS on 24 April 2000 where it aired for its first five seasons between 2000 and 2007 before moving to 7mate for its sixth and seventh seasons, in 2019 and 2021, respectively. The series has a spin-off feature length movie, Fat Pizza, released in 2003, and a best-of highlights video and DVD that featured previously unreleased footage and a schoolies exposé, released in 2004. In addition to this, a theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza", starring several characters from the show, toured the Australian east coast. In 2014, the storyline of the series was combined with that of Housos to create the motion picture Fat Pizza vs. Housos. The film was shown in Australian cinemas from 27 November 2014.
Amanda Rose Keller is an Australian television and radio presenter, comedian, writer, actress, journalist and media personality, best known as the hostess of the popular Australian lifestyle program The Living Room. Keller also co-hosts Jonesy & Amanda with Brendan Jones on WSFM 101.7 and Dancing with the Stars with Grant Denyer on Network 10.
Paul Fenech is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series Pizza, Swift and Shift Couriers, Housos,Bogan Hunters, Fat Pizza: Back in Business and Housos Vs. Virus: The Lockdown, as well as the motion pictures Fat Pizza (2003), Housos vs. Authority (2012), Fat Pizza vs. Housos (2014) and Dumb Criminals: The Movie (2015).
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