Drew Jarvis is an Australian children's television presenter who has appeared on television programmes The Shak

The Shak

For the 2009 Sequel/Spinoff Series See: The Shak At HomeThe Shak is an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio , Nitro , Picasso and Eco answer viewer questions, queries, dares and challenges in an entertaining and educational manner...

 and Lab Rats Challenge

Lab Rats Challenge

Lab Rats Challenge is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network. The hosts are Drew Jarvis, better known as Curio from children's television show The Shak, and Nicole Dixon....

. He married Lucy Flook in 2009.

Biography

Drew Jarvis grew up in Rockhampton

Rockhampton, Queensland

Rockhampton is a city and local government area in Queensland, Australia. The city lies on the Fitzroy River, approximately from the river mouth, and some north of the state capital, Brisbane....

, Queensland and was interested in film technology and the entertainment industry. When Drew was in year 7, he and his friends recorded their own shows on cassette tapes and then give them to classmates. A year later he transferred to Glenmore State High School and started studying film and television also making short films in his spare time. In 199 Drew moved to the Gold Coast where he attended Griffith University where he studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree. After graduating he performed in many shows at the Gold Coast Arts Centre’s Comedy Clubhouse while also working as a street performer in movie world as characters such as The Penguin, Dr Evil and Willy Wonka

Willy Wonka

This article is about the fictional character. For the candy company, see, The Willy Wonka Candy Company.Willy Wonka is a fictional character in the 1964 Roald Dahl novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the film adaptations that followed. The book and the 1971 film adaption both vividly...

. In 2006 he received his first major hosting roll as Curio for the Channel 9 children's show The Shak

The Shak

For the 2009 Sequel/Spinoff Series See: The Shak At HomeThe Shak is an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio , Nitro , Picasso and Eco answer viewer questions, queries, dares and challenges in an entertaining and educational manner...

. He then went on to be in many other television programs such as Lab Rats Challenge

Lab Rats Challenge

Lab Rats Challenge is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network. The hosts are Drew Jarvis, better known as Curio from children's television show The Shak, and Nicole Dixon....

, Hole In The Wall

Hole in the Wall (Australian game show)

Hole in the Wall is an Australian television game show hosted by Jules Lund, based on the Japanese game show Brain Wall. In the show, contestants are required to fit though holes in a polystyrene wall that moves towards them...

 and Pyramid

Pyramid (Australian children's TV series)

Pyramid is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network hosted by Shura Taft. It is co-produced by Sydney-based Ambience Entertainment. It began broadcasting on 1 September 2009 and is filmed in front of a live studio audience. It involves two teams competing in games of “vocal...

.

Acting career

Year	Title	Type	Role
2006-2009	The Shak The Shak For the 2009 Sequel/Spinoff Series See: The Shak At HomeThe Shak is an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio , Nitro , Picasso and Eco answer viewer questions, queries, dares and challenges in an entertaining and educational manner...	TV Series	Curio
2007	The Return	Play	Trev
2007	Fittys Rage	Short Film	Unknown
2008	Sleeper	Short Film	Baker
2008	Lab Rats Challenge Lab Rats Challenge Lab Rats Challenge is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network. The hosts are Drew Jarvis, better known as Curio from children's television show The Shak, and Nicole Dixon....	TV Series	Co-Host
2008	Scorched	TV Movie	Ewen Trembly
2008	Hole in the Wall (Australian game show) Hole in the Wall (Australian game show) Hole in the Wall is an Australian television game show hosted by Jules Lund, based on the Japanese game show Brain Wall. In the show, contestants are required to fit though holes in a polystyrene wall that moves towards them...	TV	Contestant
2008	Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Rock Eisteddfod Challenge The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is a series of dance and drama events staged worldwide by school pupils as part of the Global Rock Challenge. These events are initiated by the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Foundation, and aim to promote healthy lifestyle choices, particularly abstinence from drugs,...	TV	Co-Host
2009	Pyramid (Australian children's TV series) Pyramid (Australian children's TV series) Pyramid is an Australian children's quiz show screening on the Nine Network hosted by Shura Taft. It is co-produced by Sydney-based Ambience Entertainment. It began broadcasting on 1 September 2009 and is filmed in front of a live studio audience. It involves two teams competing in games of “vocal...	TV	Celebrity Contestant (6)
2009	The End Of Cinema	Film	Jesse Plimton Hadley Jones
2009	Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Rock Eisteddfod Challenge The Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is a series of dance and drama events staged worldwide by school pupils as part of the Global Rock Challenge. These events are initiated by the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge Foundation, and aim to promote healthy lifestyle choices, particularly abstinence from drugs,...	TV	Host
2009	IMAGINARY ordinary	Short Film	Elliot Appleby
2009	Bomber's Unconscionable Contract	Short Film	Adult Bomber
2009	HAZE	Short Film	Unknown
2009-2010	The Shak at Home The Shak at Home The Shak at Home is an Australian children's television program that was broadcast on the Nine Network from 2009 to 2010. The cast for series one included Drew Jarvis, Beau Walker and Kendal Nagorcka, with Libby Campbell joining the cast from series two onwards, portraying characters Curio, Nitro,...	TV Series	Aunt Beatrice
2010	The Intrepid Voyage Of Steamship Daedalus	Short Film	Isaac Malice
2010	The Shak at Home The Shak at Home The Shak at Home is an Australian children's television program that was broadcast on the Nine Network from 2009 to 2010. The cast for series one included Drew Jarvis, Beau Walker and Kendal Nagorcka, with Libby Campbell joining the cast from series two onwards, portraying characters Curio, Nitro,...	TV Series	Karl Stimpson
2010	The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco The Tasmanian Babes Fiasco is a 1997 novel by John Birmingham. It is a sequel to He Died With A Felafel In His Hand and involves several prominent characters from the first novel, namely Taylor the Cabbie, Jabba the Hutt, Thunderbird Ron, Brainthrust Leonard, Missy, Elroy and Stacy.The major...	Play	Phil/Graeme

Awards

Year	Award	Result	Event	For Role In
2007	Best Male Lead	Nominated	Queensland New Filmakers Awards	Imaginary Ordinary
2007	Best Male Lead	Nominated	48 Hour Film Festival 48 Hour Film Project The 48 Hour Film Project is a contest in which teams of filmmakers are assigned a genre, a character, a prop, and a line of dialogue, and have 48 hours to create a short film containing those elements. Shortly after the 48 hours of filmmaking, the films from each city are then screened at a theater...	Imaginary Ordinary

External links