Scott Tweedie (born 29 January 1988) is an Australian television and radio host, presenter and producer. He previously was in the United States hosting on the E! Network. Tweedie was a network host for Network 10, hosting the hit music television program The Loop and a reporter on Studio 10 and hosted the children's series Prank Patrol on the former ABC3 (now ABC Me) channel.[1]
Tweedie had originally planned to become a merchant banker, but later decided to become a radio presenter for Nova 106.9 in Brisbane.[3] He graduated from university with a degree in commerce and finance.[4]
ABC
In 2009, Tweedie became a host on the Australian television children series Prank Patrol, which launched on 4 December via ABC3, a children's digital television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).[5]Prank Patrol is based on the original Canadian series, in which kids get to play a prank on their chosen targets.[5] Tweedie is assisted by the Ninjas and an expert to help the kids create their prank.[5] In 2011, Tweedie and Kayne Tremills became co-hosts for the Australian version of the medieval-themed physical kids game show Splatalot!, which first aired on 5 November via ABC3.[6] In 2013, Tweedie hosted WAC: World Animal Championships, along with Amberley Lobo, again on ABC3.[7]
Network 10
In January 2012, Tweedie and Ash London (later Liv Phyland) became co-hosts on the Australian television music program The Loop, which first aired on 28 January via Eleven, a digital television channel owned by Network Ten.[8] The show featured the top 20 downloaded songs on iTunes each week, classic music, new Australian releases, viral videos and trending tweets.[8] Tweedie filmed over 400 episodes.[9] Tweedie has interviewed a number of international artists such as Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Matt Damon, Ed Sheeran and Tom Cruise.[10][11]
In December 2014, Tweedie with co-host Jessica Tovey and roving reporter Alicia Malone commenced a weekly movie show, Movie Juice, airing on One. The first episode aired on Tuesday 16 December 2014.[12]
In November 2016, Tweedie announced that he would be making his acting debut as Derek Meeps with a guest role in Neighbours on 18 November 2016.[13]
In December 2019, it was announced that Tweedie was moving to New York to host the early morning program E! News, and Pop of the Morning with Lilliana Vazquez from 6 January 2020.[18]Shaq labelled Tweedie "the worlds sexiest Australian".[19] During the COVID-19 lockdown, Tweedie hosted an Instagram Live series called HappE! Hour in which he made cocktails and interviewed celebrities.[10]
Born in Brisbane, Tweedie attended a boys school where he was captain of cross country in his senior year (2005).[11][4] He lived in Sydney for a number of years and has two older sisters.[4]
Tweedie was in a relationship with model Georgia Berg for a number of years that ended in 2018.[21] Scott was in a relationship with architect Madeleine John, they dated from 2019 until 2021.[10]
Surfing is something that Tweedie loves and he would go a few days a week whilst living in Australia.[4] Japanese food is Tweedie's favourite, but he also loves junk food in moderation.[4]
When interviewing Kesha, Tweedie asked if she would like to give him a tattoo. She pulled down his pants and drew a penis in permanent marker and surrounded it with glitter.[11]
