Rove McManus

John Henry Michael "Rove" McManusGabriella Coslovich, 1 July 2006. . Sunday Morning Herald, Retrieved on 15 August 2009 (born 21 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, television presenter, producer and media personality. He was the host of the self-titled variety show Rove, and is the owner of the production company Roving Enterprises. He is a three time Gold Logie Award winner.

Personal life

McManus was born in Perth, Western Australia to John and Coralie McManus.

He married Belinda Emmett in 2005 at the Mary Immaculate Church in Waverley, a suburb in the east of Sydney. Emmett died of metastatic breast cancer on 11 November 2006 at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney.

McManus began dating actress Tasma Walton in October 2007. They married on 16 June 2009 in a private ceremony on a beach in Broome, Western Australia.

Career

Television

In 1997 McManus began hosting The Loft Live, which was produced by RMIT University's Student television stationRMITV, on the community television station, Channel 31 where he was given a budget of A$50.00 a week. It was there where he met his now long-time co-host, Peter Helliar. Rove then worked for Foxtel as a roving reporter on a show called In Fashion which...
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