[5] Cortese also landed the role of Loki in another of Griffin's creations, The Almighty Johnsons, a role he maintained for the show's three season run.[6][7]. No. Rowing champion Mah Drysdale's grin. But what was once the illusion of love in a dance routine was this time true love as Shane Cortese and his partner Nerida Jantti took the dance floor. Today he's modelling for photos; and, on Monday, you'll catch him on the telly with a big moustache, in the. He scored a guest starring role in fantasy series Maddigan's Quest and played the lead character, "John" opposite British actress Ze Lucker on stage in Then Comes Love. There are two sides to Shane Cortese, the 42-year-old actor says over coffee in his beloved Takapuna. Shane Cortese was born on 13 August 1968 in Wellington, New Zealand. I was born in Wellington but grew up in Tauranga. Menu. Why did you wait so long to get married? The celebrated couple met on the set of the first series of DWTS in 2005. His performances won critical acclaim from UK reviewers. I'd love to teach them a really good work ethic, to be respectful of other people and things and I'd love my two boys to have a great brotherly relationship. [6] Shane and Nerida welcomed a second son in July 2011 named Jett Patrick Cortese. And, from next Wednesday, will also be reprising his role as sensitive, serial monogamist Mac in the third season of TV One's Nothing Trivial. [6] In 2008 Cortese was contacted by a 15-year-old girl that he discovered was his daughter from a past relationship. "The trio got off the train at Papatoetoe and were monitored by security and on CCTV.". Celebrity guests included DWTS hosts Jason Gunn and Candy Lane, former All Black Norm Hewitt, who won the dance competition that series and Monty Betham, Nerida's dance partner from the show's fourth season. trivia, Then I wanted to work in the West End and I got that. Profitieren Sie von der globalen Reichweite, datengesttzten Erkenntnissen und einem Netzwerk von ber 340.000 Content-Anbietern von Getty Images, die exklusiv fr Ihre Marke Inhalte erstellen. My heart just stopped. Nothing Trivial Begins on Wednesday, September 8, 8.30pm, TV One. In 2011 Cortese joined the cast of comedy-drama Nothing Trivial as the character of Mac. [4] He was nominated in the prestigious Monte-Carlo Television Festival for "Best Actor" for his role. "Blair [Strang - Cortese's Nothing Trivial co-star] desperately wants me to get involved in politics. You can't just settle for middle of the pack. Shane Cortese (born 13 August 1968) is a New Zealand actor and singer. "The trio were spotted on another train and police were called to meet that service. We were learning how to accept it and we hadn't labelled him or said anything publicly about it and it was published on the cover of a magazine, as if I'd talked to them. But ex-wife Jo (Katherine Kennard) doesn't plan to make things easy for him and his new partner. Photo: Lawrence Smith Shane Cortese used to fear mediocrity. He is perhaps best known for his role of Mac on Nothing Trivial, Loki on the Almighty Johnsons and Hayden Peters on hit show Outrageous Fortune. Cortese's Outrageous Fortune co-stars Siobhan Marshall and Antonia Prebble were also there as was his "brother" from Shortland Street, Michael Galvin.The most important "guest" was their baby son Kees. It's always interesting to do a second season of something. ,