Todd McKenney is an Australia

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 entertainer. He is best known as a judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)

Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...

.

He has won many dancing titles, and has trained in jazz, tap, acrobatics and ballroom dancing. He has performed on stage since at least 1984 in such productions as 42nd Street

42nd Street (musical)

42nd Street is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren. The 1980 Broadway production, directed by an ailing Gower Champion and orchestrated by Philip J. Lang, won the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a long-running hit...

, The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences...

, Strictly Ballroom

Strictly Ballroom

Strictly Ballroom is a 1992 Australian romantic comedy film directed and co-written by Baz Luhrmann and produced by M&A Productions. The film is the first installment in The Red Curtain Trilogy, Luhrmann's trilogy of theatre-motif-related films; the follow-ups were Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!...

, La Cage aux Folles, Singin' in the Rain

Singin' in the Rain (musical)

Singin' in the Rain is a musical with a book by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, lyrics by Arthur Freed, and music by Nacio Herb Brown.Adapted from the 1952 movie of the same name, the plot closely adheres to the original...

, and most recently Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical.

He rose to fame when he took the lead role in The Boy from Oz

The Boy from Oz

The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen and featuring songs written by him. The book is by Nick Enright. The production had its world premiere, directed by Gale Edwards, at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Australia, on 5 March 1998 and toured Brisbane,...

as Peter Allen

Peter Allen

Peter Allen was an Australian songwriter and entertainer. His songs were made popular by many recording artists, including Elkie Brooks, Melissa Manchester and Olivia Newton-John, with one, Arthur's Theme, winning an Academy Award in 1981...

.
He is openly

Coming out

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 gay

Gay

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, but has a daughter (who was conceived via IVF), Charlotte Wood, with his best friend Anne Wood.

He became known as a (harsh) judge on Australia's version of Dancing with the Stars. He hosted the television game show You May Be Right

You May Be Right (game show)

You May Be Right was an Australian television game show, jointly produced by dSPBeyond & the Seven Network, and was hosted by Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney. The show was aired on Sunday nights at 7:30pm and premiered on 13 August 2006. The format pitted two teams of Australian...

.

McKenney hosted the breakfast program on Sydney radio station Mix 106.5

Mix 106.5

Mix 106.5 is a commercial radio station in Sydney, Australia and is owned by the Australian Radio Network...

 with Dancing with the Stars co-host Sonia Kruger

Sonia Kruger

Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter. She is best known for co-hosting the popular Australian version of Dancing with the Stars, hosting 10 Years Younger in 10 Days and for the role of Tina Sparkle in the hit 1992 film Strictly Ballroom.-Early life:Born in Toowoomba,...

 and Andy Grace

Andy Grace

Andy Grace is a commercial radio broadcaster and computer software developer.He started his career in 1995 on FOX FM Melbourne, but became best known for the national Net@Nite IT and computer talkback radio show, networked to all the Today's Austereo Network stations around Australia.The show ran...

 from January 2008 until September 2009.

On 19 May 2010, and later on 27 December 2010, McKenney guest co-hosted The Morning Show

The Morning Show (TV program)

The Morning Show is an Australian morning talk show that premiered on the Seven Network on 18 June 2007. The show airs between 9am and 11:30am weekdays and follows Seven's breakfast news program Sunrise, with both programs closely interlinked....

 alongside Kylie Gillies

Kylie Gillies

Kylie Gillies is a television presenter for the Seven Network based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She currently co-hosts The Morning Show with Larry Emdur.-Career:...

, while regular male presenter Larry Emdur

Larry Emdur

Larry Emdur is an Australian television personality. He is currently co-hosting Saturday's Weekend Sunrise alongside Samantha Armytage....

was on holidays.

McKenney is about to star in the hit musical Annie along side Anthony Warlow, Nancye Hayes and Alan Jones

External links

• Todd McKenney - Biography on Dancing With The Stars website
• Mix 106.5's Todd McKenney on Mix 106.5 website
• Todd McKenney on Talking Heads