Rob Sitch

Template:Short description Template:Use Australian English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox person Robert Ian Sitch (born 17 March 1962) is an Australian filmmaker, actor and comedian. He directed and co-wrote the comedy films The Castle (1997) and The Dish (2000); the former of which is often considered one of the greatest Australian films ever made.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On television, he is known for the 1990s comedy series Frontline and the long-running comedy series Utopia (2014–present).

Early life and education

Sitch graduated as a medical doctor<ref name=conv2006>Template:Cite interview</ref> from the University of Melbourne, and practised medicine for a short time.<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref>

Career

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Tom Gleisner (left), Rob Sitch (middle) and Michael Hirsh at the 2012 Sydney premiere of Any Questions for Ben?

Sitch is a member of the Working Dog production company, which has produced the television shows Frontline, A River Somewhere, The Panel, Thank God You're Here, and Utopia, as well as the feature films The Castle, The Dish, and Any Questions for Ben?. Sitch co-wrote and directed each of these films.<ref name=conv2006/>

In 2006, to mark 50 years of television in Australia, the Nine Network special 50 Years 50 Stars listed Sitch at the 39th greatest living television star in Australia. Several of his programs, including The D-Generation and Frontline, were included in the earlier special, 50 Years 50 Shows, coming in at 50 and 22 respectively.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Sitch is also a co-author of the satirical Jetlag travel guides to Molvanîa, Phaic Tăn, and San Sombrèro.<ref name=conv2006/>

Filmography

Films

Year	Production	Credited as
		Director	Producer	Writer	Actor	Other
2012	Kath & Kimderella	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Any Questions for Ben?	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2003	Bad Eggs	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Special thanks
2000	The Dish	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
1997	The Castle	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No

Television

Year(s)	Television show	Credited as
		Director	Producer	Writer	Actor
2016–17	Pacific Heat	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2014–present	Utopia	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2013–present	Have You Been Paying Attention?	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2013–15	Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2012–13	Audrey's Kitchen	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
2012	Pictures of You	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
	Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
2011	A Quiet Word With ...	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
2010	Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
	Lowdown: Zirco Goes Berko	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
2008	The Hollowmen	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2007	Kath & Kim	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
2006–09	Thank God You're Here	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
2004	Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:No
2001–02	Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No
2000	Numero Bruno	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
1998–2007	The Panel	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes
1997	A River Somewhere	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1996	The Campaign	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:No	Template:No
1995	Funky Squad	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1994–97	Frontline	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1993	The Olden Days	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
	Bargearse	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
1992–93	The Late Show	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
1991	Turn It Up	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
1989	Midday	Template:No	Template:No	Template:No	Template:Yes
1988–89	The D-Generation: Goes Commercial	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes
Template:Nowrap	The D-Generation	Template:No	Template:Yes	Template:Yes	Template:Yes

Albums

• The D-Generation: The Satanic Sketches (1989)
• The D-Generation: The Breakfast Tapes (1990)

Personal life

Sitch is married to fellow Australian comedian Jane Kennedy. They have five children, including Joshua Sitch, who starred in ABC's Little Lunch.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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