Dylan Lewis
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Dylan Lewis (born 1973) is an Australia
n television and radio personality.
, graduating in 1990, and studied for a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne
. John Bannon
, former South Australian premier is Dylan's stepfather. He and his partner have a daughter.
for 3 years. The year 2000 saw Dylan presenting the national television program The 10:30 Slot
and Pepsi Live
, a music chart television program.
He won Celebrity Big Brother Australia in 2002 and was a contestant on Celebrity Circus
in 2005. Lewis was also the vocalist for an eclectic funk
/alternative rock
band called The Brown Hornet and later had a hip-hop project under the name Megabias. Lewis has had parts in Australian films The Real Thing (2002) and has played the lead role in three short films, Like It Is, Ray (2004) and The Postman (2007). In 2010 he was appointed host of Video Hits
on Network Ten
.
in Melbourne he is now doing the afternoon shift (1pm - 4pm). He has prior experience as a radio announcer, having done stints for the Austereo Network and Triple J
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television and radio personality.
Personal life
He was educated at Caulfield Grammar SchoolCaulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Anglican, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield began admitting girls exactly one hundred years later...
, graduating in 1990, and studied for a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. John Bannon
John Bannon
John Charles Bannon AO is a former Australian politician. He was the 39th Premier of South Australia, leading the Labor Party to government at the 1982 election. The Bannon Labor government was re-elected at the 1985 election and the 1989 election...
, former South Australian premier is Dylan's stepfather. He and his partner have a daughter.
Television
Lewis has had roles hosting and presenting on numerous Australian music programs, and quickly shot to cult fame on ABC TV’s national Saturday morning live music show including RecoveryRecovery (TV series)
Recovery was a music and youth interests television series broadcast by ABC TV in Australia. It was aired each Saturday morning from 9:00am to 12:00pm following Rage. It aired from 20 April 1996 to its last show on 29 April 2000...
for 3 years. The year 2000 saw Dylan presenting the national television program The 10:30 Slot
The 10:30 Slot
The 10.30 Slot was a music and variety show that aired on ABC TV on Friday nights between 1999 and 2000, hosted by Dylan Lewis and Angus Sampson...
and Pepsi Live
Pepsi Live
The Pepsi Chart was a music show on Network Ten that consisted of live performances both from Sydney, Australia and London, United Kingdom. Each show would end up with a look at the top 10 singles in Australia....
, a music chart television program.
He won Celebrity Big Brother Australia in 2002 and was a contestant on Celebrity Circus
Celebrity Circus (Australian TV series)
Celebrity Circus was an Australian reality television series which aired in 2005 on the Nine Network.The show took celebrities and, with the help of Silver's Circus, trained them into circus acts...
in 2005. Lewis was also the vocalist for an eclectic funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
/alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band called The Brown Hornet and later had a hip-hop project under the name Megabias. Lewis has had parts in Australian films The Real Thing (2002) and has played the lead role in three short films, Like It Is, Ray (2004) and The Postman (2007). In 2010 he was appointed host of Video Hits
Video Hits (Australian TV series)
Video Hits was an Australian music video program that first aired on 15 February 1987. From 7 May 2011 it broadcasted on Network Ten for two hours each Saturday and Sunday morning: 10am – 12pm on Saturdays and 8am – 10am on Sundays. Video Hits was the world's second longest running music show...
on Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
.
Radio
In September 2006, Lewis signed with Nova 100Nova 100
Nova 100 is a commercial radio station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, broadcasting on 100.3 MHz. It is in the Melbourne radio market, with the intention of challenging the number one FM Austereo station Fox FM by playing alternative, hip hop, pop & dance music, with a strong lean towards...
in Melbourne he is now doing the afternoon shift (1pm - 4pm). He has prior experience as a radio announcer, having done stints for the Austereo Network and Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
.