Dan Widdowson

Daniel Widdowson, is an Australian radio, theatre, television and film actor, artistic director and writer, who was an Australian of the Year finalist at age 19 for contributions to the arts, finalist in the Young Australian Playwright's awards, and recipient of the Collins Bookseller's Arts award.[1] He hosted and wrote for popular children's show Saturday Disney in 2000, a gig that lasted seven years. In that time he also played the handyman sidekick on Ground Force and wrote scripts for Home & Away. Moving into radio in 2007, he formed half the team of Hope Breakfast on Hope 103.2. Having penned several documentaries, children's dramas, and stage plays, Daniel became a member of the Australian Writer's Guild. In 2016 he and his wife Leia established Salt House Theatre Company on the Central Coast, NSW. Due to the success of Daniel's stage adaptation of Pride & Prejudice he was invited to become an ambassador for the Jane Austen Literacy Foundation.[2]

Current day

Daniel currently works as the artistic director for Salt House Theatre Company, whilst producing and performing other in works in television, film, radio, and theatre.

TV career

Dan is best known as Disney Dan, former host of Saturday Disney kids program from 2000 to 2007. He has worked on Home & Away, Ground Force, The Big Arvo, The One, Sunrise, and has made several guest appearances.

Radio career

Dan's radio career started at Hope 103 Sydney formerly 2CBA. With his exposure on Disney Dan, Aaron Wright from the breakfast team invited Dan to join the station as co-host. His foray into radio began in 2007 as half of the comedy breakfast team Aaron and Dan[3] on Sydney Radio Station Hope 103.2 with Aaron Wright. When asked how he broke into Radio Dan responded, 'Aaron asked me.' He presented and produced local radio on Norfolk Island for three years from 2011 to 2013.[4] During this time he also ran the island's television station, TVNI

Film

Primarily a presenter, Daniel has also guest starred in various films including the American Film Suing the Devil (2011 film).[5] And in 2018's feature Xavier's Harvest.[6]

Writer

Dan was one of the writers for the TV Series Home and Away.

Early 2010 Dan finished an illicit drug edu-doco in partnership with the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies at the University of Canberra, explaining the origins of major drugs and the effects they have on the human body.

Late 2010 he underwent a 6-month method acting assignment with a professional body builder for a body builder doco, spending 6 months in the life of a body builder, eating measured amounts six times a day, consuming protein content, working out six days a week, the same routine as a professional body builder.

Film/TV
Year Title Role
2018 Xavier's Harvest Feature Film
2018 Deadly Women Greg Morton
2017 One Good Friday Short Film
2017 Star Wars Quiz Jedi Knight
2011 Superset Me Documentary
2011 Suing The Devil Feature Film
2010 Rendezvous 6 Film
2010 Short Film - Two Men On A Dustbin himself
2000-07 Saturday Disney Presenter/Actor
2004-05 Ground Force Presenter
2000-05 Good Friday Appeal Presenter
2005 Worth the Wait
2002-04 The Big Arvo
2002 The Boxing Guy
2001 Carols in the Domain Performer
2000 Perth Telethon Presenter

Writer/awards
Year Title Type
2010 Knowledge Beyond Borders Documentary
2011 Superset Me Documentary
2010 Rendezvous 6 Film
2010 Illicit Drugs Documentary
2009 Aaron & Dan's Christmas Carol Radio Drama
2008 The Lonely Elf Who Saved Christmas Day Radio Drama
2008 Ways of Our Lives Radio Drama
2007 10 Days, 9 Months Radio Drama
2007 Home and Away Ep. 4389 TV Drama
2006 Home and Away Ep. 4284 TV Drama
2006 Home and Away Ep. 4242 TV Drama
2006 Home and Away Ep. 4214 TV Drama
2006 A Page in Time Children's Mini Drama
2005 The Act of Fabrication Stage Play
2003 Tell Tale Trio Stage/TV Skits
2002 The Boxing Guy Short Film
Year Award Entry
1999 Young Australian of the Year Finalist The Act of Ventrication-Stage Play
1999 Collin's Booksellers Arts Award The Act of Ventrication-Stage Play
1999 Canberra Area Theatre Award The Act of Ventrication-Stage Play
1999 Young Australian Playwright's Finalist Our Inner Selves-Stage Play
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gollark: Unless you really like gaming on your phone for some reason, but stop doing that. Or unless you need really good cameras, but there are comparatively cheap ones with good-enough ones.
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gollark: I mean, in multicore performance, anyway.
gollark: I think some higher-end phones probably have better CPUs than my laptop.

References
  1. "Jane Austin's Pride & Prejudice adapted by Daniel Widdowson". www.vividpublishing.com.au. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Issue 10: Celebrating Austen's humour". Jane Austen Literacy Foundation. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Watch Aaron & Dan's MegaDaddy Challenge – Hope 103.2". Hope 103.2. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. "Radio Norfolk". Community Broadcasting Association of Australia. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  5. Suing the Devil (2011), retrieved 3 September 2018
  6. Xavier's Harvest, retrieved 3 September 2018
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