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Born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Hughes first worked as a copy boy for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' in the late 1960s. Hughes then moved into acting, playing a bumbling radio journalist Ashley Wallace in the 1977 film ''ABBA: The Movie''. Later appearing in a number of theatrical and film productions, Hughes is best known as the [[architect]] father Martin Kelly, in the long-running Australian television series ''Hey Dad..!'' (1987 - 1993). Hughes quit the series one year before the final episode (1994), after an on-set dispute with co-star [[Julie McGregor]]. | Born in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], Hughes first worked as a copy boy for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' in the late 1960s. Hughes then moved into acting, playing a bumbling radio journalist Ashley Wallace in the 1977 film ''ABBA: The Movie''. Later appearing in a number of theatrical and film productions, Hughes is best known as the [[architect]] father Martin Kelly, in the long-running Australian television series ''Hey Dad..!'' (1987 - 1993). Hughes quit the series one year before the final episode (1994), after an on-set dispute with co-star [[Julie McGregor]]. | ||
Despite being the star of the series, Hughes has consistently declined to participate in [[reunion]]s of the ''Hey Dad..!'' cast, including | Despite being the star of the series, Hughes has consistently declined to participate in [[reunion]]s of the ''Hey Dad..!'' cast, including the a television special ''Where Are They Now'' in 2006<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2007/04/where-are-they-now-2.html|title=Where Are They Now 2? |last=Knox|first=David|date=26 April 2007|work=TV Tonight|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> and a radio reunion on [[Brisbane]] station [[B105 FM]] in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20120222035857/http://www.b105.com.au/shows/labratcamillaandstav/features/heydad|title=Hey Dad Cast Reunion|date=2009|work=b105.com.au|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
Hughes left Australia in 2005 to reside in [[Singapore]], where he | Hughes left Australia in 2005 to reside in [[Singapore]], where he worked as a [[voice actor]] in advertising campaigns.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.crikey.com.au/2012/08/10/rundle-tv-pursuit-of-a-tv-star-sets-up-tv-trial/|title=Rundle: TV pursuit of a TV star sets up TV trial |last=Rundle|first=Guy|date=10 August 2010|work=Crikey|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Alleged misconduct== | ==Alleged misconduct and extradition== | ||
In March 2010, former ''Hey Dad..!'' co-star [[Sarah Monahan]] alleged in ''[[Woman's Day (Australian magazine)|Woman's Day]]'' that a member of the show's staff had inappropriately touched her on the set of the television sitcom.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.defamer.com.au/2010/03/a-few-words-about-the-hey-dad-molestation-scandal/|title=A Few Words About The Hey Dad! Molestation Scandal ||date=25 March 2010|work=Defamer|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> The allegations were picked up by the news media, and another co-star, [[Ben Oxenbould]], told a current affairs programme on 24 March 2010, that he had witnessed Hughes involved in an 'incident' with a girl under the age of 10 on the set.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/25/2856057.htm|title=Police wait for Hey Dad! complaints|date=25 March 2010|work=ABC News|publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> A further three more actors have come forward with similar accusations. | |||
On 19 September 2012, Hughes was extradited to Australia following a court hearing London. He was formerly charged after arriving in Sydney, on eleven counts of child sexual abuse, and faces trial on 10 February 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-26/trial-date-set-for-hey-dad21-star-robert-hughes/4845634|title=Trial date set in Sydney for Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes on child sex charges|date=26 July 2013|work=ABC News|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=6 September 2013}}</ref> | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 02:51, 6 September 2013
Robert Lindsay Hughes (born 19 August 1948) is an Australian actor whose most well known roles include ABBA: The Movie and the television sitcom Hey Dad..!
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Hughes first worked as a copy boy for the Sydney Morning Herald in the late 1960s. Hughes then moved into acting, playing a bumbling radio journalist Ashley Wallace in the 1977 film ABBA: The Movie. Later appearing in a number of theatrical and film productions, Hughes is best known as the architect father Martin Kelly, in the long-running Australian television series Hey Dad..! (1987 - 1993). Hughes quit the series one year before the final episode (1994), after an on-set dispute with co-star Julie McGregor.
Despite being the star of the series, Hughes has consistently declined to participate in reunions of the Hey Dad..! cast, including the a television special Where Are They Now in 2006[1] and a radio reunion on Brisbane station B105 FM in 2009.[2]
Hughes left Australia in 2005 to reside in Singapore, where he worked as a voice actor in advertising campaigns.[3]
Alleged misconduct and extradition
In March 2010, former Hey Dad..! co-star Sarah Monahan alleged in Woman's Day that a member of the show's staff had inappropriately touched her on the set of the television sitcom.[4] The allegations were picked up by the news media, and another co-star, Ben Oxenbould, told a current affairs programme on 24 March 2010, that he had witnessed Hughes involved in an 'incident' with a girl under the age of 10 on the set.[5] A further three more actors have come forward with similar accusations.
On 19 September 2012, Hughes was extradited to Australia following a court hearing London. He was formerly charged after arriving in Sydney, on eleven counts of child sexual abuse, and faces trial on 10 February 2014.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Knox, David. Where Are They Now 2?, TV Tonight, 26 April 2007. Retrieved on 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Hey Dad Cast Reunion. b105.com.au (2009). Retrieved on 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Rundle, Guy. Rundle: TV pursuit of a TV star sets up TV trial, Crikey, 10 August 2010. Retrieved on 6 September 2013.
- ↑ A Few Words About The Hey Dad! Molestation Scandal, Defamer, 25 March 2010. Retrieved on 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Police wait for Hey Dad! complaints, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 25 March 2010. Retrieved on 6 September 2013.
- ↑ Trial date set in Sydney for Hey Dad! star Robert Hughes on child sex charges, ABC News, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 26 July 2013. Retrieved on 6 September 2013.