Julia Zemiro
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Julia Zemiro is an Australian television presenter, radio host, actor, singer and comedian.
was a teacher from Queensland. In 1970, she moved to Australia at the age of two and a half. She attended Sydney Girls High School
before studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney
. Zemiro was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts
Drama School before completing her final year, and moved to Melbourne in 1992.
.
She has featured in short films including The Extra and Muffled Love, winning the Tropfest
Best Actress award twice, in 1997 and 2000. She co-wrote, performed and directed Backpackers.
Zemiro appeared as "Bronya" in Eurovision, the Musical (2003), Euromax 7 The Musical (2004) and Eürobeat: Almost Eurovision (2006).
A long-time Theatresports
veteran, Zemiro played at the Belvoir St Theatre
, Sydney, for many years before her move to Melbourne. She is currently a performer with Impro Melbourne
, starring in their annual season of Celebrity Theatresports and regularly appears in their Melbourne International Comedy Festival
hit, "Late Nite Impro". She is a core cast member of the improvised stage show Spontaneous Broadway
.
Australia Television, the ABC's original but now defunct venture into international satellite broadcasting
.
During her time with the Bell Shakespeare Company, Zemiro became a regular panellist and debater for Good News Week
as well as a writer and performer for two season on Totally Full Frontal
in which she played over 30 characters.
Since 2005, she has hosted RocKwiz
on SBS
, a music quiz show usually recorded at The Espy.
Subsequently, Zemiro has enjoyed a variety of performances on television. She appeared in an episode of CNNNN as the host of "Animal Farm". She was a judge on LifeStyle Food
's Great BBQ Challenge
in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, she appeared on the comedy show The Wedge as various characters.
In May/June 2006, Zemiro hosted the one-off SBS series Song for the Socceroos, a talent show in search of a theme song for the Australian Socceroos soccer team during their bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
. The group Freedom of Thought won the competition with their song "Green And Gold".
In 2007, Zemiro appeared in and won Australia's Brainiest TV Star. The same year, she was a contestant on Channel Seven's It Takes Two, paired with Dave Gleeson
; they were the fourth pair to be eliminated.
Zemiro has appeared in television commercials, including as a satiric French fashion expert called Fifi La Croix for Target's breast cancer campaign. She appeared as a guest in the third episode of Top Gear Australia
and in 2009 on ADbc
. She appeared as a frequent participant on Thank God You're Here
. In 2011, she appeared in the final episode of The Bazura Project's Guide To Sinema
as a fake chat show host.
Together with 3RRR
radio personality Sam Pang
, Zemiro has acted as a commentator for the SBS broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest
s in 2009
in Moscow, in 2010
in Oslo, Norway, and in 2011
in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Early life
Zemiro's father Claude was a French waiter and cook, and her Australian mother JaneJane Zemiro
Elizabeth Jane Zemiro is an Australian academic and author. She was awarded the Ordre des Palmes Académiques by the French Government in 2000. Zemiro is the mother of comedian and presenter Julia Zemiro.-History:...
was a teacher from Queensland. In 1970, she moved to Australia at the age of two and a half. She attended Sydney Girls High School
Sydney Girls High School
Sydney Girls High School is an academically selective, Public high school for girls, located at Moore Park, in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
before studying for a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Zemiro was accepted into the Victorian College of the Arts
Victorian College of the Arts
The Faculty of the VCA and Music is a faculty of the University of Melbourne, in Victoria . VCAM is located near the Melbourne central business district, on two campuses, one - the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, and the other - the...
Drama School before completing her final year, and moved to Melbourne in 1992.
Acting
Zemiro graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1993 and found work touring with the Bell Shakespeare CompanyBell Shakespeare Company
Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare. It was founded in 1990 by John Bell..Bell Shakespeare is Australia's only national touring theatre company. Its current practice is to tour three mainstage productions to each Australian state in...
.
She has featured in short films including The Extra and Muffled Love, winning the Tropfest
Tropfest
Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival.Tropfest began in 1993 as a screening for 200 people in a cafe in Sydney but has since become the largest platform for short films in the world. Tropfest Australia takes place in February each year in front of a live audience of approximately...
Best Actress award twice, in 1997 and 2000. She co-wrote, performed and directed Backpackers.
Zemiro appeared as "Bronya" in Eurovision, the Musical (2003), Euromax 7 The Musical (2004) and Eürobeat: Almost Eurovision (2006).
A long-time Theatresports
Theatresports
Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect. Opposing teams can perform scenes based on audience suggestions, with ratings by the audience or by a panel of judges...
veteran, Zemiro played at the Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre
Belvoir St Theatre is an Australian theatre venue in Sydney. The venue in Belvoir Street, Surry Hills previously operated as the Nimrod Theatre, and was founded as "Belvoir St" in 1984 by Sue Hill and Chris Westwood...
, Sydney, for many years before her move to Melbourne. She is currently a performer with Impro Melbourne
Impro Melbourne
Impro Melbourne is an improvisational theatre company in the Australian city of Melbourne. Formed by Russell Fletcher and Christine Keogh in 1996 it is now run by Artistic Director Karl McConnell, General Manager Rik Brown and Committee chaired by Kevin Yank....
, starring in their annual season of Celebrity Theatresports and regularly appears in their Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is the third-largest international comedy festival in the world and the largest cultural event in Australia. Established in 1987, it takes place annually in Melbourne over four weeks in April typically opening on or around April Fool's Day...
hit, "Late Nite Impro". She is a core cast member of the improvised stage show Spontaneous Broadway
Spontaneous Broadway
Spontaneous Broadway is an advanced long-form improvised performance, usually based on audience suggestions. The audience typically submits titles of songs that have never been written, and the performers choose suggestions to create songs, the audience votes through acclamation on their favourite...
.
Television
Zemiro first appeared as a television presenter as the host of World Telly 2, an international co-production devised by broadcaster and journalist Scott Watkins-Sully. She previously appeared in the original World Telly as part of an improvised comedy group. The World Telly programmes were broadcast by ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Australia Television, the ABC's original but now defunct venture into international satellite broadcasting
Satellite television
Satellite television is television programming delivered by the means of communications satellite and received by an outdoor antenna, usually a parabolic mirror generally referred to as a satellite dish, and as far as household usage is concerned, a satellite receiver either in the form of an...
.
During her time with the Bell Shakespeare Company, Zemiro became a regular panellist and debater for Good News Week
Good News Week
Good News Week is an Australian satirical panel game show hosted by Paul McDermott that initially aired from 19 April 1996 to 27 May 2000, and resumed on 11 February 2008 to 9 May 2011. The show aired first on ABC TV before it was bought by Network Ten in 1999...
as well as a writer and performer for two season on Totally Full Frontal
Full Frontal (TV series)
Full Frontal was an Australian sketch comedy series which debuted in 1993. The show first aired on the Seven Network on 13 May 1993, and finished on 18 September 1997....
in which she played over 30 characters.
Since 2005, she has hosted RocKwiz
RocKwiz
RocKwiz is an Australian television quiz show series, focused on rock music, and broadcast on SBS One. It premiered in 2005.-Summary:The forty minute program airs on Saturday at 9:20 pm, and is hosted by Julia Zemiro. It is shot in The Gershwin Room at St Kilda's Esplanade Hotel, commonly...
on SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
, a music quiz show usually recorded at The Espy.
Subsequently, Zemiro has enjoyed a variety of performances on television. She appeared in an episode of CNNNN as the host of "Animal Farm". She was a judge on LifeStyle Food
LifeStyle Food
LifeStyle Food is an Australian food channel, solely dedicated to food, wine and restaurant society. The channel is a subsidiary of The LifeStyle Channel, which runs 24 hours a day on the Foxtel and Austar.-Programming:******-External links:****...
's Great BBQ Challenge
Great BBQ Challenge
Australia's Great BBQ Challenge is a reality TV show on the Lifestyle FOOD Channel. The show is a competition to find Australia's best BBQ Chef and is hosted by Jabba and was first aired 2 December 2006...
in 2006 and 2007. In 2006, she appeared on the comedy show The Wedge as various characters.
In May/June 2006, Zemiro hosted the one-off SBS series Song for the Socceroos, a talent show in search of a theme song for the Australian Socceroos soccer team during their bid for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
. The group Freedom of Thought won the competition with their song "Green And Gold".
In 2007, Zemiro appeared in and won Australia's Brainiest TV Star. The same year, she was a contestant on Channel Seven's It Takes Two, paired with Dave Gleeson
Dave Gleeson
David "Gleeso" Gleeson is the lead singer of The Screaming Jets. Gleeson also hosts rock-related syndicated shows for the MMM-FM radio network.Dave Gleeson made his stage debut in 1978, with his school choir at the Abermain Eisitedford....
; they were the fourth pair to be eliminated.
Zemiro has appeared in television commercials, including as a satiric French fashion expert called Fifi La Croix for Target's breast cancer campaign. She appeared as a guest in the third episode of Top Gear Australia
Top Gear Australia
Top Gear Australia was an Australian motoring television series based on the BBC series Top Gear.The show premiered on SBS One on 29 September 2008 at 7:30 pm AEST, with its first season consisting of 8 episodes...
and in 2009 on ADbc
ADbc
ADbc is an Australian television comedy history quiz show hosted by Sam Pang. It was first broadcast on SBS One in 2009.-Summary:There are two teams of two contestants, the AD team and the bc team. Each team consists of an academic and a celebrity working together in an attempt to win the game...
. She appeared as a frequent participant on Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here
Thank God You're Here is an Australian television improvised comedy program created by Working Dog Productions, which premiered on Network Ten on 5 April 2006, and aired for the first three seasons with Seven for the fourth season...
. In 2011, she appeared in the final episode of The Bazura Project's Guide To Sinema
The Bazura Project
The Bazura Project is a comedy show about the history of cinema, written and presented by Shannon Marinko and Lee Zachariah. It originally ran on Australian community television from 2006 to 2008, and on ABC2 in late 2011.-Guide To Sinema:...
as a fake chat show host.
Together with 3RRR
3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
radio personality Sam Pang
Sam Pang
Sam Pang is a Chinese Australian radio and television host, writer and producer.-Career:A former Collingwood Football Club under 19s member, Pang turned to radio hosting at an age of 18 at the urging of his friends to do so. He co-hosted Triple R's Breakfasters program for 5 years.He then began...
, Zemiro has acted as a commentator for the SBS broadcast of the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
s in 2009
Eurovision Song Contest 2009
The Eurovision Song Contest 2009 was the 54th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest and was hosted by Russia after their win in 2008. It took place between 12 and 16 May 2009 at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia....
in Moscow, in 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...
in Oslo, Norway, and in 2011
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest and was won by Eldar & Nigar performing "Running Scared" for Azerbaijan. The event took place in the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf, Germany, following Germany's win in the previous year...
in Düsseldorf, Germany.
External links
- "Macbeth" by Daniel Ziffer, The AgeThe AgeThe Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
(20 July 2004) - Melbourne Stage Online interview with Julia Zemiro