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Jason Dundas
Dundas at the InStyle Awards, May 2015
Born
Jason Robert Dundas

(1982-07-25) 25 July 1982 (age 41)
Penrith, Sydney, Australia
Occupation(s)TV host, producer
Years active2003–present
Websitewww.jasondundas.com

Jason Dundas (born 25 July 1982) is an Australian-born television presenter, actor, producer and director, known for his roles as special correspondent for CBS's Entertainment Tonight,[1][2][3] the host of The X Factor Australia[4][5] in 2016, host of America's Best Dance Crew[6][7][8] on MTV, VH1's Big Morning Buzz Live, travel series Getaway[9][10] in Australia, and the founder and director of Dundas Media.

Personal life

Dundas was born in Penrith, Sydney, to Ross Dundas and Diane Dundas.

He attended Jamison High School, and later went on to study at the School of Communication Arts at the University of Western Sydney where he studied a Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication).

He won a contest to be the host of MTV[11][12] Australia in 2003, after creating his own DIY video audition from his bedroom at 19 years old.

Dundas is married to Tayler Blackman.

Career

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2003 MTV Homebuzz Australia Host MTV Australia
2004–2006 MTV TRL Australia Host MTV Australia
2004–2005 MTV News Australia Host MTV Australia
2004 MTV Europe Music Awards Red carpet reporter MTV Europe Music Awards
2005 MTV Australia Video Music Awards Co-presenter MTV Australia
2005–2006 Snow Cave MTV Australia Host MTV Australia
2005–2006 Beach House MTV Australia Host MTV Australia
2005–2006 Back Door To... Host MTV Australia
2006 Full Tank MTV Australia Host MTV Australia
2006 MTV Australia Video Music Awards Co-presenter MTV Australia
2006–current Getaway[13] Presenter Nine Network
2007–2009 20 to 1 Panelist Nine Network
2008 MTV Australia Video Music Awards Co-presenter MTV Australia
2009 MTV Australia Video Music Awards Co-presenter MTV Australia
2009 Logie Awards Australia Presenter Nine Network
2011–2012 VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live USA Pop-culture correspondent MTV Australia
2012 VH1 Do Something Awards USA Co-host VH1
2012 VH1 Fan Jam USA Co-host VH1
2012 VH1 Divas USA Correspondent VH1
2012 Big Evening Buzz USA Co-host VH1
2012 VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown USA Host (One episode, 3 November 2012) VH1
2012 CNN Showbiz Tonight USA Panelist on 2 episodes CNN
2012 New Year's Eve 2012 Australia Co-host Nine Network
2013–2014 VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live USA Co-host VH1
2013 VH1 Best Super Bowl Concert Ever USA[14] Co-host VH1
2014 The Big Adventure[15] Host Seven Network
2014–2015 Beyond Dance/America's Best Dance Crew[16] Host MTV
2015 Entertainment Tonight Special correspondent CBS
2016 The X Factor Australia Host Seven Network
2019 Page Six TV Co-host Fox
2019–2020 BUILD Stopover Host Verizon Media
2019–current The Watchlist Creator, Host & Executive Producer Foxtel
2020 Fire Fight Australia Co-host Foxtel
2021 Yahoo Finance[17][18][19][20] Correspondent Yahoo

Film

Year Film Role Notes
2008 Fool's Gold Frat Boy 1 Warner Bros. Pictures
2012 Hardflip Ryder Skipstone Pictures

TV

Year Program Role Notes
2010 Sea Patrol Jack Fiene Nine Network

Production

Dundas Media

After studying graphic design at Sydney's School of Design, Dundas sold his first TV show to MTV when he was 21-years-old. He currently runs a Hollywood-based video[21][22] production company, Dundas Media.[23]

In 2019 Dundas created the weekly entertainment TV show The Watchlist[24] from LA for Foxtel Australia. He is the show's executive producer, co-writer and host with the series currently in its fourth season with over 700 short-form episodes.[citation needed]

Entrepreneur

Dundas Fit

As an entrepreneur, Dundas became the second men's ambassador[25][26] of Australian department store David Jones. In this role, he fronted fashion campaigns Miranda Kerr and Jessica Gomes,[27] starred in and produced video series, and developed his own activewear brand DundasFit, sold in 35 stores in Australia.

References

  1. ^ "Johnny Depp Admits That He's 'Weird' | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Nicole Kidman Regrets Being So Candid in Her Revealing 'Tonight Show' Moment | Entertainment Tonight". www.etonline.com. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. ^ Halliwell, Elle (26 July 2015). "Dundas whipped up in shark frenzy". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ Tecson, Karla (28 November 2016). "'X Factor Australia' 2016 latest news: Natalie Ong floods her Instagram page with grand final moments". International Business Times AU. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ "The X Factor moment that made Iggy cry". news.com.au. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. ^ August 13, Jodi Walker Updated; EDT, 2015 at 06:17 AM. "'ABDC' recap: Crews on fleek". EW.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "'America's Best Dance Crew': 'Road to the VMAs' starts, and one crew hits bottom quick". Los Angeles Times. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ Weigle, Lauren (30 July 2015). "'America's Best Dance Crew: Road to the VMAs' – Judges & Host". Heavy.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ "They call this work?". Gold Coast Bulletin. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  10. ^ McManus, Bridget (8 May 2021). "Time to start planning big holidays, says Getaway's Jason Dundas". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  11. ^ "MTV to reintroduce TRL Australia in 2019 | Programming | News | Rapid TV News". www.rapidtvnews.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  12. ^ "MTV is bringing TRL back to Australia". The Music Network. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Getaway host Jason Dundas' favourite things to do in Los Angeles". travel.nine.com.au. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Carrie Keagan & Jason Dundas To Host VH1's "Pepsi Superbowl Fan Jam" On February 2nd!". Icon Vs. Icon. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  15. ^ Galvin, Nick (25 November 2014). "Network Seven loses $1 million gamble on The Big Adventure". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Revamped 'America's Best Dance Crew' gets new moniker, judges and host". Los Angeles Times. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Will Bitcoin hit $100,000 in 2021?". au.finance.yahoo.com. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  18. ^ "'200% returns': Wolf of Wall Street's top investing tip". au.finance.yahoo.com. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  19. ^ "How do you mine Bitcoin?". au.finance.yahoo.com. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  20. ^ "'Power-hungry': The dirty truth about Bitcoins and NFTs". au.finance.yahoo.com. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  21. ^ "New York-inspired VEGEMITE pizza via Thinkerbell - AdNews". www.adnews.com.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  22. ^ "New York Master Pizza Chef teams up with Vegemite to show Aussies how to really eat the mitey stuff in new campaign via Thinkerbell". Campaign Brief. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  23. ^ Lee, Jason (15 August 2018). "Jason Dundas Stopped Eating Like A Model, And Became Happier Than Ever". Men's Health. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  24. ^ "AACTA International awards for 'Parasite,' Tarantino, Pitt, Ronan and Robbie". IF Magazine. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Jesinta's 'blow up' with Dundas". news.com.au. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  26. ^ KOHA, NUI TE (16 July 2017). "Jason Dundas and David Jones part ways". Herald Sun. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  27. ^ Halliwell, Elle (29 July 2016). "Why Jason is pumped (and ripped) for runway". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 18 October 2021.

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