Mark Loves Sharon
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Mark Loves Sharon was a six part Australia
n television
mockumentary
parody
series about sport
, celebrities and reality television
.
The series sees Jason Gann
reprising his role of Mark Wary from the The Wedge, a professional AFL star, that is a parody of controversial real-life sport stars Shane Warne
and Wayne Carey
. Dailan Evans
also reprises his role as his long suffering manager Jerry.
The theme song of the show is Little by Little by Chasing Bailey.
Mark shares his extravagant mansion with gorgeous but feisty girlfriend, Sharon, who tries to keep his wandering eye in check. His entourage are the loyal no-hopers, Sledge and Tomo, who are enjoying the celebrity lifestyle of their celebrity mate. Jerry, the nervous wreck manager tries valiantly to keep them all from running off the rails.
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
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
mockumentary
Mockumentary
A mockumentary , is a type of film or television show in which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. These productions are often used to analyze or comment on current events and issues by using a fictitious setting, or to parody the documentary form itself...
parody
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
series about sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
, celebrities and reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
.
The series sees Jason Gann
Jason Gann
Jason Gann is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, screenwriter, musician, singer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Wilfred in the Australian comedy series of the same name and its U.S...
reprising his role of Mark Wary from the The Wedge, a professional AFL star, that is a parody of controversial real-life sport stars Shane Warne
Shane Warne
Shane Keith Warne is a former Australian international cricketer widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of the game. In 2000, he was selected by a panel of cricket experts as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Century, the only specialist bowler selected in the quintet...
and Wayne Carey
Wayne Carey
Wayne Carey is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the North Melbourne and Adelaide Football Clubs in the Australian Football League ....
. Dailan Evans
Dailan Evans
Dailan Evans is an Australian actor and comedian. He was born in Melbourne in 1971. With writing partner Craig Eagle, they both starred in their own television series, Eagle & Evans, which was broadcast in 2004 on the ABC....
also reprises his role as his long suffering manager Jerry.
The theme song of the show is Little by Little by Chasing Bailey.
Synopsis
Controversial sport star Mark Wary invites the cameras into his home to shoot a celebrity reality series about the private side of a public sporting icon. Mark and his long-suffering manager Jerry, decide to allow an observational documentary crew to follow Mark in an attempt to show a sensitive, caring side of the bad-boy celebrity but they reveal a lot more than ever intended.Mark shares his extravagant mansion with gorgeous but feisty girlfriend, Sharon, who tries to keep his wandering eye in check. His entourage are the loyal no-hopers, Sledge and Tomo, who are enjoying the celebrity lifestyle of their celebrity mate. Jerry, the nervous wreck manager tries valiantly to keep them all from running off the rails.
Cast
| Actor/Actress Actor An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... |
Character name Fictional character A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of... |
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| Jason Gann Jason Gann Jason Gann is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, screenwriter, musician, singer, and comedian. He is best known for his role as Wilfred in the Australian comedy series of the same name and its U.S... |
Mark Wary |
| Dailan Evans Dailan Evans Dailan Evans is an Australian actor and comedian. He was born in Melbourne in 1971. With writing partner Craig Eagle, they both starred in their own television series, Eagle & Evans, which was broadcast in 2004 on the ABC.... |
Jerry Dabelstein |
| Abby Meates | Sharon Metcalf |
| Shaun-Angus Hall | Sledge |
| Timothy O'Dwyer | Tomo |
| Kylie Gulliver | Chrystal |
| Saskia Hampele | Beth |
| Shane Connor Shane Connor Shane Connor is an Australian actor, who has had extensive experience in both stage and film productions.-Background:Shane Connor graduated from the Victorian College of the Arts in the early 1980s... |
Roy Wary |
| Mark L Hann | CZL aka Casual |