List of Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology people
Entertainment and media -- Film and television
Table:
Name

Association with RMIT

Notability

References

Faustina Agolley

BComm (Media)

television presenter known by the nickname "Fuzzy"; co-host of The Voice and former host of Video Hits

[180]

Hamish Blake

RMITV production classes

member of the comedy double act Hamish & Andy

[181][182]

Kyla Brettle

faculty

documentary filmmaker

[183]

Damian Callinan

Grad Dip Arts

comedian and media personality

[184]

Mohammed El-leissy

BAppSci

comedian and media personality

[185]

Tim Ferguson

faculty

comedian and author; former member of the comedy troupe the Doug Anthony All Stars

[186][187]

Travis Fimmel

attended

model and actor; former model for Calvin Klein and currently starring the television series Vikings

[188]

Greig Fraser

Photography

Academy Award nominated director of photography

[189]

Corinne Grant

RMITV production classes

comedian and media personality

[181]

Cliff Green, OAM

Dip Writing

Emmy and Saturn award-nominated screenwriter

[190]

Fouad Hady

Advanced diploma of screen and media

dual Walkley Awards winning video journalist

[191]

Paul Harris

faculty

film critic and Director of the St Kilda Short Film Festival (1999–present)

[192]

Peter Helliar

RMITV production classes

comedian and media personality

[181]

Tony Le-Nguyen

Dip TV Production

actor and filmmaker

[193]

Andy Lee

RMITV production classes

member of the comedy double act Hamish & Andy

[181][182]

Eddie Maguire, AM

BComm (Journ), DComm (honoris causa)

media personality and journalist; former CEO of the Nine Network

[194]

Adrian Martin

former faculty

film critic

[195]

Rove McManus

RMITV production classes

media personality, producer and three-time Gold Logie Award-winning host of the television show Rove Live

[181]

Mai Phương Thúy

BBus

model and actor; 2006 Miss Vietnam

[196]

Josie Parrelli

RMITV production classes

media personality; creator and host of the ARIA Award-winning television show Chartbusting 80s

[197][198]

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Faustina Fuzzy Agolley ( born 10 April 1984 ) is an Australian television presenter best known for her role as the host of long-running Australian music program Video Hits on Channel 10 . She was also the host of late-night game and gadget review program Cybershack and is a graduate from the University of Melbourne and RMIT University . She previously co-hosted The Voice alongside Darren McMullen .
The Voice is an Australian singing competition television series broadcast on Nine , based on the original The Voice of Holland . The show is hosted by Sonia Kruger , who took over as host during the fifth season , following the departure of Darren McMullen .
Video Hits is an Australian music video program that first aired on 15 February 1987 . From 7 May 2011 it broadcast on Network Ten for two hours each Saturday and Sunday morning : 10am - 12pm on Saturdays and 8am - 10am on Sundays . Video Hits was the world 's second longest running music show after then Eurovision Song Contest . The show was cancelled in July 2011 and its last episode aired on 6 August 2011 .
Hamish Donald Blake ( born 11 December 1981 ) is an Australian comedian , actor , and author from Melbourne , Victoria . Since 2003 , he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy . The pair have performed live and on television and radio , most notably with their drive-time radio program Hamish & Andy . As a solo performer , Blake has appeared on various Australian television programs , including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival 's televised 2008 Great Debate , and has been a regular guest on Spicks and Specks , Rove and Thank God You 're Here . In April 2012 , Blake and Lee won a Logie Award for their television program Hamish and Andy 's Gap Year . Individually , Blake also won the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television .
Hamish & Andy are an Australian comedy duo formed in 2003 by Hamish Blake and Andy Lee . They are most known for their successful drive-time radio show , The Hamish & Andy Show ( and its various follow-ups ) , and for their work on television as correspondents on Rove and their Nine Network series Hamish & Andy 's Gap Year . In addition , they have made numerous appearances hosting events , and competing on game shows and in celebrity sporting events . In 2014 , the pair were the highest paid commercial radio hosts in Australia , with individual salaries of A $ 4 million .
Damian Callinan is an actor/comedian from Melbourne , Australia .
Mohammed El-leissy ( born 1985 ) is an Australian Green Party politician , comedian , and community worker of Egyptian descent . He is best known for being a contestant on the first series of The Amazing Race Australia in 2011 .
Timothy Dorcen Langbene Tim Ferguson ( born 16 November 1963 ) is an Australian comedian , film director , screenwriter , author and screenwriting teacher .
The Doug Anthony All Stars ( or Doug Anthony Allstars , DAAS , D.A.A.S . or stylised as D⋆A†A☭S ) were an Australian musical comedy , alternative rock and vocal group who initially performed together between 1984 and 1994 . The group were an acoustic trio , originally comprising Paul McDermott and Tim Ferguson on main vocals and Richard Fidler on guitar and backing vocals . The group reformed in 2014 , with Paul Livingston ( aka Flacco ) replacing Fidler on guitar . DAAS were known for their aggressive , provocative style , their habit of involving audience members and their tendency to attack topical and sometimes controversial issues in their comedy . DAAS began performing as buskers on the streets of Canberra in 1984 , while they were attending university . After winning the Pick of the Fringe award at the 1986 Adelaide Fringe Festival , the group relocated from Canberra to Melbourne , but it was not until they travelled to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1987 that they first achieved success . They quickly gained popularity in the United Kingdom , where they made numerous television appearances , but remained virtually unknown in Australia until 1989 when they were made regular performers on the Australian comedy show The Big Gig . These appearances gained them recognition , and they remained a popular feature of the show until 1991 when they left to create their own ABC comedy series , DAAS Kapital . The group released four live recordings and one studio album , DAAS Icon , which achieved some independent success in Australia but was briefly banned in Britain . They also released a collection of dark short stories in 1989 , entitled Book , which took a markedly different tone from their comedic stage performances . They also made two live concert videos and one film , The Edinburgh Years .
Travis Fimmel ( born 15 July 1979 ) is an Australian actor and former model best known for his role as Ragnar Lothbrok in the History Channel television series Vikings .
Calvin Richard Klein ( born November 19 , 1942 ) is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. , in 1968 . In addition to clothing , he also has given his name to a range of perfumes , watches , and jewelry .
Vikings is a historical drama television series created and written by Michael Hirst for the History channel . Filmed in Ireland , it premiered on March 3 , 2013 , in Canada . In January 2019 , it was announced that the 20-episode sixth season , which was ordered on September 12 , 2017 , ahead of its fifth-season premiere , would be the final season of the series . The sixth season premiered on December 4 , 2019 . A sequel series , titled Vikings : Valhalla , is currently in development for Netflix . Vikings is inspired by the sagas of Viking Ragnar Lothbrok , one of the best-known legendary Norse heroes and notorious as the scourge of England and France . The show portrays Ragnar as a farmer who rises to fame by successful raids into England , and eventually becomes a Scandinavian King , with the support of his family and fellow warriors . In the later seasons , the series follows the fortunes of his sons and their adventures in England , Scandinavia and the Mediterranean .
Greig Fraser , A.S.C. , A.C.S . ( born 3 October 1975 ) is an Australian cinematographer . He is known for his work on films Vice , Bright Star ( 2009 , directed by Jane Campion ) and Zero Dark Thirty ( 2012 , directed by Kathryn Bigelow ) . In 2017 , he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography for his work on the film Lion .
A cinematographer or director of photography ( sometimes shortened to DP or DOP ) is the chief over the camera and light crews working on a film , television production or other live action piece and is responsible for making artistic and technical decisions related to the image . The study and practice of this field is referred to as cinematography . The cinema selects the camera , film stock , lenses , filters , etc. , to realize the scene in accordance with the intentions of the director . Relations between the cinematographer and director vary ; in some instances , the director will allow the cinematographer complete independence ; in others , the director allows little to none , even going so far as to specify exact camera placement and lens selection . Such a level of involvement is not common once the director and cinematographer have become comfortable with each other ; the director will typically convey to the cinematographer what is wanted from a scene visually and allow the cinematographer latitude in achieving that effect . Several American cinematographers have become directors , including Reed Morano who lensed Frozen River and Beyonce 's Lemonade before winning an Emmy for directing The Handmaid 's Tale . Barry Sonnenfeld , originally the Coen brothers ' DP ; Jan de Bont , cinematographer on films such as Die Hard and Basic Instinct , directed Speed and Twister . Nicolas Roeg , cinematographer on films such as The Caretaker ( 1963 ) and The Masque of the Red Death ( 1964 ) , directed Do n't Look Now ( 1973 ) and The Man Who Fell to Earth ( 1976 ) . Ellen Kuras , ASC photographed Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind as well as a number of Spike Lee films such as Summer of Sam and He Got Game before directing episodes of Legion and Ozark . In 2014 , Wally Pfister , cinematographer on Christopher Nolan 's three Batman films , made his directorial debut with Transcendence ; whilst British cinematographers Jack Cardiff and Freddie Francis regularly moved between the two positions .
Corinne Grant ( born 12 June 1973 in Corryong , Victoria ) is an Australian lawyer , comedian and television presenter .
Cliff Green OAM ( born 6 December 1934 , Melbourne , Australia ) is an Australian screen writer , whose best known work is Picnic at Hanging Rock ( 1975 ) . In the Queen 's Birthday Honours List in June 2009 he was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for services to the Australian film and television industry as a screenwriter and educator . His TV writing is used as an example of economy , wit and minimal formal camera directions in at least one screenwriting textbook . He served on the board of the Victorian Film Corporation from 1977 to 1984 . His screenplay Boy Soldiers was the first Australian drama to receive an Emmy nomination .
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II , Queen of Australia , to recognise Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or meritorious service . Before the establishment of the order , Australian citizens received British honours . The Queen of Australia is sovereign head of the order , while the Governor-General of Australia is the principal companion/dame/knight ( as relevant at the time ) and chancellor of the order . The governor-general 's official secretary , currently Paul Singer , is secretary of the order .
An Emmy Award , or simply Emmy , is an American award that recognizes excellence in the television industry . It is presented at numerous annual events held throughout the calendar year , each honoring one of the various sectors of the television industry . The two ceremonies that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards , which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming , respectively . Other notable Emmy events include those honoring national sports programming , national news and documentary shows , and technological and engineering achievements in television , including the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards . Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the year , recognizing excellence in local and statewide television . In addition , the International Emmy Awards honor excellence in TV programming produced and initially aired outside the United States . The Emmy is named after immy , an informal term for the image orthicon tube that was common in early television cameras . The statuette depicts a winged woman holding an atom . The Emmy is considered one of the four major American entertainment awards , the others being the Grammy ( for music ) , the Oscar ( for film ) , and the Tony ( for theater ) . Three related , but separate , organizations present the Emmy Award : the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ( ATAS ) , the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ( NATAS ) , and the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ( IATAS ) . The ATAS first awarded the Emmy in 1949 to honor shows produced in the Los Angeles area before it became a national event in the 1950s to honor programs aired nationwide . Over the next two decades , the ATAS , the NATAS , and the IATAS expanded the award to honor other areas of the TV industry , with each organization responsible for administering a particular set of Emmy competitions .
The Saturn Awards are American awards presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films ; they were initially created to honor science fiction , fantasy , and horror on film , but have since grown to reward other films belonging to genre fiction , as well as films on television and home media releases . The awards were originally referred to as Golden Scrolls . The Saturn Awards were created in 1973 .
Paul Harris , born in 1950 in Melbourne and educated at Assumption College , Kilmore is a film critic , who appears on radio stations 3RRR and 3AW . Known for his vast knowledge of film , music and theatre , and for his elaborate puns and impressions , he has fronted the radio show Filmbuff 's Forecast since 1982 . For the first ten years he co-anchored with John Flaus to produce what became a memorable double act . He has directed the St Kilda Short Film Festival since 1999 . He has occasionally acted ( Nirvana Street murder , Love and Other Catastrophes ) and is a lecturer in the Film and TV course at Swinburne University and also , a lecturer for the Professional Screenwriting course at RMIT . He is the author of The Film Buff 's DVD Companion ( Text Publishing ) .
St Kilda Film Festival is Australia 's longest running short film festival and has been showcasing Australian short films since 1983 . The festival , produced and presented by the city of Port Phillip , screens Australian short films in all genres including drama , comedy , documentary , animation and digital media . The short film competition awards over $ 50,000 in cash and craft awards , including a $ 10,000 prize for Best Short Film .
Peter Jason Matthew Helliar ( born 16 June 1975 ) is an Australian comedian , actor , television , radio presenter , writer , producer and director . From January 2014 , he is one of four regular hosts of The Project on Network Ten with Carrie Bickmore , Waleed Aly and Lisa Wilkinson , replacing previous presenter Dave Hughes . Previously he was best known for his work on television as Rove McManus ' sidekick on The Loft Live from 1997 to 1998 and on Rove from 1999 and 2009 . He also appeared in Before the Game as alter ego Bryan Strauchan . Helliar initially worked the Melbourne comedy circuit in the mid nineties , performing in various venues and the annual Melbourne International Comedy Festival . He has performed in numerous television ads , most notably for Fernwood Fitness . Helliar , has been nominated for the Gold Logie , for the Most Popular Personality on Television in 2017 .
Tony Le-Nguyen is an Vietnamese-Australian actor , director , producer and writer . Le-Nguyen is perhaps best known for his role as Tiger in the 1992 Australian drama film Romper Stomper . He changed his name to Tony Lee when began working as an actor in 1985 . He is currently the Executive Producer for Le-Nguyen Productions based in Melbourne , Australia .
Andrew Thomas Lee ( born 24 May 1981 ) is an Australian comedian , musician and children 's writer . He is known for working alongside Hamish Blake as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy .
Edward Joseph McGuire AM ( born 29 October 1964 ) is an Australian radio and television presenter and AFL promoter . McGuire is the current president of the AFL Collingwood Football Club and the current host of Channel Nine program Millionaire Hot Seat . He is also the host of Triple M Melbourne 's breakfast show The Hot Breakfast with Wil Anderson and Luke Darcy , as well as being an Australian rules football commentator for Fox Footy . He is also a columnist for the Herald Sun newspaper . He has worked as a sports journalist , sports broadcaster and game show host . McGuire was the host of the Nine Network 's The Footy Show from its original air date in March 1994 until 2006 , before returning for a year in 2017 . He is the host of the network 's Australian version of game shows Who Wants to Be a Millionaire ? and , previously , 1 vs. 100 . He is a former CEO of the Nine Network , resigning on 30 June 2007 . He returned to commentating Friday night football in August 2007 when he began a new contract with Melbourne radio station SEN 1116 to commentate one match a round . He is also a director at the Victorian Major Events Company .
The Nine Network ( commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine ) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network , that is a division of Nine Entertainment Co. with headquarters in Willoughby , a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney , Australia . The Nine Network is one of five main free-to-air commercial networks in Australia . As of 2019 , the Nine Network is the highest-rating television network in Australia , ahead of the Seven Network , Network 10 , ABC , and SBS . Since 2017 , the network 's slogan has been We Are the One .
Adrian Martin ( born 1959 ) is an Australian film and arts critic . He now lives in Vilassar de Mar in Spain . He is Adjunct Associate Professor in Film Culture and Theory at Monash University . His work has appeared in many magazines , journals and newspapers around the world , and has been translated into over twenty languages and has regular columns in the Dutch De Filmkrant and in Caiman : Cuadernos de cine .
John Henry Michael McManus ( born 21 January 1974 ) , better known by the stage name Rove McManus , is an Australian triple Gold Logie award-winning comedian , television and radio presenter , producer and media personality . He was the host of the eponymous variety show Rove and was also the host of the comedy talk show Rove LA . He is the co-owner of the production company Roving Enterprises with partner Craig Campbell . He hosts Show Me the Movie ! on Network 10 and Whovians on the ABC .
The Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television , commonly referred to simply as the Gold Logie , is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards . It was first awarded at the 2nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards , held in 1960 when the award was originally called Most Popular Personality on Australian Television . It was briefly renamed Best Personality on Australian Television in 2016-2017 . For the 2018 ceremony , the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Personality on Australian Television . The winner and nominees of the Gold Logie are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the TV Week website . Gold Logies were awarded for separate male and female categories in 1962 , 1967 , 1970 , 1971 , and between 1974 and 1977 . Graham Kennedy and Ray Martin hold the record for the most wins with five awards each . The most represented programs are The Don Lane Show and Blue Heelers
Rove , also titled Rove Live , was an Australian television variety show , that featured live music performances and interviews with local and international celebrity guests . The program premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999 , before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November 2009 . The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus through his production company Roving Enterprises , and featured an ensemble cast who presented various segments throughout the course of the show . The show won the Logie Award for Most Popular Light Entertainment Program five times ( 2002 , 2003 , 2005 , 2007 and 2009 ) .
Mai Phương Thúy ( August 6 , 1988 ) is a Vietnamese actress , model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned the 10th Miss Vietnam at the Vinpearl Resort in Nha Trang , Vietnam on August 26 , 2006 . She represented Vietnam at the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw , Poland on September 30 , in the Asia-Pacific group . She made the first cut In Miss World 2006 by winning the viewers ' votes around the world . In 2006 , she was voted by globalbeauties.com into the Top 50 of the annual Miss Grand Slam . She had posed for photographs late in 2007 for the photographer Tran Huy Hoan ; the set is described as nude photos - perhaps artistic but still risque for a Miss Vietnam . Tran Huy Hoan has sold oil paintings of a nude lady which bears a likeness to Mai Phương Thúy . She supports numerous social causes , notably the Vietnamese traffic problem . She is the goodwill ambassador for the Asia Injury Prevention Foundation . She studied at Phan Dinh Phung high school and was accepted into the Foreign Trade University and RMIT University Vietnam . Thúy did and still does many charity works and she also participated in a movie called Âm tính ( Negative ) .
Miss Vietnam ( Vietnamese : Hoa hậu Việt Nam ) is a beauty contest in Vietnam that has been held biennially since 1988 . This contest was initiated and organized by Tien Phong newspaper and Sen Vàng Productions . The current Miss Vietnam titleholder is Trần Tiểu Vy from Quảng Nam , who was crowned on September 16 , 2018 in Ho Chi Minh City .
Josie Parrelli was the host of RMITV show Chartbusting 80s , a long-running music-variety show that aired on Channel 31 Melbourne . Josie Parrelli was first involved in the music industry as a volunteer at radio station PBS 106.7FM in October 1999 , then was asked to be co-host on the 1980s , 1990s Electronica show Irvine Jump for six months , during that time Josie was offered the opportunity of hosting her own insomnia show which started in September 2000 called Delirious playing hits of the 1980s and 1990s and also featuring interviews with 1980s artists . In May 2000 Josie came up with the concept of Chartbusting 80s , the program debuting on Melbourne screens Wednesday 1 November 2000 at 7pm . Josie Parrelli is the head of production company Lady Scorpio Productions , and produced the series of Chartbusting 80s DVDs . Josie has also worked behind the scenes as a Director , Production Manager , Producer , Unit Manager for OB ( The Falls ) music festival for RMIT University 's RMITV , Programming Manager for RMITV . Acting credits include being an extra on various Australian television shows such as Neighbours , Blue Heelers , Stingers and MDA and lead actress in upcoming Australian feature film Up for Grabs . Josie 's CV also includes being a radio announcer , media and hairdressing teacher , motivational speaker and the Equity Extras Liaison/Branch Councillor with the Media , Entertainment and Arts Alliance in Melbourne . Josie was given the 'Best Contribution to Community Television ' Award at the 2008 Antenna Awards for her work on CB80 's .
The Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards ( commonly known informally as ARIA Music Awards or ARIA Awards ) is an annual series of awards nights celebrating the Australian music industry , put on by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) . The event has been held annually since 1987 and encompasses the general genre-specific and popular awards ( these are what is usually being referred to as the ARIA awards ) as well as Fine Arts Awards and Artisan Awards ( held separately from 2004 ) , Achievement Awards and ARIA Hall of Fame - the latter were held separately from 2005 to 2010 but returned to the general ceremony in 2011 . For 2010 , ARIA introduced public voted awards for the first time . Winning , or even being nominated for , an ARIA award results in a lot of media attention and publicity on an artist , and usually increases recording sales several-fold , as well as chart significance - in 2005 , for example , after Ben Lee won three awards , his album Awake Is the New Sleep jumped from No . 31 to No . 5 in the ARIA Charts , its highest position .