Shane Jacobson
Biography: Shane Jacobson (born 18 March 1970) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and comedian, best known as the "Dunny Man" for his performances as the eponymous character Kenny Smyth, a plumber working for a portable toilet rental company, in the 2006 film Kenny and the spin-off TV series, Kenny's World. In 2006, he won the Australian Film Institute's Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for that performance. In 2017 and 2018 he presented Little Big Shots, on the Seven Network, based on the American series of the same title. In 2019, Jacobson became a judge on Australia's Got Talent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 18, 1970
Deathday: N/A
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Charlie & Boots
2009-09-03
Charlie & Boots
Overview: Paul Hogan plays Charlie McFarland and Shane Jacobson plays his estranged son, Boots. After a family tragedy Charlie and Boots try and put their differences aside and head off on the road trip of a lifetime - from regional Victoria to the Cape York Peninsula - they overcome many challenges to reach their dream - to fish off the northern most tip of Australia.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-09-03
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Kenny
2006-08-17
Kenny
Overview: From the biggest festival to the smallest church social, Kenny Smyth delivers porta-loos to them all. Kenny tackles every septic challenge that comes his way, culminating in a visit to the International Pumper and Cleaner Expo in Nashville Tennessee - or as Kenny affectionately calls it, "Poo HQ".
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-17
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Cactus
2008-05-01
Cactus
Overview: A man is kidnapped from his city home in the quiet hours of the night and, the kidnapper, John Kelly, embarks on a journey into the Australian Outback towards the place where his hostage is due for delivery. As time and distance roll by, the strength and endurance of both men will be tested to the very end.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-01
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The Bourne Legacy
2012-08-08
The Bourne Legacy
Overview: New CIA operative Aaron Cross experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-08-08
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Surviving Georgia
2011-05-29
Surviving Georgia
Overview: Surviving Georgia is a heart warming Romantic Comedy about family and finding your own identity in the world. About realising that sometimes to move forward, we have to let go of the past. Heidi and Rose must find love but in doing so must first reconcile with their feisty, vivacious and slightly alcoholic mother!
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-05-29
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Beaconsfield
2012-04-22
Beaconsfield
Overview: On Anzac Day 2006 the Beaconsfield mine collapsed, trapping Russell, Webb and fellow miner Larry Knight one kilometre underground. When it was revealed that two of the men were alive, Australia prayed and the world waited in hope that the miners would make it out alive. But the rescue was far more complex than anyone ever imagined. Beaconsfield recounts this riveting story of mental and physical fortitude and two very different men who were trapped together for 14 days under rubble in a cramped, pitch-black metal basket no bigger than a dog kennel.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-04-22
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Jack Irish: Bad Debts
2012-10-14
Jack Irish: Bad Debts
Overview: Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. Jack is an expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. He helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-14
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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
2012-10-28
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Overview: Melbourne, 1886. Two gentlemen climb into a hansom cab late one murky night. One man climbs out, the other travels on to St Kilda. On arrival, the driver finds the second man dead; murdered. The ‘high-society’ killing sends shockwaves through the young city, still flush from its gold-rush boom.
Genres: Mystery TV Movie Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-28
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Ford v Holden
2023-10-21
Ford v Holden
Overview: Narrated by Shane Jacobson, Ford v Holden is a feature-length documentary that explores the decades-long competition between two of Australia’s most iconic brands: Ford and Holden. From the early days of the automobile industry to the present, Ford v Holden delves into the history, technology, and culture of these rival companies and their impact on the Australian psyche and automotive landscape.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-21
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Jack Irish: Dead Point
2014-04-13
Jack Irish: Dead Point
Overview: Jack Irish is thrown into a world of club owners, drug dealers and killers when he is hired by a judge to find a mysterious red book.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-13
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Hanging with Hoges
2014-07-01
Hanging with Hoges
Overview: Comedian Paul Hogan opens the door into his private and public life. It’s been 40 years since he first stepped into the comedy limelight, and now at 73, he is ready to share - warts-and-all – his story with fellow comedian Shane Jacobson (Kenny, The Time of our Lives). This relaxed, candid and hilarious program charts his journey from raising a family in a housing commission home, to the highs of Crocodile Dundee, the Golden Globe Awards and performing stand-up at the Oscars. It also delves into the lows of Hogan’s battle with the Australian Tax Office. And right now Paul Hogan is once again set to do what he does best - entertain.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-07-01
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Top Gear Festival: Sydney
2013-08-25
Top Gear Festival: Sydney
Overview: Top Gear: Festival Sydney was a special episode of the BBC motoring show Top Gear, featuring the regular presenters Jeremy Clarkson and James May alongside Top Gear Australia presenters Steve Pizzati and Shane Jacobson.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-08-25
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The Roast of Paul Hogan
2022-11-22
The Roast of Paul Hogan
Overview: Aussie comedy legends roast an Aussie comedy Icon in this hilarious, no holds barred special.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-22
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The Roast of John Cleese
2024-03-12
The Roast of John Cleese
Overview: Some of Australia's funniest performers pay homage to international comedy legend, John Cleese. Firing good-natured insults & jokes at the guest of honour & themselves in a way only Aussie's know how.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-12
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The Dressmaker
2015-10-29
The Dressmaker
Overview: In 1950s Australia, beautiful, talented dressmaker Tilly returns to her tiny hometown to right wrongs from her past. As she tries to reconcile with her mother, she starts to fall in love while transforming the fashion of the town.
Genres: Drama Comedy Western
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-10-29
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Oddball
2015-09-17
Oddball
Overview: An eccentric chicken farmer, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a penguin sanctuary from fox attacks in an attempt to reunite his family and save their seaside town.
Genres: Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-09-17
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7 Guardians of the Tomb
2018-01-19
7 Guardians of the Tomb
Overview: An innocent discovery of a well-preserved mummified Emperor from 200 BC China unearths a 2000 year old nightmare - a secret that should have remained buried.
Genres: Action Adventure Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-19
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A Few Less Men
2017-03-09
A Few Less Men
Overview: Travel plans for three men in ill-fitting wedding tuxedos goes horribly wrong.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-03-09
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The Apprentice
2014-04-26
The Apprentice
Overview: Wayne, an awkward loner, has just started working the graveyard shift as an apprentice mortician. When his merciless supervisor leaves him alone and in charge for the night, Wayne decides to make the most of it. Starring Anton Yelchin, this controversial short film was cut from the theatrical release of Movie 43 for pushing the boundaries too far.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-04-26
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The Deb
2024-09-09
The Deb
Overview: The tale of two young women from different cultures. One’s from the bush and the other’s a cynical city girl. Both are searching for self-acceptance — and a date to the Deb.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-09-09
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The BBQ
2018-01-25
The BBQ
Overview: Dazza's passion in life is barbecuing, but unfortunately he accidentally gives his neighbours food poisoning. To make amends, he receives tutelage from a Scottish chef, and together they enter an international barbecue competition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-01-25
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Ladies in Black
2018-10-18
Ladies in Black
Overview: Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-10-18
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Jack Irish: Black Tide
2012-10-24
Jack Irish: Black Tide
Overview: Jack Irish has no shortage of friends, but family members are few and far between. His wife was murdered by an ex-client and his father is a fading photo on the pubs football wall of fame. So when Des Connors, the last link to his dad, calls to ask for help in the matter of a missing son, Jack is more than happy to lend a hand. But sometimes prodigal sons go missing for a reason... As Jack begins to dig, he discovers that Gary Connors was a man with something to hide, and his friends are people with yet darker and even more deadly secrets.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-24
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Brothers' Nest
2018-06-21
Brothers' Nest
Overview: With their Mother dying of cancer, intent on changing her will to benefit her new husband before she dies, two brothers go to extreme and deadly lengths to protect their inheritance from being signed away before it’s too late.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-06-21
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That’s Not My Dog!
2018-03-15
That’s Not My Dog!
Overview: THAT’S NOT MY DOG! is a joyous comedy that celebrates our love of joke telling. The film centres around the loveable Shane Jacobson (playing himself) who is throwing a party. Invited are the funniest people Shane knows comprising of Australia’s biggest stars along with several Australian music legends playing their biggest hits live, right throughout the party.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-03-15
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Narcosys
2000-07-01
Narcosys
Overview: Ruthless IT Corp. rules the world, controlling people through drugs and a virus.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-07-01
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The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
2020-12-10
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee
Overview: Paul Hogan is reluctantly thrust back into the spotlight as he desperately attempts to restore his sullied reputation on the eve of being knighted.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-12-10
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The Show Must Go On
2019-10-08
The Show Must Go On
Overview: The Show Must Go On is a personal journey behind the scenes that confronts the epidemic of mental health issues in the Australian entertainment industry.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-10-08
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Never Too Late
2020-04-23
Never Too Late
Overview: It's been a long time since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell—aka ‘The Chain Breakers'—escaped a torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselves sharing a new prison, The Hogan Hills Retirement Home for Returned Veterans. Each of the boys has an unrealised dream they want to achieve, so they band together to devise a plan to escape their new hell. But the rules of engagement have changed. In fact, they can’t even remember what they were—and that’s half the problem.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-04-23
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Tanaka
2002-10-19
Tanaka
Overview: Mori Tanaka is sent to Australia from Japan to oversee his uncle's funeral and retrieve his ashes from the man's spouse. When the man's spouse turns out to be another man Tanaka is torn between cultures and customs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-10-19
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Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories
2020-10-15
Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories
Overview: Fifty years after the collapse of Melbourne's West Gate Bridge that took with it the lives of 35 workers, their families and the survivors share their stories of the tragedy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-15
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Movie 43
2013-01-24
Movie 43
Overview: A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-24
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