John McManus Wiki Biography
Rove McManus was born on January 21, 1974 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia as John McManus. He is a producer and writer, known for Rove Live (2000), The 7PM Project (2009) and Rove LA (2011). He has been married to Tasma Walton since June 16, 2009. He was previously married to Belinda Emmett.
| Full Name | Rove McManus |
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 21, 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Height | 5′ 8″ (1.73 m) |
| Profession | Producer, Writer, Actor |
| Education | Corpus Christi College, Perth |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Spouse | Belinda Emmettdied |
| Children | Ruby Aurelia McManus |
| Parents | Coralie McManus, John McManus |
| Siblings | Catherine McManus |
| http://www.facebook.com/rove | |
| http://www.twitter.com/rove | |
| http://www.instagram.com/rovemcmanus | |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573172 |
| Awards | Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television, Logie Award for Best Presenter |
| Nominations | Logie Award for Most Popular New Male Talent, ASTRA Awards for Favourite Personality – Male, AACTA Award for Best Television Comedy Series, ASTRA Awards for Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter |
| Movies | Norm of the North, The Wannabes |
| TV Shows | Riot, Rove LA, Rove, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, The Loft Live, Lie Detectors |
| Trademark | |
|---|---|
| 1 | At the end of every show he says “say hi to your mom for me”. |
| 2 | Frequently makes jokes about himself on his show about how he is small or weak. |
| Fact | |
|---|---|
| 1 | When Belinda Emmett died, Opposition Leader Kim Beazley mistakenly offered condolences to the wrong Rove, Karl Rove. |
| 2 | Engaged to Tasma Walton (February 2008). |
| 3 | Is a fan of professional wrestling. |
| 4 | Has a 50% ownership in Hickey’s, a local steakhouse in the country town of Walgett, with longtime business associate Julie McGregor. |
| 5 | Godfather of Larry Emdur’s son Jye. |
| 6 | Taped a guest spot on David Tench Tonight (2006) in late 2006. However, Rove’s appearance was never aired, due to unfortunate timing with the subsequent passing of Rove’s wife Belinda. |
| 7 | He is a keen Kangaroo breeder – who grew up on a kangaroo farm in Perth. He owns the largest Kangaroo farm in Australia – and is currently trying to save the rare Blue Tailed Kangaroo (Kanantawa) from extinction. |
| 8 | Won Logie for Most Popular TV Presenter (May 2005) |
| 9 | Married Belinda Emmett at the Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley, Sydney. |
| 10 | He has one sister named Catherine. |
| 11 | Shared a lengthy kiss with Bert Newton during the ‘Australia Unites’ telethon to raise money for the World Vision Tsunami appeal in January 2005. A caller pledged to donate $10,000 if Rove & Bert kissed on air, which they did, to the amusement of the celebrities in attendance at Melbourne’s Telstra Dome, and the millions watching on live television. |
| 12 | His company’s building, Roving Enterprises, burned to the ground on Wednesday, October 6th, 2004. |
| 13 | Owns his own production company “Roving Enterprises” which is responsible for producing Rove Live (2000). His production company earns him millions of dollars. |
| 14 | Engaged to Belinda Emmett (July 2004). |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 7PM Project | 2009-2010 | TV Series executive producer – 103 episodes | |
| Rove Live | 2000-2009 | TV Series producer – 255 episodes | |
| Real Stories | 2006 | TV Series executive producer – 8 episodes | |
| After the Game | 2003 | TV Series executive producer | |
| Skithouse | 2003 | TV Series executive producer | |
| The 16th Annual ARIA Awards | 2002 | TV Special producer | |
| Rove | 1999 | TV Series producer – 10 episodes | |
| The Loft Live | 1997 | TV Series producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rove Live | 2000-2009 | TV Series 258 episodes | |
| Rove | 1999 | TV Series writer – 10 episodes | |
| The Loft Live | 1997 | TV Series 1997-1998 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trouble Down Under | pre-production voice | ||
| Norm of the North | 2016 | Junior Investor (voice) | |
| Exchange Student Zero | 2015 | TV Series | Max / Hiro |
| Monster Beach | 2014 | TV Movie | The Mutt |
| It’s a Date | 2014 | TV Series | Declan |
| The Trouble with Barry | 2013 | Jorge DeCoco | |
| Exchange Student Zero | 2012 | TV Movie | John / Max / Hiro / … (voice) |
| Robot Chicken | 2011 | TV Series | Stratego General / Stratego Marshal / Kid |
| Hoodie | 2007 | Short | Jerry Springer |
| Real Stories | 2006 | TV Series | Minister Dave Darrol |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | additional voices |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Silic & Lee Show | 2012-2013 | TV Series special thanks – 12 episodes | |
| The Silic & Lee Show at the Logies: Red Carpet Special 2012 | 2012 | TV Movie extra special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headliners | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| InFashion | 1997 | TV Series | Himself – Reporter |
| The Loft Live | 1997 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Something Hot Before Bed | 1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| 7 Days | 2009-2016 | TV Series | Himself – Host / Himself – Team Member |
| @midnight | 2014-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lie Detectors | 2015 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Today | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Stop Laughing… This Is Serious | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Fishcam | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Riot | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| TakePart Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| The Talk | 2014 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Stand Ups Sit Down | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Himself – ‘Meal or No Meal’ Judge / Himself / Himself – ‘Coulda’ / … |
| This Week Live | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Project | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Gives Back | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2012 | TV Series | Himself – Guest |
| Rove LA | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| The Jeff Probst Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Himself – Guest Host |
| The Silic & Lee Show at the Logies: Red Carpet Special 2012 | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Chelsea Lately | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself – Round Table / Himself |
| The 7PM Project | 2009-2010 | TV Series | Himself / Himself – Supporter, Free the Bears / Himself – Guest |
| 52 Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| Rove Live | 2000-2009 | TV Series | Himself – Host / Herself – Host / Prime Minister John Howard |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | 2007-2009 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 51st Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| Australia Unites: The Victorian Bushfire Appeal | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Today | 2008 | TV Series | Himself – Gold Logie Nominee |
| The 2007 TV Week Logie Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| 9am with David & Kim | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bro’Town | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 20th Annual ARIA Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself – Host |
| Neighbours | 2006 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| Spicks and Specks | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Da Kath & Kim Code | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 19th Annual ARIA Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself – Host |
| After the Game | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ten: Seriously 40 | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Australia Unites: Reach Out to Asia | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 18th Annual ARIA Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself – Host |
| Good Morning Australia | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hamish & Andy | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 46th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 17th Annual ARIA Awards | 2003 | TV Special | Himself – Host |
| Enough Rope with Andrew Denton | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Criminal Ways | 2003 | Himself | |
| The 16th Annual ARIA Awards | 2002 | TV Special | Himself – Host |
| The Secret Life of Us | 2002 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Panel | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| WWA: The Inception | 2001 | Video | Himself |
| The Bob Downe Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| Champagne Comedy | 2000 | TV Series | Himself (2006) |
| Cleo Bachelor of the Year | 2000 | TV Special documentary | Himself – Contestant |
| Good News Week | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 10:30 Slot | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rove | 1999 | TV Series | Himself – Host |
| What’s Goin’ on There | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Silic & Lee Show | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Edición Especial Coleccionista | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| 20 to 1 | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Today Tonight | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Finding Nemo | 2003 | Video Game | Crab |
| The Secret Life of ‘The Secret Life of Us’ | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Eyegore Award | Eyegore Awards | Best Australian Playing a Director in a B-Grade Movie | The Trouble with Barry (2013) |
| 2009 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2008 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2007 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2006 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular TV Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2005 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Notably for the performance in Rove Live | |
| 2005 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular TV Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2004 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Notably for his performance in Rove Live | |
| 2004 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular TV Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2003 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Notably for the performance in Rove Live | |
| 2003 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular TV Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Astra Award | Astra Awards | Favourite Personality – Male | |
| 2012 | Astra Award | Astra Awards | Most Outstanding Performance by a Presenter | Rove LA (2011) |
| 2010 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Most notably for Rove Live | |
| 2010 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular Presenter | Rove Live (2000) |
| 2009 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Most notably for Rove Live | |
| 2008 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Most notably for Rove Live | |
| 2007 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Most notably for Rove Live | |
| 2006 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | For _”Rove Live (2000)”_ | |
| 2004 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Comedy Series – Sitcom or Sketch | Skithouse (2003) |
| 2002 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Notably for the performance in Rove Live | |
| 2000 | Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular New Talent – Male |