Toadfish Rebecchi
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Ryan Moloney | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1995– | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 23 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Elizabeth Packett | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Stanley Walsh | ||||||||||||||||
| Spin-off appearances |
Neighbours vs Zombies (2014) Summer Stories (2017) |
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| Classification | Current; regular | ||||||||||||||||
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| Home | 30 Ramsay Street | ||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Kevin Rebecchi |
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| Mother | Angie Rebecchi |
| Brothers | Shane Rebecchi Stonefish Rebecchi |
| Wife |
Dee Bliss (2003) Stephanie Scully (2010) Sonya Mitchell (2013–) |
| Daughters | Nell Rebecchi |
| Adoptive sons | Callum Jones |
| Aunts |
Janelle Timmins Coral Reeves |
| First cousins |
Dylan Timmins Stingray Timmins Janae Timmins Bree Timmins Anne Baxter Tad Reeves Gemma Reeves Georgia Brooks |
Jarrod Vincenzo Rebecchi (commonly known as "Toadfish" or "Toadie") is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Ryan Moloney. He made his first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 23 January 1995. Toadie was created by writer Elizabeth Packett. Moloney had previously auditioned for another role in the show and had played a minor character, before being cast as Toadie. The actor was originally scheduled to play Toadie in one scene, but he went on to become a recurring cast member. When Toadie became popular with viewers, Moloney was promoted to the regular cast. In 2015, Moloney celebrated his 20th anniversary with Neighbours.
Toadie was initially portrayed as a troubled teenager and a "class clown". After qualifying as a lawyer, Toadie matured and became a responsible member of the community. Despite being labelled "unlucky in love", Toadie has had several love interests and has been married three times. Toadie has received mostly positive attention from television critics and viewers. For his portrayal of Toadie, Moloney earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Soap at the 2004 Rose d'Or Awards. In 2010, Moloney won the very first Best Daytime Star award at the Inside Soap Awards. He went on to win the award for a second and third time in 2011 and 2012.
The character of Toadfish was created by writer Elizabeth Packett. Actor Ryan Moloney was cast in the role after previously auditioning for the role of Brett Stark and appearing as a minor character called Cyborg, who vandalised the Willis family's property. Moloney made his first appearance as Toadie during the episode broadcast on 23 January 1995. He recalled that his first scene lasted for ten minutes and that it featured Toadie begging his brother, Stonefish (Anthony Engelman), to take him to the beach. Moloney was originally contracted to play Toadie in that one scene, but he went on to become a recurring character. He thought the producers kept him on as he looked similar to Engelman when he was younger and they wanted to see more of the Rebecchi family. Toadie proved to be popular with the Neighbours viewers and he was asked to continue on the show full-time.
By 2003 Moloney said he had remained grounded and surpassed the "big-headed stuff" that comes with being in a soap opera. Moloney celebrated his 15th year on Neighbours in 2010. Moloney said: "Fifteen years on the show is quite an achievement in my eyes." During an interview with entertainment website, Digital Spy, Moloney said "Like Toadie, I've literally grown up with Neighbours. Since I started out as a tearaway teenager in the series, I've experienced many transformations." Moloney told What's on TV that he plans to stay in Neighbours until the producers decide that they no longer require his service. He also added "It's just the best job in the world. I turn up, I muck around, tell a few jokes and then go home." In 2015, Moloney celebrated his 20th anniversary with Neighbours. Series prodcuer Jason Herbison told Inside Soap that a major storyline was planned for Toadie, featuring returning characters connected to him.
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