Jason Donovan - Biography
Actor and Musician
Born: June 1, 1968
Famous for: playing Scott Robinson in Neighbours and forging a successful pop career
Melbourne
Jason Sean Donovan was born in Melbourne to Australian actors Terence Donovan and Sue McIntosh. He made his acting debut aged 11 with a small part in Aussie series Skyways, but his major breakthrough came when he secured the part of Scott Robinson in Neighbours, starring alongside his off-screen love Kylie Minogue. In 1988 he left the hit soap to pursue a career in music, scoring a UK number one with both his second single and debut album and going on to have a further 15 hit singles in the UK. This was followed by a long and successful run on the West End in Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. In 2006 Jason returned to British TV in I'm A Celebrity before starring opposite Martine McCutcheon in Echo Beach. Jason met his partner Angela Malloch in 1998 and the couple have two children, Jemma, born in 2000, and son Zach, born the following year.