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Rob Sitch
Sitch at the AACTA Awards, January 2012
Born	Robert Ian Sitch (1962-03-17) 17 March 1962 (age 62) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupations	Actor director producer writer
Spouse	Jane Kennedy
Children	5

Robert Ian Sitch (born 17 March 1962) is an Australian director, producer, screenwriter, actor and comedian. He directed and co-wrote the comedy films The Castle (1997) and The Dish (2000); the former of which is often considered one of the greatest Australian films ever made. On television, he is known for the 1990s comedy series Frontline and the long-running comedy series Utopia (2014–present).

Early life and education

Sitch graduated as a medical doctor from the University of Melbourne, and practised medicine for a short time.

Career

Sitch is a member of the Working Dog production company, which has produced the television shows Frontline, A River Somewhere, The Panel, Thank God You're Here, and Utopia, as well as the feature films The Castle, The Dish, and Any Questions for Ben?. Sitch co-wrote and directed each of these films.

In 2006, to mark 50 years of television in Australia, the Nine Network special 50 Years 50 Stars listed Sitch at the 39th greatest living television star in Australia. Several of his programs, including The D-Generation and Frontline, were included in the earlier special, 50 Years 50 Shows, coming in at 50 and 22 respectively.

Sitch is also a co-author of the satirical Jetlag travel guides to Molvanîa, Phaic Tăn, and San Sombrèro.

Filmography

Films

Television

Albums

• The D-Generation: The Satanic Sketches (1989)
• The D-Generation: The Breakfast Tapes (1990)

Personal life

Sitch is married to fellow Australian comedian Jane Kennedy. They have five children, including Joshua Sitch, who starred in ABC's Little Lunch.

References

1. "The Castle has been voted the greatest Australian film ever made". Flicks. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
2. ^ Sitch, Rob; Vasic, Jonny (28 September 2006). "Rob Sitch studied medicine before comedy, and Jonny Vasic's campaign against whaling" (audio + text). ABC (Interview). Conversations with Richard Fidler. Interviewed by Fidler, Richard. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
3. Sitch, Rob (2 September 2008). "Laughter is Sitch Good Medicine". The University of Melbourne News (Interview). Interviewed by Smith, Katherine. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2023. The University of Melbourne Voice, Vol. 3, No. 6, 11 August - 8 September 2008
4. Jason Kelly (28 October 2013), 50 Years 50 Shows – Channel 9 (Full) (2005), retrieved 7 February 2016
5. "Sitch: ABC's Utopia actually reality". NewsComAu. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.

External links

• Rob Sitch at IMDb

• Living people
• 1962 births
• Melbourne Medical School alumni
• Australian male comedians
• Australian male television actors
• Australian film producers
• Australian screenwriters
• Film directors from Melbourne
• Male actors from Melbourne
• Australian television talk show hosts
• Australian film studio executives
• Australian medical doctors
• Comedians from Melbourne
• People educated at St Kevin's College, Melbourne
• Australian film production company founders