Stephanie Bendixsen
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Bendixsen at the Melbourne Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2012
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| Born |
31 March 1985 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation | Television presenter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | Good Game |
| Website | http://www.stephaniebendixsen.com/ |
Stephanie Bendixsen (born 31 March 1985) is an Australian actor, director, author, and is best known as one of the former presenters of the video game shows Good Game and Good Game: Spawn Point, where she went by the gamertag "Hex".
Bendixsen was born in Sydney, Australia to an Argentinian father Axel Bendixsen and a Dutch mother. As a child she moved with her family to Auckland, New Zealand where she lived until the age of nine, when she moved back to Australia. In adolescence, her parents refused to let her play any form of video games, and as such, she would sneak out of home to her friends' places to play games with them.
In 2009, the ABC ran a nationwide search for television presenters to host a new kids channel, ABC3, and Bendixsen auditioned for one of the positions. While shooting her audition video she discovered that the ABC2 video game review show Good Game was also looking for a presenter. Bendixsen was approached by the ABC for the Good Game presenter role after auditioning for the role of a judge on ABC 3's talent search Me on 3. Being a long-time fan of the show herself, she applied for and won the role, replacing former host Jeremy Ray. Bendixsen also became a co-host for the show's spin-off Good Game: Spawn Point, on ABC3 aimed at younger audiences.
On 26 October 2009, she made her debut for Good Game and subsequently Good Game: Spawn Point on 20 February 2010 alongside host Steven "Bajo" O'Donnell. In January 2017, Bendixsen announced her departure from the show, resulting in its cancellation.
In 2009, Stephanie replaced the former Good Game co-host Jeremy "Junglist" Ray, even though originally she was planned to join the two hosts. Due to this incident, Stephanie endured cyberbullying from the viewers of Good Game, who were infuriated by Ray's forced departure from the show.
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