Australian actor Julian McMahon dies aged 56
McMahon, who was the son of former prime minister Billy McMahon, died on July 2. His wife, Kelly McMahon, told Deadline in a statement that he passed away peacefully in his sleep.
'With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my beloved husband, Julian McMahon, died peacefully this week after a valiant effort to overcome cancer,' she said.
'Julian loved life. He loved his family. He loved his friends. He loved his work, and he loved his fans. His deepest wish was to bring joy into as many lives as possible.
'We ask for support during this time to allow our family to grieve in privacy. And we wish for all of those to whom Julian brought joy, to continue to find joy in life. We are grateful for the memories.'
McMahon was born in Sydney on July 27, 1968, and began his career as a model before entering the acting scene in 1989 on soap opera The Power, the Passion, and then Home and Away in 1990.
Two years later, McMahon starred alongside Elliott Gould in the Australian-American movie Wet and Wild Summer!, and moved to the United States to bolster his acting career, finding himself back at another TV soap, NBC's Another World.
He soon stepped into one of his most popular roles on WB's supernatural drama Charmed, playing a half-demon for three seasons before joining Ryan Murphy's hit plastic surgery drama Nip/Tuck – which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
The Age
2 hours ago
- The Age
I always went for the ‘red flag' boys, until I met my husband
This story is part of the July 6 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Rachel Khoo's father gave her a good grounding in science, but food was always her passion, says the cookbook author and judge on The Great Australian Bake Off. Here, the 44-year-old discusses the influential men in her life, her 'crush' on cookbook author Donna Hay, and why her views on marriage changed when she met her now husband. My dad, Kheng, was born in Malaysia and got a scholarship to study at the University of Bath in the UK when he was 18. He comes from a big family and his eldest brother had to support him while studying abroad. My grandad wasn't alive, so my uncle was the next in line to help the family financially. It was also expensive to fly home in those days, so he spent his holidays with a school friend's family. Dad comes from a hard-working immigrant family and taught me that nothing comes from nothing. He worked in IT. He's retired now and loves to play chess. As kids, my brother Michael and I would go to chess club. It wasn't really my thing and I'd sneak off to the tuckshop to buy sweets, but Dad made sure Michael and I knew a lot about science, from black-hole theories to Stephen Hawking. My parents met in a pub in London after my Austrian mum came to the UK aged 19 to work as an au pair. Dad is 10 years older than her, and he is traditional, but at the same time he never said you can't do this because you're a woman. He taught us to study hard and to work hard. I remember our first family trip to Malaysia when I was eight. It was a big culture shock for me – Dad's family ate an entire roast suckling pig. Coming from suburban London, it was very different. Loading My brother Michael is three years younger than me. He lives in Vienna and is way more laid-back than I am – I was the bossy older sister. We played a lot as kids, but we'd fight over the TV remote control. Michael works with Bitcoin now and has a knack of connecting people. I am more the introvert and he is the extrovert in the family. I went to a convent school in Germany from the age of 12 to 17 because my dad got work there. The only male teacher I had was a priest. I had a disagreement with him in front of the class about how he pronounced my name. Let's say we didn't see eye to eye. My celebrity crushes as a teen were bands like Take That and East 17 – I switched between liking Robbie Williams and Mark Owen, depending on my mood. I also had a crush on Australian cookbook author Donna Hay – I couldn't afford her books but always admired her styling and recipes. I built up the courage to approach her in Dubai some years back. I was so nervous.
Sydney Morning Herald
2 hours ago
- Sydney Morning Herald
I always went for the ‘red flag' boys, until I met my husband
This story is part of the July 6 edition of Sunday Life. See all 13 stories. Rachel Khoo's father gave her a good grounding in science, but food was always her passion, says the cookbook author and judge on The Great Australian Bake Off. Here, the 44-year-old discusses the influential men in her life, her 'crush' on cookbook author Donna Hay, and why her views on marriage changed when she met her now husband. My dad, Kheng, was born in Malaysia and got a scholarship to study at the University of Bath in the UK when he was 18. He comes from a big family and his eldest brother had to support him while studying abroad. My grandad wasn't alive, so my uncle was the next in line to help the family financially. It was also expensive to fly home in those days, so he spent his holidays with a school friend's family. Dad comes from a hard-working immigrant family and taught me that nothing comes from nothing. He worked in IT. He's retired now and loves to play chess. As kids, my brother Michael and I would go to chess club. It wasn't really my thing and I'd sneak off to the tuckshop to buy sweets, but Dad made sure Michael and I knew a lot about science, from black-hole theories to Stephen Hawking. My parents met in a pub in London after my Austrian mum came to the UK aged 19 to work as an au pair. Dad is 10 years older than her, and he is traditional, but at the same time he never said you can't do this because you're a woman. He taught us to study hard and to work hard. I remember our first family trip to Malaysia when I was eight. It was a big culture shock for me – Dad's family ate an entire roast suckling pig. Coming from suburban London, it was very different. Loading My brother Michael is three years younger than me. He lives in Vienna and is way more laid-back than I am – I was the bossy older sister. We played a lot as kids, but we'd fight over the TV remote control. Michael works with Bitcoin now and has a knack of connecting people. I am more the introvert and he is the extrovert in the family. I went to a convent school in Germany from the age of 12 to 17 because my dad got work there. The only male teacher I had was a priest. I had a disagreement with him in front of the class about how he pronounced my name. Let's say we didn't see eye to eye. My celebrity crushes as a teen were bands like Take That and East 17 – I switched between liking Robbie Williams and Mark Owen, depending on my mood. I also had a crush on Australian cookbook author Donna Hay – I couldn't afford her books but always admired her styling and recipes. I built up the courage to approach her in Dubai some years back. I was so nervous.
West Australian
3 hours ago
- West Australian
Hailey Pinto: Actress opens up about her first Home and Away Logies nomination
Almost a year to the day since her first scenes aired on Home and Away, Hailey Pinto will walk the red carpet at this year's TV Week Logie awards The 24-year-old, who plays Abigail Fowler on the popular soap, is in contention for the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent. 'I'm so excited,' she said. 'My first episode aired on August 8 (last year), so it's been a real wild ride. 'But it was also kind of nice to be able to sit with the news for a little bit, because it's quite overwhelming, as exciting as it is. Pinto, who attended Sydney's Screenwise Film & TV School, graduating in 2001, said she initially struggled to get representation after graduating. 'I went through during COVID, so it was all kind of a great, big mess,' she said. 'After I graduated it was really hard to break in and get an agent, but, eventually I was able to get one a year-and-a-half after I graduated, and three months later I booked Home and Away … it was the first acting job I have ever been paid for.' In the year since, Pinto has been front and centre in some major storylines, including one which saw her character Abby struggle with substance abuse. 'It was a really important story for me — I really took (the story) under my wing, and I really wanted to protect it and do it justice as much as possible,' she said. 'Addiction is such a heavy topic that affects so many people, and I know people around me (who have suffered), so it was important to me.' Pinto is not the only Home and Away star up for a gong, with Lynne McGranger, who famously left the show earlier this year after playing her character Irene for 33 years, also noimnated. McGranger is competing for the coveted Gold Logie. 'She is no longer working on set anymore, but I was able to speak with her a little bit,' Pinto said of their duel nominations. Home and Away's Lynne McGranger and Hailey Pinto are nominees for the 65th TV Week Logie Awards, airing exclusively on Seven, Sunday August 3.
