Jason Donovan
Australian actor and singer
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August 2024 | Jason Donovan started playing the role of Frank-N-Furter in the touring UK stage show of The Rocky Horror Show. |
2023 | Jason Donovan portrayed Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Show (50th Anniversary Production) at the Theatre Royal, Sydney. |
2023 | Jason Donovan returned as Teen Angel in Grease at the Dominion Theatre, London. |
April 2023 | Amazon announced that they had picked up Neighbours for their Freevee streaming service and began filming the revived series. |
2022 | Jason Donovan played Teen Angel in Grease at the Dominion Theatre, London. |
2022 | Jason Donovan performed again as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat during a UK tour. |
2022 | Jason Donovan starred as The Evil Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton. |
July 2022 | Jason Donovan made a one-off cameo appearance as Scott in Neighbours, alongside Kylie Minogue as Charlene, for what was believed to be the show's final ever episode. |
2021 | Jason Donovan returned as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the London Palladium. |
2021 | Jason Donovan took on the role of The Evil Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Birmingham Hippodrome. |
2021 | Jason Donovan played Prince Charming in the TV series Not Going Out. |
2021 | Donovan competed in the thirteenth series of Dancing on Ice, paired with Alexandra Schauman, but withdrew from the competition in week 6 due to a back injury. |
December 2020 | Jason Donovan was set to make his pantomime debut as The Evil Ringmaster in Goldilocks and the Three Bears at the Birmingham Hippodrome, but the performance was postponed to Christmas 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
2019 | Jason Donovan portrayed the character Darren in the TV series Dial M for Middlesbrough. |
2019 | Jason Donovan played Billy Flynn in Chicago at the Arts Centre Melbourne. |
2019 | Jason Donovan performed as Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat at the London Palladium. |
2019 | In summer 2019, Jason Donovan returned to the London Palladium in a new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, playing the role of Pharaoh. |
2017 | Heart 80s Radio was launched, and Donovan began presenting Sunday Mornings from 9 am to 12 noon, in addition to his 80s Rewind Sunday Evening Show on Heart. |
2016 | Jason Donovan played Sam Phillips in the UK tour of Million Dollar Quartet. |
2016 | Jason Donovan toured the UK with his Ten Good Reasons and Greatest Hits Tour. |
2015 | Jason Donovan portrayed Lionel Logue in The King's Speech at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and on a UK tour. |
2015 | Jason Donovan reprised his role as Mitzi (aka 'Tick') in the UK tour of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. |
March 2015 | Donovan participated in the documentary special Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, after declining to return for the show's anniversary celebrations. |
2014 | Jason Donovan returned as Parson Nathaniel in the UK arena tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. |
2014 | Jason Donovan played Frank Butler in a UK tour of Annie Get Your Gun. |
2014 | Jason Donovan was involved in the mission 'Big Brother' for the game Watch Dogs - The Suspect Man. |
2014 | Jason Donovan voiced the character Pops in the CBeebies TV series Boj. |
2013 | Donovan reprised his role as Tick/Mitzi in the UK national touring production of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. |
May 5 2013 | Donovan narrated Pick TV's budget version of Rude Tube, titled Video Surf. |
2012 | Donovan toured the UK and Europe in a new version of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, playing Parson Nathaniel. |
2012 | Jason Donovan voiced the character Buzz in the video game PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. |
2012 | Donovan served as a judge on ITV's talent search show Superstar during the summer. |
May 2012 | Donovan was interviewed by Piers Morgan on the ITV series Piers Morgan's Life Stories, discussing his career and personal life. |
March 2012 | Donovan released a new album of covers, Sign Of Your Love. |
2011 | Jason Donovan played the role of Gary in the video films Evil Calls (The Legend of Harrow Woods) and Back2Hell. |
2011 | Jason Donovan stated in an interview that he has been drug-free since the year 2000. |
2011 | Donovan toured as part of the Here and Now Tour and performed in a production of The Sound of Music as Captain Von Trapp. |
September 2011 | Donovan participated in the ninth series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, where he finished third with his partner Kristina Rihanoff. |
February 2011 | Donovan appeared on the BBC series Ready, Steady, Cook. |
January 2011 | The stage show Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds concluded in Germany. |
2010 | Donovan was asked to return to Neighbours for its 25th anniversary but was unable to do so due to other work commitments. |
2010 | Jason Donovan voiced the character Toby in the film Animals United. |
November 2010 | Donovan began his role as The Artilleryman in the stage show Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, which toured the UK and Europe. |
October 2010 | Donovan released his fifth studio album, Soundtrack of the 80s, which features cover versions of popular 1980s hits. |
September 2010 | Jason Donovan participated in the BBC television series Who Do You Think You Are?, tracing his family tree back several generations. |
August 30 2010 | Jason Donovan was the subject of an episode of the BBC TV series Who Do You Think You Are?, where he discovered he is a descendant of the pioneer William Cox, who built the first road across Australia's Blue Mountains in 1814. |
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