Jesse Spencer: Plays Dr. Robert Chase
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| Full Name: |
Jesse Gordon Spencer |
| Birth Date: |
February 12, 1979 |
| Astrological Sign: |
Aquarius |
| Birth Place: |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Awards: |
- 2009 Screen Actors Guild: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series – Nominee
- 2005 Nominated Teen Choice Award Choice TV Breakout Performance – Male for: "House M.D." (2004)
- 1999 Nominated Silver Logie Most Popular Actor for: "Neighbours" (1985)
- 1998 Nominated Silver Logie Most Popular Actor for: "Neighbours" (1985)
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| Fast Facts: |
- Joined the Australian Boys Choir in Melbourne at age 7; first professional acting job at age 12 was as an understudy in a Melbourne production of The King and I.
- Lived in London prior to landing his role on House, and paid his own airfare to L.A. for his audition.
- Father and both of his brothers are physicians (he just plays one on TV, although he was accepted into the premed program at the University of Melbourne).
- Plays violin, guitar and piano.
- Mother Robyn is a former spokeswoman and Senate candidate for the Australian anti-immigration party One Nation.
- Named one of TV’s Sexiest Men by TV GUIDE in 2006.
- He was born at St Georges Hospital in Kew, Melbourne.
- Jesse was chosen as one of People Magazine’s annual 100 Most Beautiful People in the World, in May 2007.
- Jesse asked his House co-star, Jennifer Morrison to marry him during their 2006 Christmas holiday in Paris. They are no longer engaged.
- Jesse is soon returning to Australia to make a cameo performance on Neighbours as Billy Kennedy. He previously returned for a guest spot on the show’s 20th anniversary episode in 2005.
- Jesse will be joining girlfriend and House co-star Jennifer Morrison in the independent movie Flourish.
- Jesse’s favourite band is Presidents of the United States of America.
- Jesse’s favorite food is chicken.
- His favorite TV show is The X-Files.
- He can speak French.
- He used to have his belly button pierced with a garnet.
- His hobbies include Australian football, running, rock climbing, surfing, and music.
- He is 5′ 10½" (1.79 m) tall.
- Jesse has two older brothers and a younger sister.
- Jesse is Australian but in certain movies puts on a English accent.
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| Quotes: |
- I’m the black sheep of the family.
- I’m glad I’m back to being a nobody.
- I always find music guys writing about love. Think of something else for a change. I’m sorry, but it’s been done, and it does work and it’s good and all that, but I think something else would be nice. I tend not to write lyrics, cause I’m a bad lyricist. I sort of write the music, and I can orchestrate the whole thing, but the words, [singing] ‘I woke up this morning…’ Awful stuff.
- It’s tough in this industry – it doesn’t matter whether one is auditioning for an advertisement or for a role in theatre or television – you just learn to take the hundreds of knockbacks! All these people are looking for a certain "look" for each job – the right age, height, hair type, size etc before they even consider any abilities – you learn not to get optimistic or disappointed!
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