Pete Rowsthorn

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Victoria, Australia
A star of stage, screen and television, Peter Rowsthorn is one of Australia`s most talented performers and comedians.

At the end of 1987 finishing his teaching degree Peter performed at night in stand-up shows - Peter Rowsthorn Phones Home (which featured one of his most memorable acts, a send up of ET the Extraterrestrial and Pick A Hit with Bob Downe and Gina Riley in which he played ageing DJ, Wild Man Col. At the end of 1988 Peter was offered The Comedy Company, Fast Forward and The Big Gig in the same week. He chose the former and spent the next two seasons on the show performing a variety of characters.

He co-wrote and starred in the short film, Bonza, which won two AFI awards in 1989. In 1990 and 1991, Peter did two series of Let The Blood Run Free, guest appearances on Col`n Carpenter, the stage show Bouncers, and The Big Gig. It was in 1992 he accepted the role of Riff Raff in the Australian stage production of The New Rocky Horror Show. He toured nationally and internationally with the show until 1993. Peter performed as the headline act at the 1993 Comedy Festival in New Zealand. Back in Australia he hosted the national late night show, Tonight Live, for one week.

In 1995, Peter created the role of dribbling hospital orderly Warren in the medical soapy send-up, Let The Blood Run Free at the Last Laugh. The show was so successful it spawned two sequels, a radio program and a television series.

In 1997, Peter acted in his first feature film; Crackers. He played Bruno, the sensitive new age nineties guy. He also worked on Channel Nine children`s series, The Gift. In 1998 Peter co hosted Gonged But Not Forgotten which was a Somers Carroll production of some of the more memorable Red Faces acts, their histories and how their performance affected their lives. He also hosted an episode of Hey Hey It`s Saturday in 1998. During 1999 Peter hosted the television game show `Sunday Roast`.

In 1998 Peter co hosted Gonged But Not Forgotten which was a Somers Carroll production of some of the more memorable Red Faces acts, their histories and how their performance on Red Faces affected their lives. He also hosted an episode off Hey Hey It`s Saturday in 1998. Peter returned to his role as Riff Raff in the New Rocky Horror Show in 1998 to large audiences at Sydney`s Star City Casino.

In 2001, Peter was the host of the TV show Australian`s Behaving Badly.

Peter was in the popular theatre production of Certified Male by Glynn Nicholas, which toured in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.

Most recently we have sympathised with Peter as Brett - Kim's estranged husband in ABC`s Kath and Kim. Brett is a computer geek, a bit of a pants man who is deeply in love with Kim. Brett considers himself a Mr Average that is lucky enough to have a horn bag of a wife and he can't believe his luck at being married to her.
 

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