Rove McManus

Rove McManus
McManus in January 2012
Birth name	John Henry Michael McManus
Born	(1974-01-21) 21 January 1974 (age 43) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Education	Years 8–12 at Corpus Christi College
Spouse	Belinda Emmett (m. 2005; d. 2006) Tasma Walton (m. 2009)
Children	1

John Henry Michael "Rove" McManus (born 21 January 1974) is an Australian Gold Logie award-winning television presenter, producer, comedian and media personality. He was the host of the comedy talk show Rove LA and was also the host of the eponymous variety show Rove. He is also the co-owner of the production company Roving Enterprises with partner Craig Campbell.

Currently, McManus is the co-host of the Hit Network evening show, titled Rove & Sam (along with Sam Frost of The Bachelor Australia fame).

McManus was born in Perth, Western Australia, to John and Coralie McManus. McManus attended Orana Catholic Primary School before going through grades 8–12 at Corpus Christi College. He acquired the nickname "Rove" as a child, from his sister.

McManus is a long established exponent of stand up comedy, touring nationally and also appearing internationally at major events such as the 2010 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and as the host of the 2013 International Comedy Gala.

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.

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'.

In 1997 McManus began hosting The Loft Live, which was produced by RMIT University's Student television station RMITV, on the community television station, Channel 31, where according to Rove he was given a budget of $50 per week. It was there where he met his now long-time co-host, Peter Helliar. Rove then worked for Foxtel as a roving reporter on a show called In Fashion which was hosted by Hugh Jackman. He then took an offer from the Nine Network for ten late night episodes of his own variety show; Rove, in 1999, but Nine cancelled the series 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. The resulting Rove Live was almost identical to Nine's Rove. Rove Live became a flagship show for Network Ten, and it was also broadcast on TV3 in New Zealand. The show followed a variety show format and showcased weekly celebrity guests; comedy acts; variety segments; local and international comedians; and live bands.