Dylan Thomas Lewis (born 19 February 1973) is an Australian television and radio host.[2] He is currently the host of Mornings on Double J. As a musician, he played in funk/alternative rock band The Brown Hornet under the stage name Dirk Vile.[3]
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| Born | Dylan Thomas Lewis 19 February 1973[1] Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
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| Spouse | Hollie Kennedy |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | www |
Biography
Early life
Lewis was educated at Caulfield Grammar School and graduated in 1990; he then studied a Bachelor of Education in Drama and Music degree at the University of Melbourne. John Bannon, former South Australian premier, was Lewis's stepfather.[4]
Career
Television
Lewis has undertaken several roles hosting and presenting for numerous Australian music programs; his quick rise to fame started was while he was a host on ABC TV's national Saturday-morning live music show Recovery (from 1996 until the show's run finished in April 2000). The year 2000 saw Lewis presenting a national television program, The 10:30 Slot, and Pepsi Live, a music chart television program.
Lewis won Celebrity Big Brother in 2002 and was a contestant on Celebrity Circus in 2005.
In 2010, he was appointed host of Video Hits on Network Ten. He stayed on the show until its cancellation in mid-2011.
In January 2022, Lewis won the eighth season of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.[5][6][7]
Radio
In September 2006, Lewis signed with Nova 100 where he was music presenter in mornings for four years then moved to afternoons until November 2012. As of June 2013[update], he co-hosted the Lewis & Lowe breakfast show on Nova 91.9 in Adelaide with Shane Lowe, later joined by, then replaced by Hayley Pearson as the Dylan & Hayley breakfast show (until 2019). He previously worked as a radio announcer for the Austereo Network and Triple J. He has won three Australian Commercial Radio Awards (ACRAs): "Best Newcomer" in 2007, "Best Music Personality" in 2009 and most recently for "Best Music Presenter" in 2012.[8]
In 2020, Lewis re-joined the ABC hosted the weekend Double J mornings until the end of 2021.[9]
Music
Lewis was the lead vocalist and played harmonica for funk/alternative rock band The Brown Hornet, and was later involved in a hip-hop project under the name Megabias. More recently, he has sung in a Melbourne-based group called Manchoir and the children's band The Haploids.
Film
Lewis had a role in the Australian film The Real Thing (2002),[10] and has played the lead role in three short films: Like It Is, Ray (2004) and The Postman (2007).[citation needed] He was also an extra in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.[11]
He has a cameo in the Australian film "EMO the Musical" (2016) as Doug Skeleton.[12]
Personal life
Lewis is married to Hollie, with whom he has a daughter and son.[13]
Lewis had a brother, Quinn, three years younger, who died in 2006.[14][15]
See also
References
External links
- Official website
- Dylan Lewis at IMDb
- Lewis & Lowe at Nova 919