Stephen William Vizard (born 6 March 1956 in Richmond, Victoria) is a Gold Logie award winning Australian television and radio presenter, lawyer, comedian, producer, author and screenwriter.He has written for and produced various Logie and AFI award winning television show - from Fast Forward to Kangaroo Palace; he has hosted his own five night a week national Tonight Show, Tonight Live With Steve Vizard for which he was three times nominated for and won a Gold Logie in 1991. He has broadcast on the Austereo, Fairfax and Macquarie Radio Networks and in 2011 was nominated for best Talkback Presenter in Australia; and he has written several books ranging on topics ranging from humour to Australia's population policy.He founded one of Australia's largest independent Production houses, Artist Services, which was subsequently sold to Granada; he has been the president of the National Gallery of Victoria and the chairman of the Victorian Major Events Company, securing events such as the World Cycling Championships and the World Gymnastics Championships; he has appeared on the cover of Time and Rolling Stone; he was an elected representative to the 1998 Constitutional Convention; he was Father of the Year in 2001.He was embroiled in three highly publicised legal proceedings, involving the theft of moneys by his former accountant from the Vizard Companies, and Vizard's civil penalty in 2005 for breaching directors' duties.
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Toorak, Victoria, Australia [February 2009]
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He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to the arts, major events, philanthropy and the community. He has interviewed over 2000 people for television including: Bob Hope, Mel Gibson, Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, Dionne Warwick, Jerry Hall, Sir Bob Geldof, Sir Peter Ustinov, Whoopi Goldberg, Lyn Redgrave, Jane Seymour, George Benson, Burt Reynolds, Bette Midler, Phyllis Diller, Oliver Stone, Spinal Tap, Tim Robbins, Chevy Chase, Steve Allen, Lou Rawls, Elle Macpherson, Patrick Swayzee, Kirk Douglas, Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Mickey Rooney, Leo McKern, Edward de Bono, Robert Ludlum, Sir Harry Seacombe, Gerard Depardieu, Billy Joel, Ben Elton, Oliver Reed, Robin Williams.
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Studied Arts and Law at Melbourne University, working as a lawyer in Australia and overseas before moving into television. He founded Artist Services in 1990 and was Executive Chairman until 1998 when it was sold to Granada Media after which he remained as Chairman of Granada Australia. He was the Chairman of the National Gallery of Victoria, the Screen Producers Association of Australia and the Major Events Company.
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Five children, Stephanie, Thomas, Madeleine, Olivia, James Amelia.
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Awarded an Order of Australia in 1997
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sound of One Hand Clapping
1998
executive producer
Small Tales & True
1998
TV Series executive producer - 6 episodes
Get a Life
1997
TV Series executive producer
Eric
1997
TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes
Full Frontal
1993-1997
TV Series executive producer - 107 episodes
Kangaroo Palace
1997
TV Movie executive producer
Simone de Beauvoir's Babies
1997
TV Mini-Series executive producer - 4 episodes
The Eric Bana Show Live
1997
TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes
Eric
1996
TV Movie executive producer
Shark Bay
1996
TV Series executive producer
Shaun Micallef's World Around Him
1996
TV Movie executive producer
Jimeoin
TV Series executive producer - 25 episodes, 1994 - 1995 producer - 8 episodes, 1994
Standing on the Road
1994
TV Movie documentary executive producer
Big Girl's Blouse
1994
TV Series executive producer - 9 episodes
Wedlocked
1994
TV Series executive producer - 11 episodes
The Making of Nothing
1993
TV Movie executive producer
Fast Forward
TV Series executive producer - 68 episodes, 1990 - 1992 producer - 22 episodes, 1989
Bligh
1992
TV Series executive producer - 13 episodes
Turn It Up
1991
TV Movie executive producer
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard
1990
TV Series executive producer
The Bit Part
1987
producer
Saturdee
1986
TV Series executive producer
Totally Full Frontal
1999
TV Series executive producer - 3 episodes
The 50 Foot Show
1999
TV Series producer - 6 episodes
Dead Letter Office
1998
executive producer
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Totally Full Frontal
1998
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Eric
1997
TV Series writer - 9 episodes
Shark Bay
1996
TV Series co-creator
Full Frontal
1993-1996
TV Series writer - 12 episodes
Wedlocked
1994
TV Series writer - 4 episodes
The Making of Nothing
1993
TV Movie
Bligh
TV Series written by - 2 episodes, 1992 additional material - 1 episode, 1992
Turn It Up
1991
TV Movie additional material
Fast Forward
1989-1991
TV Series writer - 61 episodes
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard
1990
TV Series
The Bit Part
1987
written by
The Eleventh Hour
1985
TV Series
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Wrong Girl
2016
TV Series
Anthony
Full Circle
2016/II
Short
Brian
Granny Smith
2014
Short
Geoff
Beaconsfield
2012
TV Movie
Richard Carleton
Full Frontal
1993-1996
TV Series
Guest Performer
Fast Forward
1989-1991
TV Series
Various Characters
The Eleventh Hour
1985
TV Series
Various / Don Lane
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Cleaning
1984
Short legal
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Man of Flowers
1983
thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Molly: The Real Thing
2016
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Broadcaster
Agony
2013-2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Stop Laughing... This Is Serious
2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Myf Warhurst's Nice
2012
TV Series
Himself
The Project
2012
TV Series
Himself
The 7PM Project
2010-2011
TV Series
Himself
The Jesters
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself
Statesmen of Comedy
2011
TV Series
Himself
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
2010
TV Series
Himself
20 to 1
2006
TV Series documentary
Himself
Graham Kennedy: Farewell to the King
2005
TV Movie
Himself
43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards
2001
TV Special
Himself - Delivering Appalling Joke
The Ray Martin Show
2001
TV Series
Himself
Time Team
2000
TV Series documentary
Himself - 1940 Air War Researcher
Rove
1999
TV Series
Himself
The Making of Nothing
1993
TV Movie
Himself
Tonight Live with Steve Vizard
1993
TV Series
Himself - Host / Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Fast Forward: One More Round
2003
TV Special
Various Characters
Fast Forward: Ten Year Bash
2002
TV Special
Various Characters
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1992
Logie
Logie Awards
Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Male Performer