Ringo Brown
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Sam Clark | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2007–10 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 24 January 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 18 October 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ric Pellizzeri | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Erinsborough High student (2007–09) Delivery boy (2007–08) Trainee paramedic (2009–10) Laborer (2010) |
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| Father | Graham Brown |
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| Mother | Prue Brown |
| Brothers |
Frazer Yeats Johnny Brown Paul Brown |
| Sisters | Pauline Brown |
| Wife | Donna Freedman (2010) |
| Grandfathers | Stuart Brown |
| Grandmothers | Astrid Brown |
| Nephews | Marco Yeats |
Ringo Brown is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Sam Clark. Clark was given the role after he entered and won a Dolly magazine competition. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 January 2007. Ringo's storylines have included his ongoing battle with an eating disorder, a bus crash, a relationship with an older woman, the collapse of a warehouse roof at an illegal dance party and his on-off relationship with Donna Freedman. In July 2010, it was announced that Clark had decided to leave Neighbours. He filmed his final scenes at the end of the month and Ringo made his last credited appearance on 18 October 2010.
In 2006, Australian teen magazine, Dolly, held a competition offering two readers a chance to win a three-month contract with Neighbours. Dolly received 7,000 entries for the competition. Clark auditioned with his best friend, Tim Phillipps, who went on to play Fox, the figment of Paul Robinson's (Stefan Dennis) imagination. Clark subsequently won the competition, along with Adelaide Kane (Lolly Allen), and he was signed to a three-month contract to play the part of Ringo Brown. Compared with other Neighbours cast members who were cast through more traditional casting processes, Clark ultimately went through a longer audition process, auditioning four times before being cast, compared to the two auditions most cast members were required to go through. On his audition Clark said "I really didn't think I'd have any chance of getting anywhere. Apart from trying to do something a bit different with the script, I kept mine pretty simple". Just before the episode in which Ringo made his Neighbours debut was screened, Clark's contract was extended from the three months to nine months. Clark has since remained with the show for three years.
In 2009, it was announced that Clark would be taking a three-month break from Neighbours to focus on his music career. When Clark returned to filming in February 2010, it was announced that he would perform one of his songs for departed character, Bridget Parker, played by Eloise Mignon.
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