Jay Finocchiaro
MEAA
ACTOR/PERFORMER
TRAINING
UNSW: Clare Grant, Peta Downes, Nikki Heywood, Jim Davis, Andrew Morrish, Moe
Meyer,
Madeleine Blackwell, Andy Biziorek, John Golder, Caitlin Newton Broad, Martin
del Amo
VMIC: Cicely Berry, Tony McNamara, Peter Wherret, Robert Benedetti, Ross Horin,
Bill Pepper
Australian College of Entertainment: Robyn Dixion, Fiona Gage, Leila Hayes,
Peta Markham,
Peter Neale, Lynn Wallace, Diane Hunt STUDIO H: Leila Hayes Redline Studios:
Theo Stephens
Screenwise: Tina Bursil, Roxanne Wilson, Denise Roberts
THEATRE includes: -
The King & I (Starring Hayley Mills) | Dir. Christopher Renshaw | Gordon
Frost Attractions
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Australian Premiere) | Dir. Baz Luhrmann | Opera
Australia Co.
The Crucible | Dir. Matt Steele | NUTS Productions
Idomeneo (Conducted by Christopher Hogwood) | Dir. Moffatt Oxenbould | Opera
Australia Co.
The Princess & the Pea | Dir. Stuart Maunder | Sydney Opera House
Plenty | Dir. Peta Downes | UNSW | IO Myers Theatre
Chilling & Killing My Annabel Lee | Dir. Peter Sztelma | Castle Hill Players
Nuns in the Hood | Dir. Aisling Gilhooly | STUEX | Zenith Theatre
Robin Hood (Starring Maggie Dence, Peter Whitford, Jodie Dry) | Dir. Howard
Neil | Sydney Opera House
Hansel & Gretel | Dir. Elijah Moshinsky | Opera Australia Co.
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales | Dir. Rick Gilhome | Westleigh Players
Here's to the Small Minded | Dir. Matt Noffs | Troublemakers Productions
The Girl Who Couldn't Smile | Dir. Leila Hayes | ACE
Oedipus the King | Dir. Stephen Wallace | Impulse Theatre Co.
Performance Venues include: -
Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney Opera House, Homebush Sports Centre, Brisbane
Town Hall,
Bondi Pavilion Theatre, Greenhalgh St. Theatre, Laycock St. Theatre, Riverside
Theatres, ABC Studios, Peppers on Sea, Darling Harbour Convention Centre &
Aqua Shell, Sydney Domain,
Australia's Wonderland, clubs, stadiums, convention centres and overseas in
Germany, France, Netherlands and Switzerland at various venues.
Shows include: -
Carols by Candlelight | Red Nose Celebrity Ball | Dance Works Shows | Snuggle
Bunnies' Show
World Summit for Children | Jane Scali & Teamwork Cabaret Shows | Gotta
Sing! Gotta Dance!
Euro Disney | Rhonda: Voice of New Zealand Cabaret Shows | Happy Dragon Shows
| HIA Awards
Variety of Australia Awards | International Grand Prix Ball | Grace Bros. Xmas
Parades
Manly International Jazz Festival | Darling Harbour International Jazz Festival
| BLOCHS on Parade
International Montreux Jazz Festival Hills Music Academy Concerts | ZOOO Rhythm
& Jazz Shows
Hills Waves Sports Awards: (as guest artist - with Peter Overton as Host) |
Youth Live! Concerts
Wesley Mission Benefit Concert with Anthony Warlow | Casablanca Jazz Club (Amsterdam)
PROJECTS include: -
Stalking the Broccoli: Site Specific Performance | Dir. Clare Grant, Caitlin
Newton-Broad, Martin del Amo
Muddlefud & Muddlefoo: Cartoon | short film (cartoon / voice-over) | COFA
Bill | short film | UNSW
Shakespeare in Performance | Dir. John Golder | UNSW | IO Myers Theatre
Obsurveillance | CD-ROM | UNSW
Reading Performance: 2 nights of short performance pieces read by actors | Dir.
Clare Grant, Jim Davis
Symphony Australia's Scholar Conductor Program | Conductor: Jorma Panula | ABC
Studios, Sydney
Television includes: The Midday Show (Channel 9 Network), 7:30 Report (ABC),
Crash Palace (FOXTEL), Head Start (ABC) and commercials
Radio: Christmas music from The Hills Music Academy (2UE)
CONTACT: Townsend Management (02) 9280 - 2099