Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 18, 1970
Place of Birth:
Essendon, Victoria, Australia
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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.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Roast of John Cleese | Self - Host |
| 2024 | The Deb | Rick |
| 2023 | Ford v Holden | |
| 2022 | The Roast of Paul Hogan | Self - Roast Master |
| 2020 | The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee | Neville Dundee |
| 2020 | Never Too Late | Bruce Wendell |
| 2020 | Westgate Bridge Disaster: The Untold Stories | Narrator |
| 2019 | The Show Must Go On | Self |
| 2018 | 7 Guardians of the Tomb | Gary |
| 2018 | The BBQ | Dazza |
| 2018 | Ladies in Black | Mr. Miles |
| 2018 | Brothers' Nest | Terry |
| 2018 | That’s Not My Dog! | Shane |
| 2017 | A Few Less Men | Mungus |
| 2015 | The Dressmaker | Alvin Pratt |
| 2015 | Oddball | Swampy Marsh |
| 2014 | Jack Irish: Dead Point | Barry Tregear |
| 2014 | Hanging with Hoges | Himself - Host |
| 2014 | The Apprentice | Bob |
| 2013 | Top Gear Festival: Sydney | Self - Presenter |
| 2012 | The Bourne Legacy | Mackie |
| 2012 | Beaconsfield | Brant Webb |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Barry Tregear |
| 2012 | The Mystery of a Hansom Cab | Detective Samuel Gorby |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Black Tide | Harry Tregear |
| 2011 | Surviving Georgia | Johnnie |
| 2009 | Charlie & Boots | Boots McFarland |
| 2008 | Cactus | Thommo |
| 2008 | Newcastle | Reggie |
| 2006 | Kenny | Kenny Smyth |
| 2002 | Tanaka | Shane |
| 2000 | Narcosys | Voice of Clones / Voice of Police / Bouncer |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mates on a Mission | Self |
| 2021 | Australia: Now and Then | Himself - Presenter |
| 2021 | Inside Central Station | Narrator |
| 2017 | Little Big Shots | Himself - Host |
| 2016 | Jack Irish | Barry Tregear |
| 2016 | Goober | Dad (voice) |
| 2015 | Open Slather | |
| 2015 | Stop Laughing... this is serious | Self |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co | Jim O'Brien |
| 2013 | The Great Australian Bake Off | Himself - Host |
| 2013 | The Time of Our Lives | Luce Tivolli |
| 2013 | Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery | Self |
| 2013 | It's a Date | Hugo |
| 2013 | The Agony of Life | Self |
| 2008 | Top Gear Australia | Self - Host |
| 2007 | Australia's Got Talent | Self - Judge |
| 2007 | Australia's Got Talent | Himself |
| 2006 | Thank God You're Here | Self - Guest Judge |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self |
| 1996 | Australian Story | Himself |
| 1976 | AACTA Awards | Self |