Full Name:- JASON GARDINER
Nickname(s):- Jace/ Ace
Date of Birth:- 06/11/71-Gemini
Place of Birth:- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Brothers/Sisters:-1 Brother
Pets:- None
Hobbies:- Yoga, Cooking, Gym, Parasailing, Travelling, Reading, Writing, Cinema, Spin Class.
Likes:- Expensive chocolates, hanging out with my 3 year old God Daughter, fresh flowers, Rainy nights in, reading on a beach, travelling to new places and cultures.
Dislikes:- Incompetence, Inconsistency, Dishonesty, Ignorance.
Favourite Food:- Thai, Japanese, Lebanese, Mexican, Seafood.
Favourite Drink:- Water, Ribena (don't laugh), Virgin Mojito
Biggest fear:-FAILURE
Favourite musicals performers:-
David Burt, John Barrowman, Caroline O'Conner, Chita Rivera, John Partridge, Liza Minelli, Julie Andrews, Gwen Vernon, Ben Vareen, Ken Page, John Cameron Mitchell(as Hedwig), Hugh Jackman.
Favourite dancers / dance companies:-
Sylvie Guillem, Zoe Hardman, Carlos Acosta, Natalia Makarova, Baryshnikov, Sha La La Human Steps, Sydney Dance Co, New York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Nacional Ballet de Cuba, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Chita Rivera, Ballanchine, Nureyev, Ellanor Powell, Bob Fosse, Cyd Cherisse.
Favourite actors / actress' :-
Johnny Depp, Toni Collette, Jeffrey Rush, Judy Dench, Ben Kingsley, Maggie Smith, Gael Garcia Bernal to name but a few...
Favourite singers / groups:-
I love the Scissor Sisters, Joss Stone, Sandi Patti, Alicia Keyes, Robbie Williams, Striesand, Tina Arena, Prince, Bette Midler, Cesaria Evora, Omara Portuondo, Freddy Mercury, Billy Joel, John Farnham, Alison Jiar
Most Recent Role: himself/judge on Strictly Dance FeverHe trained at the Australian Ballet School and Broadway Dance, Steps NYC, the Actors Centre – Sydney, London and New York and earned a Scholarship at the New York Performing Arts Centre. Theatre roles include Cats, 42nd Street, West Side Story, Chicago, Oklahoma. He has also appeared as Dance Captain/choreographer for Kylie Minogue, Bjork, Cher, Marc Almond, Gareth Gates etc. Now best known as Culture Expert on Queer Eye for the Striaght Guy UK , Cher, Marc Almond, Gareth Gates etc. You can currently see him on Dancing On Ice on itv 1. Jason was adopted at the age of 6 months. He was bullied as a child because of his love for ballet. At one point a boy, "Kicked a ball into my face and broke my nose." Unfortunalty things got worse when he and a friend were taken to a river by a gang who tried to drown both of them. "If I hadn't of thrown a rock at one of the boys, my friend would have lost his life!" Shortly after, Jason became anorexic and his weight fell to 6 and a half stone! "I started to believe I desreved the pain I was in." He began to recover when he went to America.
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