Australian actor
Alex Papps (born 11 February 1969) is an Australian actor, television host, writer and singer.
Early life.
Papps was born in Melbourne in 1969, to Apollo Papps who, though identifying as Greek, was born in Cairo, and a mother of English and Jewish descent. Both his parents were teachers and later amateur theatre directors. He attended Belgrave Kindergarten, Upwey South Primary School, Tecoma Primary, and Upwey High School. Papps performed in a number of theatre productions prior to leaving school. Papps studied drama and media at Box Hill College of TAFE in Melbourne.
Career.
In 1987, Papps guested in TV serial "Neighbours" as arsonist Greg Davis. He went on to secure his first major television role in children's series "The Henderson Kids II", which aired on Network Ten. He attended an open audition for the show and after a couple of screen tests, he was cast as Vinnie Cerantino, the leader of the Brown Street Boys gang.
Papps became better known for his role in "Home and Away" as original character Frank Morgan. He was also a host of music program "The Factory".
Since 2005 he has been a presenter on the ABC's children's show "Play School", alongside his former "Home and Away" co-star Justine Clarke who played his girlfriend Roo Stewart, with whom he also appears in the ABC drama "The Time of Our Lives". He has released an album of children's songs, called "Let's Put the Beat in Our Feet".
In 1988 he won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent, and later graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. In 2018, he returned to Summer Bay, alongside co-star Nicolle Dickson, who played his foster sister and later wife to celebrate the "Home and Away" 30th-anniversary commemoration.
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