- Born
- Birth nameJohn Shane Porteous
- Height5′ 11¾″ (1.82 m)
- Shane Porteous was born on August 17, 1942 in Coleraine, Victoria, Australia. He is an actor and writer, known for A Country Practice (1981), Neighbours (1985) and Home and Away (1988). He is married to Jenny. They have three children.
- SpouseJenny(? - present) (3 children)
- Was also an artist for numerous Hanna-Barbera cartoons in the 1980's
- Doing voiceovers for Maquarie Bank commercials
- Won the 1990 Logie Award in the Most Outstanding Actor category for his role as Dr. Terence Elliott in A Country Practice (1981).
- He was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal in the 2001 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Australian society in writing for television.
- Medlow Bath, New South Wales, Australia
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