Blair McDonough (born 30 April1981 in SydneyAustralia) was an amateur Australian Rules Football player before entering Big Brother Australia and becoming runner up in the show's first season (2001) and generating a cult following. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ... Big Brother (Australia) is a reality show shown on on the Ten Network in which a number of contestants live in an isolated house trying to avoid being evicted by the public with the aim of winning a large cash prize at the end of the run. ...
A few months after Big Brother ended he was cast in Australiansoap operaNeighbours playing the role of Stuart Parker. McDonough's first appearance in the series was in the final seconds of the final episode for 2001. The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... This article is about the soap opera Neighbours. ...
In 2002, McDonough was named one of the '25 Most Beautiful People' in Australian publication Who magazine.
In late 2005, McDonough announced he will be leaving Neighbours to seek work in London. For other uses, see London (disambiguation) and Defining London (below). ...
He made his final original appearance on Neighbours as Stuart Parker on April 5, 2006 in episode 4938 titled, "Stu For The Road". April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
McDonough, who claims to have endured a hangover for the last three weeks, said living back home with his family in Melbourne had helped him deal with the hysteria which greeted the Big Brother housemates when the reality show ended last month.
McDonough admits the nerves are starting to kick in, especially considering he knows little about his character.
McDonough is himself excited at the prospect of joining Australia's longest running series, adding, "Im really looking forward to taking this next step towards carving out a career as an actor.
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