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Jason Gardiner (born 11 June 1971) is a
choreographer, singer and theatre producer currently best known as
a judge on the top rated ITV show,
Dancing On Ice. He was previously a
judge on the first series of the BBC's Strictly Dance Fever. In
2006, he was also one of the judges invited to take part in
Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice, an Australian version of Dancing on Ice, screened on the Nine
Network.
Biography
Adopted at the age of 6 months, Gardiner was born in Melbourne, Australia and grew up in
rural Victoria.
At 12, he wrote and submitted his first musical and was the
youngest ever applicant to attend The Workshop in Sydney.[1]
Career
Gardiner has lived a varied and colourful life which has spanned
theatre, film, TV and cabaret. Having started at the tender age of
16, he began his professional career in the original Australian
cast of 42nd Street and then went on to
perform in over 20 award winning musicals over the past 17 years in
three continents.
He trained at the Australian Ballet School and
Broadway Dance Center, Steps NYC,
the Actors Centre – Sydney, London and New York and earned a
Scholarship at the New York Performing Arts Centre.
Whilst Jason was performing in The Royal
National Theatre's award winning production of the Cole Porter
hit Anything
Goes in 2004, he was cast as the Culture Guru for the UK
version of Queer Eye For
the Straight Guy on LIVINGtv and Channel 4. He tried doing
the two jobs simultaneously for 8 weeks and ended up in hospital
due to chronic fatigue and was forced to make a decision over which
to keep; he chose to pursue a career in TV.
Gardiner hosts and performs his cabaret show at London's new
club, Too 2 Much, once a month.
Gardiner can be seen on ITV's
Dancing on Ice in the UK, and Nine Network's Torvill and Dean's
Dancing on Ice in Australia as a judge on the panel. Jason
has also appeared on ITV's Loose @ 5.30!.
TV &
Film
- Dancing On Ice 2008- Granada/ ITV- Judge
- Dancing On Ice 2007- Granada/ ITV- Judge
- Dancing On Ice 2006- Granada/ ITV- Judge
- Beat the Stylist- ITV This Morning- Style Doctor
- BAFTAS 2006- E! Entertainment – Entertainment Expert
- Queer Eye for the Straight Guy UK – LivingTV/ NBC/ Scout-
Culture Presenter
- Red Carpet Moments- E! Entertainment - London Red Carpet
Host
- Hef and the Playboy Girls 2005- Host presenter- E!
Entertainment
- Bring On the Bling-2005 Oscars show- E! Entertainment
International and US- Co-Host Presenter
- Fabulous Life Of London- VH1 US- Expert presenter
- Richard and Judy- Cactus TV- Himself
- GMTV- ITV – Himself and presented the weather!
- UK FOOD LIVE- Jenny Barnet- Himself
- TRL- MTV UK- Himself
- Celebrity Big Brother E Forum- E4- Himself
- Bump n Grind series 1 and 2 - Princess Productions/Trouble TV-
Dance Expert
- BAFTA Television Awards 2005 – E! Entertainment- Co-Host
Presenter
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- Strictly Dance Fever 2005- BBC One- Judge
- Live 8 Concert London 2005- Foxtel Australia- Himself
- Discomania- ITV & ITV2- Himself
- Surviving Picasso (Merchant Ivory Films) Dancer
- Cats Movie (RUG
films) Alonzo
- Steve Coogan Christmas Special (BBC), Artist/
Choreographer
- Beyond The Sea- Film directed/starring Kevin Spacey-
Artist
- This Morning- ITV- Himself
- Richard Hammond 5 o’clock Show- ITV – Himself
- Pure T4 - Ch4- Himself
- The Wright Stuff- Five- Himself
- Loose Women- ITV- Himself
- Saturday Morning Showdown- ITV- Himself
- Celebrity Soup- E! Entertainment- Himself
- Daily Cooks Challenge- Himself- Celebrity Judge
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TV Awards
Winner of Biggest Bitch - Five's Bitchiest
Moments 2006.
Theatre
- 1987- Cats
– Australian Cast - Theatre Royal Sydney
- 1988- 42nd Street – Original Australian
Cast – Her Majesty’s Theatre
- 1991- West
Side Story – USA National Tour – Dance Captain
- 1992- Kizmet – Miami – Jackie Gleeson
Theatre USA
- 1993- 42nd Street – Dance Captain – Australian National
- 1994- My Fair
Lady – Dance Captain – Victorian State Opera
- 1995- West Side Story – Riff – Princess Theatre, Melbourne
- 1996- Dames at
Sea – Dick – Ambassador’s Theatre London
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- 1997- Cats – Munkustrap, Rum Tum Tugger, Alonzo and Gus– New
London Theatre
- 1998- Oklahoma – Fight Captain – Royal National
Theatre London
- 1999- Chicago – Aaron – Adelphi Theatre
London
- 2000- Lady Be Good
– Bertie Bassett/Choreographer – La Fenice Opera, Venice,
Italy
- 2002- Lady Be Good – Bertie Bassett/ Director/Choreographer –
Sao Carlos Opera House Lisbon, Portugal
- 2002- Anything Goes – Royal National Theatre- Associate
Choreographer
- 2003- Chicago - Fred Casely – Baalbeck Festival, Lebanon
- 2004- Anything Goes - Dance Captain – Theatre Royal Drury
Lane
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Choreography
- 1989- Kylie Minogue – Sydney Mardi Gras – Dance Captain
- 1990- Ce Ce Peniston – USA Tour – Assistant Choreographer/Dance
Captain
- 1992- Lalique Show – Hong Kong – Choreographer and
Director
- 1993- YSL Fashion Show - Hong Kong - Choreographer and
Director
- 1994- Piaget 120th Anniversary Show - Manila Philippines -
Director/Choreographer
- 1996- Bjork – Smashits Concert - Dancer
- 1997- Shirley Bassey – Royal Albert Hall – Choreographer
- 1998- Cher – Heaven Concert – Choreographer
- 2000- Ultra Nate – Mardi Gras Sydney – Choreographer
- 2000- Lady Be Good – La Fenice Opera House, Venice –
Director/Choreographer
- 2001- Marc Almond – Soft Cell Concert – Choreographer
- 2001- Benefit – Edel Records – Choreographer
- 2002- Lady Be Good – Sao Carlos Opera House, Lisbon –
Director/Choreographer
- 2002- Caroline O’Conner – Sydney Opera House – Guest
artist
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- 2002- Victoria Wilson James – Purple in the Park –
Choreographer
- 2002- Gareth Gates Wembley – Choreographer
- 2002- MTV EUROPE – Mondo Show Germany -
Director/Choreographer
- 2003- London Concert for Peace – Theatre Royal Drury Lane-
Producer/Choreographer
- 2003- Johnny P – Zurich Gay Pride Concert - Choreographer
- 2003- Elton John Premier League Football campaign- BSkyB
TVChoreographer
- 2003- Persil Trade Show- Leicester Square –
Director/Choreographer
- 2003- Scuzz TV campaign – SkyTV commercial - Choreographer
- 2003- Blue TV – SkyTV commercial - Choreographer
- 2004- Premier League/Championship Snooker - BSkyB commercial -
Choreographer
- 2005- Graham Norton’s Celebrity All Stars - BBC One -
Choreographer
- 2005- Peyton Hed Kandi Gay Pride Concert – London –
Producer/Choreographer
- 2005- Pregnancy Week Campaign – Discovery Channel -
Choreographer
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Vocal
Recordings
- 42ND STREET- Original Australian cast recording
- OKLAHOMA- Royal National Theatre Production
- CHICAGO- Billy Flynn and Amos, Time Music
- LA CAGE AUX FOLLES- Time Music
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- A CHORUS LINE- Paul San Marco, Time Music
- OLIVER - Time Music
- FOLLIES – Old Ben and Young Ben, Time Music
- ANYTHING GOES- Royal National Theatre Production, First Night
Music
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References
- ^ Jason Gardiner : PROFILE
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