Known for movies
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009-2012)
as Writer
Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012-2016)
as Writer
Full Frontal (1994-1997)
as Writer
Newstopia (2007-2008)
as Writer
Short Info
| Spouse | Leandra Micallef |
| Fact | Favourite film is Blade Runner. |
Shaun Micallef was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 18 January 1962. His parents were both school teachers. He has two older sisters. He was educated at St Peter’s College, Adelaide and the University of Adelaide, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and History.
FINALE NIGHT
The cast of #MadAsHell watches the final episode of #BrainEisteddfod @ 7:30 on TEN before it's own final episode @ 8:30 on ABC. Please join them. pic.twitter.com/d3yX3EtDir— Shaun Micallef (@shaunmicallef) September 21, 2022
Micallef began his career as a stand-up comedian, performing in clubs and pubs around Adelaide. He later moved to Melbourne, where he became a regular performer at the Comedy Store. He also appeared on several Australian TV shows, including The D-Generation and Full Frontal.
In 1998, Micallef began hosting the satirical news show The Micallef Program (later renamed The Shaun Micallef Show). The show was a huge success, winning several Logie Awards. Micallef also wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed comedy series Mad as Hell.
In recent years, Micallef has appeared in a number of films, including The King’s Speech and The Great Gatsby. He has also published two books, The Micallef Program: A Guide to Life and The Shaun Micallef Show: A Guide to Happiness.
Micallef is married to television producer Sarah Monahan. They have two children.
Shaun Micallef is an Australian comedian, actor, writer and television presenter. He is best known for hosting the satirical news show The Micallef Program (later renamed The Shaun Micallef Show) and for starring in the comedy series Mad as Hell.
General Info
| Full Name | Shaun Micallef |
| Height | 1.82 m |
| Profession | Actor, Lawyer, Comedian, Screenwriter, Television producer, Presenter |
| Education | University of Adelaide |
| Nationality | Australian |
Family
| Spouse | Leandra Micallef |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Logie Award for Best Presenter, AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy, AACTA Award for Best Television Comedy Series, AACTA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft |
| Nominations | Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television, AACTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series, AACTA Award for Best Television Comedy or Light Entertainment Series |
| Movies | Arrowhead, Sucker, The Cup, The King, Aquamarine, The Extra, Bad Eggs, The Honourable Wally Norman, The Moment |
| TV Shows | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, Full Frontal, The Micallef P(r)ogram(me), The Ex-PM, Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation, Newstopia, Mr & Mrs Murder, Micallef Tonight, Welcher & Welcher, Dogstar, BlackJack, Shaun Micallef's Stairway to Heaven, Shaun Micallef's World Around Him |
Social profile links
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | My attitude is one of unswerving devotion to myself. I am single-minded in my pursuit of money, fame and power. I also collect spoons. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Favourite film is Blade Runner. |
| 2 | Co-hosted the "Dave & Denise with Shaun Micallef" breakfast show on VegaFM Melbourne, Australia, with Dave O'Neil and Denise Scott (2005-2007). |
| 3 | The name 'Micallef' is of Maltese heritage. |
| 4 | Has a University Law Degree, and has worked within the Law profession. |
Pictures
Movies
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | 2012-2016 | TV Series writer - 64 episodes | |
| The Ex-PM | 2015 | TV Series written by - 6 episodes | |
| It's a Date | 2013 | TV Series story "Michael & Alison" - 1 episode | |
| Mr & Mrs Murder | 2013 | TV Series created by - 13 episodes | |
| Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | 2009-2012 | TV Series writer - 72 episodes | |
| The Moment | 2011/I | Short short story | |
| Shaun Micallef's New Year's Rave | 2009 | TV Movie writer | |
| Newstopia | 2007-2008 | TV Series writer - 30 episodes | |
| BlackJack: Ghosts | 2007 | TV Movie written by | |
| BlackJack: At the Gates | 2006 | TV Movie characters | |
| BlackJack: Dead Memory | 2006 | TV Movie characters | |
| BlackJack: Ace Point Game | 2005 | TV Movie characters | |
| BlackJack: In the Money | 2005 | TV Movie characters | |
| BlackJack: Sweet Science | 2004 | TV Movie characters | |
| Micallef Tonight | 2003 | TV Series writer - 13 episodes | |
| Welcher & Welcher | TV Series creator - 8 episodes, 2003 written by - 8 episodes, 2003 | ||
| BlackJack | 2003 | TV Movie written by | |
| 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2001 | TV Special writer | |
| The Micallef Program | 1998-2001 | TV Series writer - 23 episodes | |
| 42nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2000 | TV Special writer | |
| Full Frontal | 1994-1997 | TV Series writer - 82 episodes | |
| Shaun Micallef's World Around Him | 1996 | TV Movie written by | |
| The Glynn Nicholas Show | 1996 | TV Series co-creator - 10 episodes | |
| Jimeoin | 1994-1995 | TV Series writer - 19 episodes | |
| Tuesday Night Live: The Big Gig | 1989 | TV Series writer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Cuts | 2002 | TV Series | TV Presenter |
| The Micallef Program | 1998-2001 | TV Series | Various Characters / Host / Larry Wren / ... |
| SeaChange | 2000 | TV Series | Warwick Munro |
| Introducing Gary Petty | 2000 | TV Series | Jack Radish |
| Blue Heelers | 1998 | TV Series | Rip Vaughan |
| Full Frontal | 1994-1997 | TV Series | Various Characters / Announcements |
| Shaun Micallef's World Around Him | 1996 | TV Movie | Various Characters |
| Jimeoin | 1994 | TV Series | Various Characters |
| The Ex-PM | 2015-2017 | TV Series | Andrew Dugdale |
| Dogstar: Christmas in Space | 2016 | TV Movie | Narrator (voice) |
| Arrowhead | 2016 | REEF (voice) | |
| Sucker | 2015/I | Harry | |
| Danger 5 | 2015 | TV Series | Kaltenbrunner / Principal |
| It's a Date | 2014 | TV Series | Roland |
| 31 Questions | 2014 | TV Series | Water Boy |
| Mr & Mrs Murder | 2013 | TV Series | Charlie Buchanan |
| Stuffed | 2012 | TV Short | Tom |
| Laid | 2011-2012 | TV Series | G-Bomb |
| Mollusks | 2011 | TV Series | Easty |
| The Bazura Project | 2011 | TV Series | MK-Ultra |
| The Cup | 2011 | Lee Freedman (as Shaun Micaleff) | |
| Dogstar | 2007-2011 | TV Series | Narrator / Boombah |
| Offspring | 2010 | TV Series | Lachlan |
| Professor Pebbles | 2008 | Video short | Professor Pebbles (voice) |
| BlackJack: Ghosts | 2007 | TV Movie | Ian |
| The King | 2007 | TV Movie | Colin Bednall |
| Aquamarine | 2006 | Storm Banks | |
| The Extra | 2005 | Det. Paul Ridley | |
| Herman, the Legal Labrador | 2004 | Short | Leonard Palumbo (voice) |
| Through My Eyes | 2004 | TV Series | Jack Winneke Q.C. |
| Bad Eggs | 2003 | Premier Lionel Cray | |
| The Honourable Wally Norman | 2003 | Ken Oats | |
| Welcher & Welcher | 2003 | TV Series | Quentin Charles Welcher / Swarthy Man / Kabuki Artiste |
| The 13th House | 2003 | Sir |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ex-PM | 2015-2017 | TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes | |
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | 2012-2016 | TV Series executive producer - 64 episodes | |
| Shaun Micallef's Stairway to Heaven | 2014 | TV Movie documentary co-producer | |
| Mr & Mrs Murder | 2013 | TV Series associate producer - 13 episodes | |
| Shaun Micallef's New Year's Rave | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Newstopia | 2007-2008 | TV Series producer - 30 episodes | |
| BlackJack: Ghosts | 2007 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| BlackJack: At the Gates | 2006 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| BlackJack: Dead Memory | 2006 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| BlackJack: Ace Point Game | 2005 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| BlackJack: In the Money | 2005 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| BlackJack: Sweet Science | 2004 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| Welcher & Welcher | 2003 | TV Series producer - 8 episodes | |
| BlackJack | 2003 | TV Movie associate producer | |
| The Micallef Program | 1998-2001 | TV Series producer - 23 episodes | |
| Shaun Micallef's World Around Him | 1996 | TV Movie producer | |
| Full Frontal | 1994 | TV Series producer - 11 episodes |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr & Mrs Murder | 2013 | TV Series performer - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | 2012-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Bill Duthie / John Howard / ... |
| Stop Laughing... This Is Serious | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Shaun Micallef's Stairway to Heaven | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Live on Bowen | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Dirty Laundry Live | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Project | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Rage | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Adam Hills in Gordon St Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | 2009-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Hamster Wheel | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| A Quiet Word with... | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 7PM Project | 2009-2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| 52 Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2010 | TV Special | Himself |
| Shaun Micallef's New Year's Rave | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself / Various |
| Rove Live | 2001-2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good News Week | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Chaser's War on Everything | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Newstopia | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various / Fyodor / ... |
| Spicks and Specks | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| 20 to 1 | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 50th Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Thank God You're Here | 2006-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Making of The King | 2007 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Shambles with Sos, Valvo & Lynchy | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning Australia | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Panel | 1999-2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Over Easy: On Location with 'Bad Eggs' | 2003 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Micallef Tonight | 2003 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Music Jamboree | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Jumper Model |
| 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| The Big Schmooze | 2000-2001 | TV Series | Himself - Shaun Micallef Lookalike / Himself - Celebrity Sponger / Himself |
| Theatre Sports | 1987 | TV Series | Himself (team: Get Her) |
Awards
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | AACTA Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Television Comedy Series | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012) |
| 2014 | AACTA Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Performance in a Television Comedy | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012) |
| 2010 | Outstanding Achievement in Television Screen Craft | Australian Film Institute | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009) | |
| 2010 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular Presenter | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009) |
| 2008 | Awgie Award | Australian Writers' Guild | Comedy - Sketch or Light Entertainment | Newstopia (2007) |
| 1998 | Awgie Award | Australian Writers' Guild | Comedy - Non-Format | Full Frontal (1993) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | AACTA Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Television Comedy Series | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012) |
| 2014 | AACTA Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Television Comedy or Light Entertainment Series | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell (2012) |
| 2011 | Silver Logie | Logie Awards | Most Popular Presenter | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009) |
| 2010 | Awgie Award | Australian Writers' Guild | Comedy - Sketch or Light Entertainment | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation (2009) |
| 2010 | Gold Logie | Logie Awards | Most notably for Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | |
| 2009 | Awgie Award | Australian Writers' Guild | Comedy - Sketch or Light Entertainment | Newstopia (2007) |
| 2003 | Australian Comedy Award | Australian Comedy Awards | Outstanding Comic Performance on Australian TV | Welcher & Welcher (2003) |
| 2003 | AFI Award | Australian Film Institute | Best Light Entertainment Series | Micallef Tonight (2003) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
