Gerry Sont
Gerard Sont, also known as Gerry Sont and sometimes credited as Gerald Sont, is an Australian actor and TV host.
Early life and education
Gerard Sont was born Sydney, New South Wales.He studied acting at in London, England, and later trained with Uta Hagen in New York City.
Acting career
Sont joined Actors Equity of Australia in 1976.Screen
Sont played the titular Melvin in Melvin, Son of Alvin. He played recurring character Brett Mackin on Home and Away, and a main character, Cal Lawrence, in the TV series Chances.He was the first host of Australia's version of Double Dare and was a presenter on ABC's magazine style TV series Antenna.
Sont has appeared in numerous television advertisements since 1981.
Stage
Sont has appeared on stage in productions such as How Does Your Garden Grow? at the State Theatre, Sydney in 1996, The Cherry Orchard at the New Theatre, Sydney in 1996, The Gospel of Mark at Belvoir Street Downstairs Theatre in 2000 and The Object of Desire at La Mama in 2007.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.
He and his wife co-founded the theatre company, Théâtre
Excentrique, based in Botany, Sydney. His 2017 performance in the play with the company I'd Rather Goya Robbed Me of My Sleep garnered good reviews.
Teaching
Sont taught at NIDA for nine years, where he created and facilitated their TV presenters' course, and was a senior trainer in corporate performance.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,