David Nicholas Reyne (born 14 May 1959) is an Australian actor, musician, television and radio presenter. Reyne was born in Lagos, Nigeria to an Australian mother and English diplomat father. The family moved to Victoria, Australia in the early 1960s. Reyne lives in Mount Eliza, Victoria. He was educated at The Peninsula School, Mount Eliza.
David Reyne | |
|---|---|
 Reyne in 2012 | |
| Born | 14 May 1959 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse |
Karina Loscher (m. 1994) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | James Reyne (brother) |
Career
editMusic
editIn 1978 when Clutch Cargo became the band Australian Crawl, Reyne, younger brother of lead singer James, continued as drummer.[1] He filled this role for ten months before leaving to continue his acting education. He was later vocalist for Cats Under Pressure (1984) and Chantoozies (1986–90).[1][2] Reyne co-wrote "Polar Notch" and "Let Me Be" (with Simon Hussey)[3] for Cats Under Pressure, the latter was covered by Daryl Braithwaite.[4] Whilst with Chantoozies, Reyne also sang backing vocals.[4] Chantoozies most popular tracks were covers of Redbone's "Witch Queen", John Kongos' "He's Gonna Step on You Again" and Stephen Stills' "Love the One You're With"; fellow members included Ally Fowler, Tottie Goldsmith and Eve von Bibra.[4]
Acting
editReyne began his acting career with a minor role in the 1983 film, Skin Deep. At the April 1985 TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, he won the 1984 Best New Talent Logie for his work in the ongoing role of Martin Kabel in the ABC series Sweet and Sour.[5] Reyne's role as Kabel, "The Takeaways" guitarist/vocalist was shared with John Clifforth of the Australian pop music band Deckchairs Overboard who performed the on-screen vocals.[6] Reyne followed this in 1985 with the ongoing role of Detective Vince Bailey in Nine Network soap opera Possession.[7] Reyne also played lothario Dr. Guy Reid in the final two seasons of the Australian drama series, The Flying Doctors.[8] In 2012, Reyne guest appeared in Neighbours, playing Dale Madden. However, he only appeared in one episode.
Presenting
editReyne has also worked as a television presenter. He briefly hosted Midday in 1995 with Tracy Grimshaw and has also worked as a reporter for the travel show Getaway between 1992 and 2006, and again since 2010.
After leaving Getaway at the end of 2005, Reyne signed with Network Ten to co-host with Kim Watkins the new morning show 9am with David and Kim which began 30 January 2006 and ended at the end of 2009.
Radio
editIn May 2012, Reyne joined smoothFM in Sydney and Melbourne to host Wind Down from 8 pm – 12 am on weeknights.[9] He remained with the station until his contract ended in March 2013.[10]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Desolation Angels | 2nd Apprehtice | Feature film |
| 1983 | Skin Deep | Grant | Feature film |
| 1986 | Shark's Paradise | Rod Palmer | TV movie |
| 1986 | Frenchman's Farm | Barry Norden | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Sweet and Sour | Martin Kabel | TV series - won 1984 Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent |
| 1985 | Possession | Detective Vince Bailey | TV series |
| 1990 | Bony | TV pilot | |
| 1990 | Flair | Mark Tupper | TV miniseries |
| 1990–92 | The Flying Doctors | Dr Guy Reid | TV series, seasons 5-6 |
| 1992–2006, 2010 | Getaway | Reporter | TV series |
| 1994 | Golden Fiddles | Jack Greville | TV miniseries |
| 1995 | Midday | Co-host | TV series |
| 2005 | 20 to One | Narrator | TV series, season 1 |
| 2006–09 | 9am with David and Kim | Co-host | TV series |
| 2012 | Neighbours | Dale Madden | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012–15 | The Celebrity Apprentice Australia | Narrator | TV series, seasons 2-4 |
| 2015 | Darren & Brose | Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
Personal life
editReyne married Karina Loscher in 1994; they have a son and a daughter who are both musicians.[11] His older brother is musician James Reyne.
References
edit- ^ a b Holmgren, Magnus; Warnqvist, Stefan; Draper, Oliver; McDonough, Bill. "Australian Crawl". Australian Rock Database. Passagen.se (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
- ^ Sarah (aka Princess.vinyl). "Discogs entry on Chantoozies". discogs.com. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2008.
- ^ "Australasian Performing Right Association". APRA. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ a b c "David Reyne". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ The journeyman. Fidgeon, Robert, "The journeyman", Herald Sun, 24 May 2000
- ^ Detailed on The Takeaways first album Sweet and Sour TV Soundtrack insert: 'Takeaways Biography'
- ^ "Internet Movie Database". IMDb. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ "David Reyne". TV.com. Retrieved 5 October 2007.
- ^ "Smoothfm rolls out nationally on digital radio - Mumbrella". 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ "smoothfm axe Ed Phillips & David Reyne". 12 March 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Vickery, Colin, "My fear of failure", Herald Sun, 25 April 2007
External links
edit- David Reyne at IMDb
- TV.com entry on David Reyne
- David Reyne Channel Ten biography