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{{short description|Australian comedian and television host}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Rove McManus
| image       = Rove McManus 2018 (cropped).jpg
| caption     = McManus in January 2018
| birth_name  = John Henry Michael McManus
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1974|1|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]], [[Australia]]
| nationality = Australian
| occupation  = {{hlist|Comedian|television and radio presenter|producer|media personality|writer}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| networth    =
| television  = ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove]]''
| spouse      = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|[[Belinda Emmett]]|2005|2006|reason=died}}
* {{marriage|[[Tasma Walton]]|2009}}
}}
| children    = 1
}}

'''John Henry Michael "Rove" McManus'''<ref>Gabriella Coslovich, 1 July 2006. [https://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/is-rove-too-nice/2006/06/29/1151174324363.html?page=fullpage "Is Rove too nice?"]. ''Sunday Morning Herald'', Retrieved on 15 August 2009</ref> (born 21 January 1974) is an Australian comedian, television and radio presenter, producer and media personality who has received three [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]] awards. He was the host of the eponymous variety show ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove]]'' and the comedy talk show ''[[Rove LA]]'', and is the co-owner of the production company [[Roving Enterprises]] with business partner Craig Campbell.<ref name=Partners>{{cite web |url=https://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/932083/roves-bid-to-be-the-next-leno-or-letterman/ |title=Rove's bid to be the next Leno or Letterman |date=1 August 2011 |website=Bendigo Advertiser |publisher=Fairfax Regional Media |access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> McManus also hosted ''[[Whovians (TV series)|Whovians]]'' on the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]] from 2017 to 2020.

==Early life==
McManus was born in [[Perth, Western Australia]], to John and Coralie McManus. McManus attended Orana Catholic Primary School in [[Willetton, Western Australia|Willetton]] before going through grades 8–12 at [[Corpus Christi College, Perth|Corpus Christi College]] in [[Bateman, Western Australia|Bateman]]. He acquired the nickname 'Rove' as a child, from his sister.<ref name="Enough Rope">{{Cite web|date=2003-06-09|title=Enough Rope transcript: "Rove McManus"|url=http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s879160.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306210059/http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s879160.htm|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=6 October 2013|website=[[ABC Australia]]}}</ref>

==Performing career==
===Live comedy===
McManus has performed [[stand-up comedy]] both nationally and internationally, appearing at events such as the 2010 Just For Laughs Festival in [[Montreal]] and hosting the 2013 International Comedy Gala.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2005 and 2008, McManus undertook live stand-up comedy shows, touring Australian capital cities as well as [[Wellington]] and [[Auckland]] in [[New Zealand]]. During the tour, he returned to Melbourne each Tuesday to film ''Rove Live''.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

===Television===
McManus has appeared on ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'', ''[[John Safran vs God]]'', ''[[Pulp Sport]]'', ''[[The Living Room (TV series)|The Living Room]]'', ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]'', ''[[Studio 10]]'', ''[[Celebrity Name Game (Australian game show)|Celebrity Name Game]]'', ''[[Have You Been Paying Attention? (New Zealand game show)|Have You Been Paying Attention New Zealand?]]'' and ''[[Hughesy, We Have a Problem]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

McManus's first recorded television appearance was as a child, when he appeared in the ABC television series ''Kaboodle'' as Marty in an episode called 'Marty Makes A Move'.<ref name="Enough Rope" />

McManus contributed to the production of the animated series ''[[Li'l Elvis and the Truckstoppers]],'' voicing a character in the 1997 episode 'Monkey See, Monkey Do'.<ref>{{cite news |title=It paved the way for Bluey — but most likely would not be made today |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-05/lil-elvis-jones-and-the-truckstoppers-australian-animation/100942806 |access-date=5 May 2022 |work=ABC News |date=4 May 2022 |language=en-AU}}</ref> Later that year, McManus began hosting ''[[The Loft Live]]'', which was produced by [[RMIT University]]'s [[Student television station]] [[RMITV]] for the community television station [[Channel 31 (Australia)|Channel 31]]. It was there where he met long-time co-host [[Peter Helliar]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2009}} McManus then appeared as a reporter on [[Foxtel]]'s program ''In Fashion'', hosted by [[Hugh Jackman]]. He took an offer from the [[Nine Network]] for ten late-night episodes of his own variety show, ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove]]'', in 1999; however, the series was cancelled at the end of its run. In 2000, McManus was offered the opportunity to produce a new version of the ''Rove'' show for [[Network Ten]], launching [[Rove (TV series)|''Rove Live'']]. ''Rove Live'' became a prominent show for Network Ten, seeing broadcasts on [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]] in New Zealand. It followed a variety show format, showcasing weekly celebrity guests, comedy acts, variety segments, local and international comedians and [[band (music)|live bands]].{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

During the [[2004 Australian federal election|2004]] and [[2007 Australian federal election|2007]] federal elections, McManus unsuccessfully sought to have [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian prime minister]] [[John Howard]] appear on his program. While Howard did not appear, then-opposition leaders [[Mark Latham]] and [[Kevin Rudd]] appeared on the show in 2005 and 2007 respectively. After being elected prime minister, Rudd appeared on the show again in 2008 and once more on 28 June 2009.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

When [[Bert Newton]] fell ill in early 2004, McManus was one of many guest presenters who hosted Newton's ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992–2005)|Good Morning Australia]]'' program, presenting its episodes on 24 April and 12 October 2004. The following year, he and Newton co-hosted a Roving Enterprises television special ''Ten Seriously 40'', a look at the history of the Ten Network.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2004, McManus appeared in comedian [[John Safran]]'s TV show ''[[John Safran vs God]]'' in a segment where Safran convinced the controversial UK Muslim cleric [[Omar Bakri Muhammad]] to put a [[fatwa]] on McManus, showcasing pictures of McManus mocking Islam. The fatwa was later taken off when the pictures were found to be falsified.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2005, McManus co-hosted the tsunami appeal Reach Out with fellow presenters [[Eddie McGuire]] and [[Andrew O'Keefe]] on television networks [[Seven Network|Seven]], Nine and Ten. The appeal raised over $20 million for tsunami relief efforts around Asia. A successful appeal, it motivated the trio to host the Logie awards together a few months later.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In November 2006, after his wife [[Belinda Emmett]] died of breast cancer, McManus took indefinite leave, and ''Rove Live'' did not screen its last two planned episodes of the year. At the time, there were unfounded rumours circulating in the industry that he might quit television for good. He returned, however, in the competitive Sunday 8:30{{nbsp}}pm timeslot on 1 April 2007 with a major format overhaul, including renaming the show to simply ''Rove''.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21343387-661,00.html |title = Rove back in harness |access-date = 7 September 2007 |author = Darren Devlyn and Marcus Casey |date = 8 March 2007 |publisher = [[Herald Sun]] }}</ref> ''Rove'' scored its highest ever audience of 1.69 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=94668 |title = Kate Ritchie wins gold at Logies |access-date = 7 September 2007 |date = 7 May 2007 |publisher = [[ninemsn]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070905120840/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=94668 |archive-date = 5 September 2007 |df = dmy-all }}</ref> In September 2007, McManus made his debut as a game show host in the Australian version of the [[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?|US game show]] ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Australian game show)|Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=275056 |title = Second half TV line-ups revealed |access-date = 7 September 2007 |date = 26 June 2007 |publisher = [[ninemsn]] |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070914045207/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=275056 |archive-date = 14 September 2007 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

On 2 May 2007, 25 July 2007, and 29 October 2008, McManus appeared as a guest on NBC's ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and as a result had a regular spot on the show.<ref name="Turning 40" /> In 2011 he hosted a segment called 'Rove Across America' on ''The Tonight Show''. Jay Leno and Ed McMahon also made a small pre-recorded appearance at the beginning of McManus' shows in Los Angeles giving him tips for the night's show.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

On 23 December 2008, McManus made his debut as host on American television as the host of an [[American Broadcasting Company]] special ''The List''.<ref>[https://www.tvtonight.com.au/2008/12/rove-to-host-american-special.html "Rove to host American special"], ''TV Tonight'', 17 December 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2013.</ref>

On the 2009 series finale of ''Rove'' shown on 15 November, following several weeks of rumours that the show was going to end, McManus confirmed live on the show that it would be ending with the 2009 finale. He said: 'It's purely my decision. It's not one I've made lightly or flippantly. The timing was right to stop, stand back and see what happens next'.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In May 2011, McManus relocated to Los Angeles, California, and landed a hosting role on a new talk show, ''[[Rove LA]]''. The show debuted on 19 September 2011, on [[FOX8]], with catch-up airings on [[The Comedy Channel]]. The show was subsequently picked up for a two-year run.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://if.com.au/2011/08/31/article/Rove-LA-premieres-Monday-September-19th--on-Fox8/IIXYHTALFH.html|title=Rove LA premieres Monday September&nbsp;19th on Fox8|work=if.com.au|date=31 August 2011|access-date=29 September 2011}}</ref>

In 2013, McManus featured as a subject in the Australian version of the series ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

McManus has also appeared as a 'Round table' guest on the [[E! Network]] late-night talk show ''[[Chelsea Lately]]''. He has also made intermittent appearances on [[TV3 (New Zealand)|TV3]]'s satirical ''[[Pulp Sport]]'' series, usually performing menial tasks for the hosts, 'Bill and Ben'.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2014, McManus hosted ''[[Riot (2014 TV series)|Riot]]'', the US version of the French light entertainment improv show ''Vendredi Tout est Permis'' (Friday Anything Goes). In the show, two teams compete on a floor tilted at a 22.5-degree angle. It screened on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] for one season, and the executive producer was [[Steve Carell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvtonight.com.au/2014/03/rove-to-host-slideshow-series-in-the-us.html |title=Rove to host SlideShow series in the US |last1=Knox |first1=David |date=21 March 2014 |website=TV Tonight |access-date=21 March 2014}}</ref>

On 1 May 2014, McManus appeared on the American comedy show ''[[@midnight]]'', presented by [[Chris Hardwick]] on [[Comedy Central]]. He emerged as the winner, being declared by Hardwick as having won the Internet and being the funniest person in the world for the next 23 and a half hours.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Rove|author=Rove McManus|number=461974864669073408|date=1 May 2014|title=The adorable cat videos are on me, friends RT "@kimberleycooper: You won the internet @Rove!!!! You now control all!"}} https://twitter.com/Rove/status/461729618618109952</ref>

In April 2015, the [[Game Show Network]] in the United States debuted a new show hosted by McManus called ''[[Lie Detectors]]'', in which audience members decide which of three comedians is telling the truth.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2017, McManus presented the new [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] panel show, ''[[Whovians (TV series)|Whovians]]'', to tie in with their broadcast of the tenth series of ''[[Doctor Who]]''; the show aired on [[ABC TV Plus]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.press.abc.net.au/rove-mcmanus-the-next-doctor-no-the-next-big-whovian# |title=Rove McManus: The Next Doctor? No… the next big Whovian! |date=24 March 2014 |website=ABC }}</ref> The second season began on 8 October 2018 on [[ABC TV Plus]] as a companion to the first episode of the [[Doctor Who (series 11)|eleventh series]] of ''Doctor Who'', and there was no ''Doctor Who'' series in 2019 so the third series began on 9 February 2020 to tie in with the [[Doctor Who (series 12)|twelfth series]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2018, McManus returned to Network Ten to host a new panel show, ''[[Show Me the Movie!]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/rove-mcmanus-show-me-the-movie-ten-501178|title=Rove McManus to host new Ten panel quiz Show Me The Moviedate=25 February 2018|access-date=7 March 2018|first=Tim|last=Burrowes|work=Mumbrella| date=25 February 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tenplay.com.au/blog/tenplay-trending/rove-hosts-show-me-the-movie|title=Rove hosts Show Me The Movie!|date=25 February 2018|access-date=7 March 2018|work=Tenplay}}</ref> He also voiced King Tubby, Cheeta, and Last Chance in the kids TV series, ''[[Kitty Is Not a Cat]]''.{{citation needed|date=August 2025}}

In 2018, McManus was given the greenlight for a new show, ''Bring Back...Saturday Night'', after airing a pilot during [[Network Ten]]'s pilot week.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/07/ten-locks-on-pilot-week.html|title=TEN locks on Pilot Week|publisher=TV Tonight|date=23 July 2018|access-date=8 August 2019|first=David|last=Knox}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/08/tens-pilot-week-schedule-2018.html|title=TEN's Pilot Week schedule 2018|publisher=TV Tonight|date=7 August 2018|access-date=8 August 2019|first=David|last=Knox}}</ref> The series premiered on 24 August 2019 under new title, ''[[Saturday Night Rove]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/08/airdate-saturday-night-rove.html|title=Airdate: Saturday Night Rove|publisher=TV Tonight|date=7 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019|first=David|last=Knox}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/rove-mcmanus-to-return-to-screens-with-a-six-week-saturday-night-hour-long-comedy-show-592525|title=McManus to return to Ten with Saturday Night Rove|publisher=Mumbrella|date=7 August 2019|access-date=8 August 2019|first=Brittney|last=Rigby}}</ref> It lasted two episodes before getting axed,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/09/axed-saturday-night-rove.html|title=Axed: Saturday Night Rove|date=2 September 2019|website=tvtonight.com.au|access-date=3 September 2019}}</ref> after viewership dropped from 244,000 to 138,000, below the 200,000 viewers cutoff that was set by the network.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/network-10-axes-saturday-night-rove-after-just-two-episodes-20190903-p52ngv.html|title=Network 10 axes Saturday Night Rove after just two episodes|last=Moran|first=Robert|date=3 September 2019|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=29 January 2020}}</ref>

In 2024, McManus guest starred in the ''[[Bluey (TV series)|Bluey]]'' episode '[[The Sign (Bluey)|The Sign]]',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5qAb8fv2UE/|title=The Project on Instagram: ''Sunday is going to be big… but will it be the last ever Bluey?''}}</ref> voicing a [[Toy Fox Terrier]] [[real estate agent]] named Bucky Dunstan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bucky - Characters|url=https://www.bluey.tv/characters/bucky/|website=Bluey Official Website|publisher=BBC Studios|access-date=5 October 2025}}</ref>

===Radio===
In 1999, McManus was a regular host on [[Triple J]] radio and had a segment on the breakfast show (starring [[Wil Anderson]] and [[Adam Spencer]]) on Friday mornings, ''Know Your Millennium'', a quiz show that looked into the past.

In 2000, he filled in on [[Triple M Sydney]]'s ''[[Andrew Denton]] Breakfast Show'' with co-host [[Amanda Keller]] and [[Mike Fitzpatrick (broadcaster)|Mike Fitzpatrick]].{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In 2002, [[Austereo]] commissioned Roving Enterprises to create a weekly radio program starring McManus alongside regular ''Rove'' colleagues [[Peter Helliar]] and [[Corinne Grant]]; the show was originally called ''Saturday Morning Rove'' and was broadcast on [[Fox FM (Melbourne)|Fox FM]] every Saturday from 10&nbsp;am to midday; it was pre-recorded the day before to allow the performers to have a full weekend of other media commitments.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}} In 2004, the program moved to Friday mornings, allowing live phone callers, and was retitled as ''[[Rove Live Radio]]''; it was discontinued at the end of 2004.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In 2006, McManus and Helliar filled in for ''[[Merrick & Rosso]]'' while they were on holiday. In the first week of their three-week stint, [[Meshel Laurie]] of [[Nova 106.9]] co-hosted the show as well.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

In October 2015, [[Southern Cross Austereo]] announced that McManus and [[Sam Frost (TV personality)|Sam Frost]] would host breakfast on [[2Day FM]] with the show titled ''Rove and Sam'', replacing the ailing ''[[The Dan & Maz Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = 'The strategy's changed': Rove addition to 2DayFM signals new direction says Guy Dobson|website=[[Mumbrella]]|date=6 October 2015 |url = http://mumbrella.com.au/the-strategys-changed-rove-addition-to-2dayfm-signals-new-direction-says-guy-dobson-322884|access-date = 6 October 2015}}</ref> McManus was on a three-year contract beginning from the start of 2016, which included remuneration of shares valued at $350,000 every six months.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.skynews.com.au/culture/showbiz/celebrity/2015/10/06/rove-to-host-2dayfm-breakfast-radio.html|title=Rove to host 2DAYFM breakfast radio|work=[[Sky News Australia]]|date=6 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2015}}</ref>

===Movie work===
McManus had a cameo voicing a crab in [[Pixar]]'s 2003 animated film ''[[Finding Nemo]]''. He appeared as himself on the New Zealand cartoon ''[[bro'Town]]'' and voices a number of characters in [[Cartoon Network]]'s ''[[Exchange Student Zero]]''.

McManus voiced additional characters in ''[[Norm of the North]]''.

In 2014, McManus worked on the film ''Cookies From Outer Space'' with [[Yahoo Serious]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tofop.com/fofop-4-cookies-from-outer-space/|title=TOFOP » FOFOP #4 – Cookies From Outer Space|author=Foundry Digital|work=TOFOP|access-date=1 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602201007/http://www.tofop.com/fofop-4-cookies-from-outer-space/|archive-date=2 June 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Roving Enterprises==
{{Main|Roving Enterprises}}

In 2000, McManus started the production company [[Roving Enterprises]]; he currently co-owns it with his business partner, Craig Campbell.<ref name=Partners/> The company co-produced ''Rove Live'' and produced the [[Australian Football League|AFL football]] comedy panel program ''[[Before The Game]]'' during their runs on Network Ten. It also produces ''[[The Project (Australian TV program)|The Project]]''. Past projects include the [[sketch comedy]] program ''[[skitHOUSE]]'', the [[parody]] show ''[[Real Stories]]'', ''Rove LA'' and, between 2000 and 2004, the hosting and production of the [[ARIA Music Awards]].

==Awards and nominations==
McManus is a triple TV Week [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie winner]] for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, winning in 2003, 2004 and 2005.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/triple-gold-logie-winner-rove-mcmanus-to-be-among-presenters-at-logie-awards-in-melbourne/story-e6frf96o-1226315915082 "Triple Gold Logie winner Rove McManus to be among presenters at Logie Awards in Melbourne"], ''Sun Herald'', 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2013.</ref>

In all he has won 16 [[Logie Award]]s and been nominated for several others for his work on ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove]]'' and ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (Australian game show)|Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]''. In 2000 McManus was nominated for 'Most Popular New Talent – Male'. In 2002 he was nominated for the Gold [[Logie Award]]. In 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, he was nominated for the [[Gold Logie]]. In 2010, McManus was nominated for the Most Popular TV Presenter and for the Gold Logie.
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program|Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy]] (for ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove Live]]'') 
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|-
|[[Gold Logie]]
| {{Nominated}}
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program|Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy]] (for ''[[Rove (TV series)|Rove Live]]'')
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
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| {{Won}}
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
| {{Nominated}}
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program|Logie Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy]]
| {{Won}}
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
| {{Won}} 
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
| {{Won}}
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
| {{Nominated}}
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Entertainment Program|Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy]]
| {{Won}}
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
| {{Won}}
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
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| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter|Most Popular Presenter]]
| {{Nominated}}
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|[[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]]
| {{Nominated}}
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==Charity and community work==
Between 2008 and 2010, McManus was a director of the Australian chapter of the conservation charity [[Fauna & Flora International]], for a period serving as the vice-president.<ref>[http://www.fauna-flora.org/equity-capital-markets-annual-christmas-and-charity-event/ "FFI Vice President Rove McManus hosts the 2010 ECM charity Christmas party"], ''FFI Australia'', 29 November 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2013.</ref>

McManus has been a patron of international wildlife conservation and animal welfare charity Free the Bears<ref>https://freethebears.org/?srsltid=AfmBOorXrxkXPEDydT664Xa7iZhD1YAcdrm3Ca1csAdV63PrqRu7nPhs</ref> since 2019, having first visited Free the Bears sanctuary in Cambodia in 2008. He regularly hosts fundraising events<ref>https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/article/30-years-of-free-the-bears</ref> in support of the charities work to rescue and rehabilitate threatened bears in Asia, and has taken part in the charities annual "Night in a Cage" fundraising challenge - most notably spending the night in a cage within an abandoned zoo in Tasmania in 2025 and raising almost $15,000.<ref>https://night-in-a-cage-2025.raiselysite.com/rove-mcmanus</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Rove Mcmanus and Tasma Walton (6799298805).jpg|thumb|right|McManus at the 2012 AACTA Awards with his wife [[Tasma Walton]]]]
McManus married actress and singer [[Belinda Emmett]] in 2005 at the [[Oblates of Mary Immaculate|Mary Immaculate]] Church in [[Waverley, New South Wales|Waverley]], an [[Eastern Suburbs (Sydney)|eastern suburb]] of Sydney. Emmett died of metastatic breast cancer on 11 November 2006 at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney after eight years with the disease.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/belinda-emmett-dead-at-32/story-e6frf7jo-1111112505951 "Belinda Emmett dead at 32"], ''Herald Sun'', 11 November 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2013.</ref>

McManus began dating actress [[Tasma Walton]] in October 2007. They married on 16 June 2009 in a private ceremony on a beach in [[Broome, Western Australia]].<ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rove-mcmanus-tasma-walton-secret-wedding/story-e6freuy9-1225736589154 "Rove McManus, Tasma Walton secret wedding"], ''Daily Telegraph'', 17 June 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2013.</ref> They have a daughter, born in 2013.<!-- EDITORS please note: It is Wikipedia policy not to name minor children unless they themselves are notable persons --><ref name="Turning 40">[https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/the-milestones-of-a-favourite-funnyman-fatherhood-and-turning-40-20131005-2v0xi.html "The milestones of a favourite funnyman: fatherhood and turning 40"], ''The Age'', 6 October 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/early-christmas-present-for-rove-and-tasma-as-baby-ruby-arrives-20131221-2zrph.html |title=Early Christmas present for Rove and Tasma as baby Ruby arrives |last1=Casamento |first1=Jo |date=21 December 2013 |website=The Age |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=21 December 2013}}</ref>

He is a supporter of the [[Fremantle Football Club]] in the [[Australian Football League]], for which his first cousin [[Shaun McManus]] played 228 games.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Beveridge|first1=Riley|title=Your AFL club's most famous supporters, from Barack Obama to Cam Newton|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/your-afl-clubs-most-famous-supporters-from-barack-obama-to-cam-newton/news-story/03eb54659866d587cf9c2cc4b9f3d8c5|website=Fox Sports|date=29 January 2016 |access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> From 2003 to 2005, McManus held the ceremonial position of the club's [[number-one ticket holder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afana.com/netpaper/apr13-26602.html|title=AFANA Footy News|work=afana.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090105065405/http://www.afana.com/netpaper/apr13-26602.html|archive-date=5 January 2009}}</ref> McManus is also a lifelong fan of professional wrestling; he interviewed wrestlers [[Ric Flair]] and [[John Cena]] on his talk show, and has managed wrestlers as part of the former [[World Wrestling All-Stars]] promotion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pwmania.com/rove-mcmanus-shares-his-views-on-todays-wwe-content-bret-hart-jeff-jarrett-more |title=Rove McManus Shares His Views On Today's WWE Content, Bret Hart & Jeff Jarrett, More |work=PWMania - Wrestling News - WWE News, Elimination Chamber, Spoilers, Results, Rumors, AEW |date=28 February 2014 |publisher=PWMania}}</ref>

On 8 June 2007, he appeared as the presenter of a secondary school discussion at [[Rod Laver Arena]] with [[14th Dalai Lama|14th Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso]] in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,21631990-5006002,00.html |title = Rove in Leno's hot seat |access-date = 7 September 2007 |date = 28 April 2007 |publisher = [[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0573172}}
* {{official website|http://rove.com.au/index.html}}
* [https://rovingenterprises.com/ Roving Enterprises website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130928083331/http://www.fox8.tv/shows/rove-la Rove LA]

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