Gerry Sont

Gerard Sont, also known as Gerry Sont and sometimes credited as Gerald Sont, is an Australian actor and TV host.

Gerard Sont was born Sydney, New South Wales.^{[citation needed]}

He studied acting at in London, England, and later trained with Uta Hagen in New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Sont joined Actors Equity of Australia in 1976.^{[citation needed]}

Sont played the titular Melvin in Melvin, Son of Alvin (1984).^[1] He played recurring character Brett Mackin on Home and Away (from the series' inception in 1988, with appearances until 2005), and a main character, Cal Lawrence, in the TV series Chances.^[2]

He was the first host of Australia's version of Double Dare^[3] and was a presenter on ABC's magazine style TV series Antenna.^{[citation needed]}

Sont has appeared in numerous television advertisements since 1981.^{[citation needed]}

Sont has appeared on stage in productions such as How Does Your Garden Grow? at the State Theatre, Sydney in 1996,^[4][5] The Cherry Orchard at the New Theatre, Sydney in 1996,^[6] The Gospel of Mark at Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre in 2000^[7] and The Object of Desire at La Mama in 2007.^[8][9]

He appeared as Jean-Michel in a 1985 production of the musical La Cage aux Folles at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney and the Palais Theatre.^[10][11][12]

He and his wife co-founded the theatre company, Théâtre Excentrique, based in Botany, Sydney.^{[when?][citation needed]} His 2017 performance in the play with the company I'd Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep garnered good reviews.^{[13][better source needed]}

Sont taught at NIDA for nine years, where he created and facilitated their TV presenters' course, and was a senior trainer in corporate performance.^[14]

He taught occasional classes at The Actors Centre, and was head of drama at the Australian College of Entertainers in Melbourne for a year. He later transitioned into theatre productions and corporate training, and became an affiliate lecturer at UNSW Business School, ^[14]

Sont met his wife Anna Jahjah, a French-Lebanese actor, in 2012 while working on a workshop for the Alliance Française. They were married in 2014.^[15]

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