Tim Maddren (entertainer)
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Tim Maddren is a New Zealand entertainer, singer and actor. Currently Maddren is one of the members of the Australian children's television program Hi-5
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Maddren was raised in a very musical family and was encouraged from an early age to develop his interest and skills for performing and entertaining. He plays the guitar, piano, the trumpet and a bit of drums. Maddren is a left-handed musician.
In 2003 Maddren moved to Perth, Australia
to study at the WAAPA
(Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) from which he graduated in 2005.
He has performed in many theatrical productions such as Topol’s Fiddler on the Roof (2007), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Chess, Les Miserables, Crazy For You, International Miners Emporium, Street Scene, Guys & Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors and My Fair Lady. In 2008 he was part of the original Australian cast in the musical comedy Altar Boyz
playing the role of Luke.
Television credits include Blue Water High playing the guest role of Connor (ABC TV)
Maddren taught singing and acting at the Ministry of Dance
, North Melbourne
He became part of the new Hi-5
cast on 5 January 2009. Hi-5 segment: making music
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Maddren has expressed that the best thing of being on Hi-5 is "seeing all the happy faces on the kids when we're up there performing in front of them"
Hi-5 (Australian TV series)
Hi-5, an Australian children's television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 1999. Hi-5's new Australian cast was announced in Australian talk show Morning with Kerrie-Anne, in February 2009. Hi-5 is now shown in 83 countries. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as...
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Maddren was raised in a very musical family and was encouraged from an early age to develop his interest and skills for performing and entertaining. He plays the guitar, piano, the trumpet and a bit of drums. Maddren is a left-handed musician.
In 2003 Maddren moved to Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
to study at the WAAPA
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts , Edith Cowan University was established in 1980 to provide performing arts tuition comparable to the highest calibre of national and international training benchmarks to be able to meet industry needs around the globe.The school is located in the...
(Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) from which he graduated in 2005.
He has performed in many theatrical productions such as Topol’s Fiddler on the Roof (2007), A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Chess, Les Miserables, Crazy For You, International Miners Emporium, Street Scene, Guys & Dolls, Little Shop of Horrors and My Fair Lady. In 2008 he was part of the original Australian cast in the musical comedy Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is a musical comedy with music and lyrics by Gary Adler and Michael Patrick Walker and book by Kevin Del Aguila . Centering on a fictitious Christian boy band from Ohio, the show satirizes, among other things, the phenomenon of boy bands and the popularity of Christian-themed music in...
playing the role of Luke.
Television credits include Blue Water High playing the guest role of Connor (ABC TV)
Maddren taught singing and acting at the Ministry of Dance
Ministry of Dance
Ministry of Dance is an Australian dance school based in Penrith, New South Wales. It established in 2006.- History :Ministry of Dance first began as a dance group in a church. The principals Peter & Jaclyn Douglas then decided to open a dance studio. They started in a school hall and have now...
, North Melbourne
He became part of the new Hi-5
Hi-5 (Australian TV series)
Hi-5, an Australian children's television program, was first shown on the Nine Network in 1999. Hi-5's new Australian cast was announced in Australian talk show Morning with Kerrie-Anne, in February 2009. Hi-5 is now shown in 83 countries. Hi-5 is known as a children's pop music group as well as...
cast on 5 January 2009. Hi-5 segment: making music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
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Maddren has expressed that the best thing of being on Hi-5 is "seeing all the happy faces on the kids when we're up there performing in front of them"