Jason also presents his now show on HearT Radio on Sunday evenings and in 2016 toured the UK with his Ten Good Reasons and Greatest Hits Tour. Now living in London, Jason is a regular on UK daytime TV shows such as Soundtrack of the 80s, Strictly Come Dancing, Sign of Your Love and Superstar. The title of that is something he has punned on with his latest tour, Jason Donovan & His Amazing Midlife Crisis Tour 2017, which finds him share moments from the last four decades that he wasn’t able to tell us about on daytime television. As well as acting on TV, Jason has been a regular on the stage in many different musicals such as playing the lead Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the early 1990s. Amongst his four UK Number 1 singles is the most famous of them all, ‘Especially For You,’ a duet with Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue. In the UK alone he has sold more than three million records and in 1989, his debut record Ten Good Reasons was one of the best selling records of the year, shifting a total of more than 1.5 million copies. He first shot to fame as part of the acting cast of Neighbours and then started his on going music career in 1988. I had the fortune to meet Jason in May 2014 when he performed on stage at Potters Resort in Hopton, Suffolk 20 miles from where I live.Australia born Jason Donovan is an actor and singer with a global reputation. Jason does many tours across the UK performing his greatest hits, and is also involved in musical theatre a lot. However he has expressed no desire to ever return to the show. Jason regularly gives interviews about his time on Neighbours. ![]() By the early 1990s his pop career had faded and he ended up in theatre. In March 1989, after filming his final scenes in Neighbours, Jason swiftly moved to London, England to concentrate on his pop career as he was at the top of the UK charts and the hottest young male singer around. In 2022, Jason returned to the show alongside Kylie Minogue, for the final episode of the show. In his original exit storyline, Scott did not have a proper farewell scene, just saying he was going to Brisbane to be with Charlene. ![]() Scott's original last episode was Episode 964. Scott's exit storyline was joining Charlene in Brisbane after almost being lead into temptation by another girl. In his 2007 autobiography he said he felt Scott had run his course and his story was told. At the same time he had planned to quit the show for good. In late 1988 Jason left Neighbours for 6 weeks to make an album. Jason became happy working on Neighbours and his on screen relationship with Charlene propelled his character Scott to being one of the most iconic characters in the show. Jason's first scenes as Scott aired in Episode 188 - 12 February 1986. Jason started filming for Neighbours in November 1985 as the role of Scott had been recast due to the unreliability of previous actor Darius Perkins. He was given the role but pulled out due to wanting to finish his schooling, advised by his father Terence. In January 1985 he auditioned for the part of Danny Ramsay. In late 1984, early 1985, Jason showed interest in new upcoming soap opera Neighbours. In 1985, Jason appeared in several episodes of Golden Pennies as Sean.Īudition for Danny Ramsay in Neighbours in 1985 Sue Donovan remarried and had a daughter Stephanie McIntosh in July 1985, Jason's half sister. In 1981, Terence remarried and Jason had a half brother Paul Donovan born in 1983. ![]() In 1981, Jason appeared in I Can Jump Puddles. Jason's father was an actor and when he was 12, Jason appeared in 2 episodes of Skyways in 1980. Jason Sean Donovan was born on the 1st June 1968 in Melbourne to English actor Terence Donovan and Sue Menlove. 3 Neighbours 1986-1989 as Scott Robinson.2 Audition for Danny Ramsay in Neighbours in 1985.
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