Olympic medalist
Medal record
Women’s swimming
Competitor for  Australia
Gold	1972 Munich	200 m individual medley
Gold	1972 Munich	200 m freestyle
Gold	1972 Munich	400 m freestyle
Silver	1972 Munich	800 m freestyle
Bronze	1972 Munich	100 m freestyle

Shane Elizabeth Gould, MBE (born 23 November 1956) is an Australian former swimmer who won three gold medals, a silver and bronze in 1972 Summer Olympics. It was the greatest performance by an Australian at a single Olympics.

Biography[link]

Shane Gould was born in Sydney, Australia, on the first day of competition of the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. She moved to Fiji with her family at the age of 18 months. By the age of six, she was a competent swimmer. She attended primary school at St. Peters Lutheran College, Brisbane, where a sporting house is named after her, and secondary school at Turramurra High School, Sydney. She was trained by leading coaches Forbes and Ursula Carlile and their assistant Tom Green.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich, Gould won three gold medals, setting a world record in each race. She also won a bronze and a silver medal.

At the age of 16, she retired from swimming.

She is the only person, male or female, to hold every world freestyle record from 100 m to 1500 m simultaneously, and the first female swimmer ever to win three Olympic gold medals in world record time.

She was awarded Australian of the Year in 1972.^[1]

She was one of the bearers of the Olympic Torch at the opening ceremony of the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She carried the Olympic Torch at the stadium, as one of the runners for the final segment, before the lighting of the Olympic Flame.

She now divides her time between Launceston, Tasmania and Sydney, and still swims, in Masters competitions.

She has four children from her first marriage, and two grandchildren. She married Milton Nelms in 2007.^[2]

Other achievements[link]

• 1971 Best Sportswoman in the World
• 1971 ABC Sportswoman of the Year
• 1972 ABC Sportswoman of the Year
• 1972 Australian of the Year
• 1981 Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)^[3]
• 1994 Olympic Order
• 1995 Legend of Australian Sport
• 2000 Australian Sports Medal^[4]
• 2001 Centenary Medal^[5]

See also[link]

• List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
• World record progression 200m medley

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Shane Gould at the Internet Movie Database

Records
Preceded by Dawn Fraser	Women's 100 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) 30 April 1971 – 13 July 1973	Succeeded by Kornelia Ender
Preceded by Debbie Meyer	Women's 200 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) 1 May 1971 – 4 August 1972	Succeeded by Shirley Babashoff
Preceded by Shirley Babashoff	Women's 200 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) 1 September 1972 – 2 August 1974	Succeeded by Kornelia Ender
Preceded by Karen Moras	Women's 400 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) 30 April 1971 – 22 August 1973	Succeeded by Keena Rothhammer
Preceded by Ann Simmons	Women's 800 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) 3 December 1971 – 6 August 1972	Succeeded by Jo Harshbarger
Preceded by Debbie Meyer	Women's 1500 metres Freestyle World Record Holder (Long Course) 12 December 1971 – 25 August 1973	Succeeded by Jo Harshbarger
Preceded by Claudia Kolb	Women's 200 metres Individual Medley World Record Holder (Long Course) 28 August 1972 – 13 April 1973	Succeeded by Kornelia Ender
Awards
Preceded by Evonne Goolagong	Australian of the Year Award 1972	Succeeded by Patrick White

William Wallace
Born	c. 1272 [1] Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died	23 August 1305 (age 33) Smithfield, London, Middlesex, England
Cause of death	Hanged, drawn and quartered
Occupation	Commander in the Scottish Wars of Independence
Religion	Roman Catholic
Children	None recorded
Parents	Alan or Malcolm Wallace (father)

Sir William Wallace (Medieval Gaelic: Uilliam Uallas; modern Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas; Latin: Guillelmum le Walois de Scotia militem; born c. 1272, died 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight and landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence.^[2]

Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297, and was Guardian of Scotland, serving until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk. In 1305, Wallace was captured in Robroyston near Glasgow and handed over to King Edward I of England, who had him hanged, drawn, and quartered for high treason and crimes against English civilians.

Since his death, Wallace has obtained an iconic status far beyond his homeland. He is the protagonist of the 15th century epic poem The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, by Blind Harry. Wallace is also the subject of literary works by Sir Walter Scott and Jane Porter and of the Academy Award winning epic film Braveheart.

Background[link]

Statue of Wallace at Edinburgh Castle

Although he was a minor member of the Scottish nobility, little is known for certain of William Wallace's family history. Records show early members of the family as holding estates at Riccarton, Tarbolton, and Auchincruive in Kyle, and Stenton in Haddingtonshire.^[3] They were vassals of James Stewart, 5th High Steward of Scotland as their lands fell within his territory. William Wallace is possibly descended from a Richard Wallace who came to Scotland in the 1130s in the service of Walter fitz Alan, who had been appointed Steward by King David I.

Some sources give the name of William Wallace's father as Malcolm Wallace, however the seal attached to a letter sent to the Hanse city of Lübeck in 1297^[4] appears to give his father's name as Alan.^[5][6] His brothers Malcolm and John are known from other sources.^[7] An Alan Wallace appears in the Ragman Rolls as a crown tenant in Ayrshire, but there is no additional confirmation.^[8] The traditional view regards Wallace's birthplace as Elderslie in Renfrewshire, and this is still the view of most historians,^[9] but there have been recent claims that he came from Ellerslie in Ayrshire. There is no contemporary evidence linking him with either location, although both areas had connections with the wider Wallace family.^[10]

Wallace's year of birth can only be guessed at, although he was probably a relatively young man at the time of his military exploits and death. It is not known if he was ever married, or if he had any children.

Political crisis in Scotland[link]

Coronation of Alexander

When Wallace was growing up, King Alexander III^[11] ruled Scotland. His reign had seen a period of peace and economic stability. In 1286, however, Alexander died after falling from his horse.

The heir to the throne was Alexander's granddaughter, Margaret, Maid of Norway. As she was still a child and in Norway, the Scottish lords set up a government of guardians. Margaret fell ill on the voyage to Scotland and died in Orkney. The lack of a clear heir led to a period known as the 'Great Cause', with several families laying claim to the throne.

With Scotland threatening to descend into civil war, King Edward was invited in by the Scottish nobility to arbitrate. Before the process could begin, he insisted that all of the contenders recognise him as Lord Paramount of Scotland. In early November 1292, at a great feudal court held in the castle at Berwick-upon-Tweed, judgement was given in favour of John Balliol having the strongest claim in law.

Edward proceeded to reverse the rulings of the Scottish Lords and even summoned King John Balliol to stand before the English court as a common plaintiff. John was a weak king, known as "Toom Tabard", or "Empty Coat". John renounced his homage in March 1296 and by the end of the month Edward stormed Berwick-upon-Tweed, sacking the then-Scottish border town. In April, the Scots were defeated at the Battle of Dunbar in East Lothian and by July Edward had forced John to abdicate. Edward then instructed his officers to receive formal homage from some 1,800 Scottish nobles (many of the rest being prisoners of war at that time).

Military career[link]

Silent years (prior to the Wars of Independence)[link]

Wallace statue by D. W. Stevenson on the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh

Some historians such as Andrew Fisher believe Wallace must have had some earlier military experience; campaigns like Edward I of England's wars in Wales provided a good opportunity for a younger son of a landholder, with no other prospects in life than becoming a monk or priest, to become a mercenary soldier.^[12]

This theory suggests that it would have taken military knowledge to defeat the English at Stirling bridge. Wallace's personal seal attached to a letter sent to the Hanse city of Lübeck in 1297 may not only reveal the name of his father but also bears the archers' insignia.^[13] If Wallace was indeed an archer he must have been a professional, worth paying a reasonable sum of money for military services. The first class long bow (as probably used by Wallace) had a draw weight of up to 170 lbs. This is in accordance with Bower who states that Wallace was " a tall man with the body of a giant ... with lengthy flanks ...broad in the hips, with strong arms and legs ... with all his limbs very strong and firm"^[14]. Blind Harry's Wallace reaches seven feet.^[15]

Stained glass portraying the Warrior William Wallace

The start of the uprising[link]

The first act definitely known to have been carried out by Wallace was his assassination of William de Heselrig, the English High Sheriff of Lanark, in May 1297. He then joined with William the Hardy, Lord of Douglas, and they carried out the raid of Scone. This was one of several rebellions taking place across Scotland, including those of several Scottish nobles and Andrew Moray in the north.^[9]

The uprising suffered a blow when the nobles submitted to the English at Irvine in July. Wallace and Moray were not involved, and continued their rebellions. Wallace used the Ettrick Forest as a base for raiding, and attacked Wishart's palace at Ancrum. Wallace and Moray met and joined their forces, possibly at the siege of Dundee in early September.^[9]

Battle of Stirling Bridge[link]

The later Stirling Bridge

On 11 September 1297, an army jointly led by Wallace and Andrew Moray won the Battle of Stirling Bridge. Although vastly outnumbered, the Scottish army routed the English army. John de Warenne, 6th Earl of Surrey's professional army of 3,000 cavalry and 8,000 to 10,000 infantry met disaster as they crossed over to the north side of the river. The narrowness of the bridge prevented many soldiers from crossing together (possibly as few as three men abreast), so while the English soldiers crossed, the Scots held back until half of them had passed and then killed the English as quickly as they could cross. The infantry were sent on first, followed by heavy cavalry. But the Scots' sheltron formations forced the infantry back into the advancing cavalry. A pivotal charge, led by one of Wallace's captains, caused some of the English soldiers to retreat as others pushed forward, and under the overwhelming weight, the bridge collapsed and many English soldiers drowned. Thus the Scots won a significant victory which boosted the confidence of their army. Hugh Cressingham, Edward's treasurer in Scotland, died in the fighting and it is reputed that his body was subsequently flayed and the skin cut into small pieces as tokens of the victory. The Lanercost Chronicle records that Wallace had "a broad strip [of Cressingham’s skin] ... taken from the head to the heel, to make therewith a baldrick for his sword".^[16]

The Wallace Monument, near Stirling Bridge

After the battle, Moray and Wallace assumed the title of Guardians of the Kingdom of Scotland on behalf of King John Balliol. Moray died of wounds suffered on the battlefield sometime in late 1297.

The type of engagement used by Wallace was contrary to the contemporary views on chivalric warfare whereby strength of arms and knightly combat was espoused in the stead of tactical engagements and strategic use of terrain. The battle therefore embittered relations between the two antagonistic nations, whilst also perhaps providing a new departure in the type of warfare with which England had hitherto engaged. The numerical and material inferiority of the Scottish forces would be mirrored by that of the English in the Hundred Years' War, who, in turn, abandoned chivalric warfare to achieve decisive victory in similar engagements such as Crécy and Poitiers.

Around November 1297, Wallace led a large-scale raid into northern England, through Northumberland and Cumberland.^[9]

Around then Wallace was knighted. This would have been carried out by one of three Scottish earls: Carrick, Strathearn or Lennox.^[9][17][18]

Battle of Falkirk[link]

In 1298, Wallace lost the Battle of Falkirk. On 1 April 1298, the English invaded Scotland at Edinburgh. They plundered Lothian and regained some castles, but failed to bring Wallace to combat. The Scots adopted a scorched earth policy and hit and run tactics. The English quartermasters' failure to prepare for the expedition left morale and food supplies low, but Edward's search for Wallace would not end at Falkirk.

Wallace arranged his spearmen in four schiltrons — circular, hedgehog formations surrounded by a defensive wall of wooden stakes. The English however employed Welsh longbowmen who swung strategic superiority in their favour. The English proceeded to attack with cavalry, and break up the Scottish archers. Under the command of the Scottish nobles, the Scottish knights withdrew, and Edward's men began to attack the schiltrons. It remains unclear whether the infantry shooting bolts, arrows and stones at the spearmen proved the deciding factor, although it is very likely that it was the arrows of Edward's bowmen. Gaps in the schiltrons soon appeared, and the English exploited these to crush the remaining resistance. The Scots lost many men, including John de Graham. Wallace escaped, though his military reputation suffered badly.

By September 1298, Wallace had decided to resign as Guardian of Scotland in favour of Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick and future king, and John Comyn of Badenoch, King John Balliol's nephew.

Details of Wallace's activities after this are vague, but there is some evidence that he left on a mission to the court of King Philip IV of France to plead the case for assistance in the Scottish struggle for independence. There is a surviving letter from the French king dated 7 November 1300 to his envoys in Rome demanding that they should help Sir William.^[19] It also suggests that Wallace may have intended to travel to Rome, although it is not known if he did.^[20] There is also a report from an English spy at a meeting of Scottish leaders, where they said Wallace was in France.

By 1304 he was back in Scotland, and involved in skirmishes at Happrew and Earnside.

Wallace's trial in Westminster Hall. Painting by Daniel Maclise

Capture and execution[link]

Wallace evaded capture by the English until 5 August 1305 when John de Menteith, a Scottish knight loyal to Edward, turned Wallace over to English soldiers at Robroyston near Glasgow. Wallace was transported to London and taken to Westminster Hall, where he was tried for treason and for atrocities against civilians in war, "sparing neither age nor sex, monk nor nun."^[21][22] He was crowned with a garland of oak to suggest he was the king of outlaws. He responded to the treason charge, "I could not be a traitor to Edward, for I was never his subject." With this, Wallace asserted that the absent John Balliol was officially his king.^{[citation needed]}

Following the trial, on 23 August 1305, Wallace was taken from the hall, stripped naked and dragged through the city at the heels of a horse to the Elms at Smithfield. He was hanged, drawn and quartered — strangled by hanging but released while he was still alive, castrated, eviscerated and his bowels burnt before him, beheaded, then cut into four parts. His preserved head (dipped in tar) was placed on a pike atop London Bridge.^[23] It was later joined by the heads of the brothers, John and Simon Fraser. His limbs were displayed, separately, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Stirling, and Perth. A plaque stands in a wall of St. Bartholomew's Hospital near the site of Wallace's execution at Smithfield.

Plaque marking the place of Wallace's execution.

In 1869 the Wallace Monument was erected, very close to the site of his victory at Stirling Bridge. The Wallace Sword, which supposedly belonged to Wallace, although some parts were made at least 160 years later, was held for many years in Dumbarton Castle and is now in the Wallace Monument.

Historiography of Wallace[link]

Although there are problems with writing a satisfactory biography of many medieval persons, the problems with Wallace are greater than usual. Not much is known about him beyond his military campaign of 1297–98, and the last few weeks of his life in 1305. Even in recent years, his birthplace and his father's name have been disputed.

To compound this, the legacy of subsequent 'biographical' accounts, sometimes written as propaganda, other times simply as entertainment, has clouded much scholarship until relatively recently. Some accounts have uncritically copied elements from the epic poem, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, Knight of Elderslie, written around 1470 by Blind Harry the minstrel. Harry wrote from oral tradition describing events 170 years earlier, and is not in any sense an authoritative descriptor of Wallace's exploits. Much of the poem is clearly at variance with known historical facts and records of the period and is either fabricated using traditional chivalric motifs or 'borrowed' from the exploits of others and attributed to Wallace.

Wallace in fiction[link]

Wallace depicted in a children's history book from 1906

In the early 19th century, Walter Scott wrote of Wallace in Exploits and Death of William Wallace, the "Hero of Scotland", and Jane Porter penned a romantic version of the Wallace legend in The Scottish Chiefs in 1810. G. A. Henty wrote a novel in 1885 about this time period titled In Freedom's Cause. Henty, a producer of the Boy's Own Paper fiction who wrote for that magazine, portrays the life of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce, The Black Douglas, and others, while dovetailing the events of his novel with historical fiction. Nigel Tranter wrote a historical novel titled The Wallace, published in 1975, which is said to be more accurate than its literary predecessors. In 2010, the novelist Jack Whyte gave another fictionalized account of Wallace’s life, particularly his early life, in The Forest Laird, the first book in The Guardians of Scotland trilogy.

William Wallace Statue, Aberdeen

A well-known account is presented in the film Braveheart, directed by and starring Mel Gibson, written by Randall Wallace, and filmed in both Scotland and Ireland. The film, a highly fictionalized account of Wallace's life, was a commercial success and won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

Sources[link]

See also[link]

• Auchenbathie Tower - Wallace's Knowe
• Clan Wallace
• Owain Glyndŵr

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: William Wallace

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Wallace, Sir William.

Quotations related to William Wallace at Wikiquote

• The Life of Sir William Wallace, by John D. Carryck (btm format)
• William Wallace and Battles of Stirling and Falkirk
• Wallace and Bruce^{[dead link]}
• The Lübeck letter
• Wallace letters to go on show
• Portraits of Sir William Wallace at the National Portrait Gallery, London

Alexander Gould
Gould in October 2009
Born	Alexander Jerome Gould (1994-05-04) May 4, 1994 (age 18) Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation	Actor, voice artist
Years active	2000–present

Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American television actor and voice artist. He is best known for his role as Shane Botwin on the Showtime TV series Weeds and for having provided the voice of Nemo in Pixar's Finding Nemo.

Life and career[link]

Gould, the oldest of three children, was born in Los Angeles, California to Tom and Valerie Gould. Raised Jewish, he is active in his religion and the Conservative Jewish youth group USY.^[1][2][3] He has two younger sisters, Emma and Kelly, who are also actors. Gould begin acting at the age of two and became well known for voicing the title character of Disney/Pixar's Finding Nemo. On television, Gould played the role of Shane Botwin on the Showtime dramedy series Weeds, as well as guest-starring in several television series including Ally McBeal, Malcolm in the Middle, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Supernatural, and Pushing Daisies. He also starred as David Collins in the WB remake of the soap opera Dark Shadows, but its pilot episode was rejected by the WB Television Network and it was never aired.

Filmography[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Alexander Gould at the Internet Movie Database

Hamish Donald Blake (born 11 December 1981) is a Gold Logie Award winning Australian comedian, actor, and author from Melbourne, Australia. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program Hamish & Andy. As a solo performer, Blake has appeared on various Australian television programs, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's televised 2008 Great Debate, and has been a regular guest on Spicks and Specks, Rove and Thank God You're Here. In April 2012, Blake and co-star Andy Lee won a Logie Award for their television program Hamish and Andy's Gap Year. Individually, Blake also won the Gold Logie for "Most Popular Personality on Television".

Early and personal Life[link]

Blake grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Glen Waverley. He is a middle child; his older brother, Lachlan, is a solicitor and his sister, Sophie, has completed an arts degree. His parents, Noel and Kerry, separated when Blake was 17, with his father eventually remarrying. As a child, Blake says he was a fan of British comedy such as Monty Python, Fawlty Towers and Blackadder; as a teenager he "worshipped" comedians Tony Martin and Mick Molloy. Blake was a member of the National Boys Choir of Australia during the late 1980s. He attended school at Caulfield Grammar School and later at St Leonard's College, graduating in 1999.^[1]

After a gap year, Blake enrolled at the University of Melbourne in a Science/Commerce double degree. "I'm interested in artificial intelligence and computer science. That stuff still fascinates me," he says. However, a few weeks into the semester he met Andy Lee: "That was the turning point. The wheels quickly fell off my academic career." Blake eventually dropped out of university to pursue a career in comedy alongside Lee. Blake's first experience with comedy was when he entered a competition at university. He was broke at the time, and hoped to win the $500 first prize. His stand-up performance earned him third place and qualified him for a statewide universities' final, which he did win.^[1]

Blake has four tattoos on his upper left arm. One is of a small anchor to symbolise his and Lee's trip on a tall ship to Tasmania, which was modified by placing the letters 'FR' to the left of the anchor producing the phonetic sound 'Franchor' in honour of Frank Stallone's Birthday. During the Perth show of the Thank You Tour Blake revealed the letters TH situated above the anchor to produce the phonetic sound "Thanchor" in thanks to the listeners of the show for the past five years. Another of a frog smoking a joint on a skateboard, which was designed and tattooed by Pink,^[2] as well as the Olympic rings to symbolise the Bi-Bi-Tri-Bi-athlon. The last tattoo is THURS 8:30 (the time-slot of his show, Hamish and Andy's Gap Year) which utilises the TH previously tattooed.^[3] Blake is an avid supporter of the Melbourne Football Club.^[4] Blake was selected as one of the entrants to the Who's Who in Australia 2011 edition.^[5]

On 3 January 2012, Blake announced that he was engaged to his girlfriend of eighteen months, Zoe Foster.^[6]

Career[link]

Hamish and Andy[link]

Hamish Blake has collaborated with fellow comedian Andy Lee as the duo Hamish and Andy since 2003, when they performed their breakout show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, a stage production about a trip they had taken to North Queensland in Blake's old car. Soon after, they trained with RMIT's SYN Radio, gaining a drive-time shift, and created a show called Radio Karate for RMITV on community-access television station Channel 31, which they created in collaboration with Ryan Shelton and several other school friends. Radio Karate won an Antenna Award for best comedy program at the inaugural National Community Television Awards in February 2004, and one month later were offered a national comedy program on Australia's Seven Network.^[7]

The Hamish and Andy Show premiered on the Seven Network in March 2005, but failed to achieve ratings success and was cancelled after two weeks. Reviewers acknowledged the duo's talent, but criticised the show as "poorly executed".^[7] Blake says that while working on the show was a fun experience, they had little control over what happened and the way it went forward.^[8] Following the cancellation of The Hamish and Andy Show, they created a short mockumentary titled The Greystone 2800 about a couple who accidentally bought an open display home after failing to read the fine print on a housing purchase. The film won the Melbourne Comedy Festival Short Film competition and attracted the attention of comedian Rove McManus. This led to some small spots on McManus' Network Ten show Rove Live.^[7]

McManus's company, Roving Enterprises, also helped the duo develop Real Stories, a mock current affairs show that aired on Network Ten in 2006.^[7] Blake says that the experience of creating Real Stories was much more enjoyable than The Hamish and Andy Show because they had greater control over the series. Blake and Lee wrote, acted, directed, filmed and produced the show with input from Ryan Shelton and Tim Bartley.^[8]

In 2006, Blake and Lee debuted a national drive-time radio show titled Hamish & Andy on the Today Network. The show quickly gained popularity, finishing 2006 with almost one million Melbourne listeners, ahead of 3AW's popular radio host Derryn Hinch.^[7] As of August 2008, Blake and Lee's show was rating number one in four out of Australia's five major capital cities.^[9] As of the beginning of 2009, the show is broadcast in all capital cities as well as many regional centres across the country.

In September 2008, it was announced that they would make a guest appearance on Ten's Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?, which is hosted by Rove McManus.^[10] In the same year they also made a guest appearance on the Australian soap opera Neighbours.^[11]

On Wednesday 19 November at 7.30pm, 2008, Hamish and Andy aired their own one time episode, brought to you by Rove : Hamish & Andy Re-gifted, a very early Christmas Special. This was to re-present everything they had accomplished in 2008 on Rove.

Hamish and Andy have also appeared on Channel Ten's Good News Week and 7pm Project several times.

Solo work[link]

Blake has appeared on various Australian television series, including Spicks and Specks, Thank God You're Here,Twentysomething, Australia's Brainiest Comedian, The Librarians, The Panel, Rove, Talkin' 'bout your Generation and The Footy Show.^[1] He has also featured in the British version of Thank God You're Here.^[12] In 2008 he was a speaker for the negative team in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's annual televised Great Debate.^[13]

He has a monthly column in the Australian women's magazine Cosmopolitan. He was also the winner of the TV Fugly Award for Spunkiest Male TV Personality in 2008.^[14] Hamish Blake was voted the comedian of the year in 2007 by the Eather corporation. His compatriot Andy Lee was placed 14th for 2007.^{[citation needed]} Blake also came first in 'Television's most powerful celebrity' for 2009, Lee came 19th.

On 20 January 2010 it was announced Hamish will be writing a column for the Herald Sun.

Hamish, along with Zoe Foster, have written a book on dating called "Textbook Romance"^[15]

After retiring from his daily radio show, Hamish has taken on several side projects over the summer. In 2011, Blake will make an appearance in a new ABC comedy called Twentysomething, starring real life best friends Jess Harris and Josh Schmidt.^[16] He will also co-starring in his first feature film with Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Concords in Two Little Boys, shot in New Zealand ^[17] Hamish jokes: “I don’t feel comfortable about cheating on Andy but now it’s all out there. We’ve always had an open comedic relationship, but it was for one-night stands only, no exchange of phone numbers. I’ve heard them [Andy and Jemaine Clement, Bret’s comedic partner] whispering on the phone, plotting to do their own movie to release on the same day to sink ours.” ^[18]

EJ Whitten Legends match[link]

In 2008 and 2009, Blake and working partner Lee played in the EJ Whittens Legends Game. Lee played for Victoria and Blake played for the All Stars. Blake scored the winning goal for the All Stars in 2008, and two goals in 2009.

Mr. New York State 2011[link]

As part of a stunt for the TV series Hamish & Andy's Gap Year, Andy entered Hamish into the Mr. New York State competition in the Heavyweight division. Due to a technicality in which Blake was the only contestant over 200 pounds (the minimum requirement for a Heavyweight contender), he was awarded the title of Mr. New York State 2011 in the Heavyweight division.^[19]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Hamish Blake at the Internet Movie Database

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Uriah Shelton (born March 10, 1997) is an American teen actor and singer. He is the son of accountant Allen Shelton and house-wife Cindy Shelton. His name means "God is light" in Hebrew.^[1] Shelton was born in Dallas, Texas but spent spent most of his childhood in Magnolia Springs, Alabama with both of his parents. Growing up, Shelton pursued interests in martial arts, piano, and soccer. At the age of 7, he took a modeling class with his cousin, Charli. This led to a talent competition in Orlando, after which he was pursued by multiple agencies in New York and Los Angeles. Realizing that he’d come to love acting, he and his mother decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue his professional career.^[2] Most of his family still lives in Alabama and Tennessee.

Shelton starred in the movie "Lifted," a story about a singer whose family life is disrupted when his Marine father is deployed to Afghanistan. The boy, despite many obstacles, is inspired to compete in a teen singing competition. The film was the inaugural film of producer Deborah Del Prete's Coronet Films. Shelton wrote and sang the song "I Miss You," in the movie.^[3] Dash Mihok, Nicky Aycox, James Handy, "American Idol's" Ruben Studdard and country star Trace Adkins also are in the movie.

Shelton is currently starring in the new A&E drama, "The Glades," a show about a Chicago detective who moved to South Florida with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement after being falsely accused of sleeping with his captain's wife.^[4] He plays Jeff Cargill, the rebellious son of female nurse and love-interest played by Kiele Sanchez.^[5] The show has received acclaim from several leading national newspapers.^[6][7] The Deseret News reported: "With a show like this--a show about a super-smart, super smart-alecky police detective--it's not about the concept, it's about the execution. The characters. The actors. And The Glades looks like a winner on those counts."

Filmography[link]

Feature Films[link]

• Lower Learning (2008) - Prep School Kid
• Opposite Day (2009) - Security Guard
• Alabama Moon (2010) - Kit
• Lifted (2009) - Henry Matthews

Made-for-Television Films[link]

• Ring of Death (2008) - Tommy Wyatt
• The Nanny Express (2008) - Ben Chandler

Television[link]

• Without a Trace (2007) - Brett Hendricks
  • 1 episode: "Fight/Flight"
• Ghost Whisperer (2007) - Young William
  • 1 episode: "Holiday Spirit"
• Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight (2008) - Dakoda
  • 1 episode: "Search for the Dragon"
• Little Monk (2009) - Brian
  • unknown episodes
• The Suite Life on Deck (2009) - Prince Jeffy
  • 1 episode: "Maddie on Deck"
• Trust Me (2009) - Jack McGuire
  • 3 episodes: "Before and After", "All Hell the Victors" and "Odd Man Out"
• Trauma (2009) - Rudy
  • 1 episode: "All's Fair"
• Exit 19 (2010) - Leonard "Leo" Woods
  • no episode aired yet
• R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour (2011)
  • 1 episode: "My Sister the Witch"
• The Glades (2010) - Jeff Cargill
  • 13 episodes (Season 1 & 2)

"Last Man Standing" (2012) -- Ben Milbauer 1 episode "Ding Dong Ditch"

Commercials[link]

• Dodge Caravan (2007)
• iPhone 4s "Rock God" (2012)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Uriah Shelton at the Internet Movie Database