Editing Rob Sitch

{{short description|Australian film director and comedian (born 1962)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Rob Sitch
| image              = Rob Sitch at the AACTA Awards Sydney, Australia, January 2012.jpg
| caption            = Sitch at the [[AACTA Awards]], January 2012
| birth_name         = Robert Ian Sitch
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1962|03|17|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| education          = <!---uncited [[St Kevin's College, Melbourne]]/[[Melbourne Grammar]]--->
| alma_mater         = [[University of Melbourne]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|director|producer|writer}}
| nationality        = Australian
| spouse             = [[Jane Kennedy (actress)|Jane Kennedy]]
| children           = 5
| website            = 
| footnotes          = 
}}
'''Robert Ian Sitch''' (born 17 March 1962) is an Australian filmmaker, actor and comedian. He directed and co-wrote the comedy films ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'' (1997) and ''[[The Dish]]'' (2000); the former of which is often considered one of the greatest Australian films ever made.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flicks.com.au/news/the-castle-has-been-voted-the-greatest-australian-film-ever-made/|title=The Castle has been voted the greatest Australian film ever made|website=Flicks|date=31 August 2018|access-date=4 November 2024}}</ref> On television, he is known for the 1990s comedy series ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'' and the long-running comedy series ''[[Utopia (Australian TV series)|Utopia]]'' (2014–present).

==Early life and education==
Sitch graduated as a medical doctor<ref name=conv2006>{{cite interview |first1=Rob|last1=Sitch|first2=Jonny |last2=Vasic| interviewer-last=Fidler | interviewer-first=Richard |interviewer-link=Richard Fidler| title=Rob Sitch studied medicine before comedy, and Jonny Vasic's campaign against whaling | publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]|series= Conversations with Richard Fidler| website=ABC|format=audio + text | date=28 September 2006 | url=https://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2006/09/28/1751236.htm | access-date=16 July 2023}}</ref> from the [[University of Melbourne]], and practised medicine for a short time.<ref>{{cite interview | title=Laughter is Sitch Good Medicine|website= [[The University of Melbourne]] News | date=2 September 2008|first1=Rob|last1=Sitch| interviewer-last=Smith | interviewer-first=Katherine | url=http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/news/5343/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927181834/http://uninews.unimelb.edu.au/news/5343/ | archive-date=27 September 2011 | url-status=dead | access-date=16 July 2023|quote=''The University of Melbourne Voice'', Vol. 3, No. 6, 11 August - 8 September 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Tom Gleisner, Rob Sitch, Michael Hirsh 2012 (1).jpg|thumb|[[Tom Gleisner]] (left), Rob Sitch (middle) and Michael Hirsh at the 2012 Sydney premiere of ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]'']]
Sitch is a member of the [[Working Dog Productions|Working Dog]] production company, which has produced the television shows ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'', ''[[A River Somewhere]]'', ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]'', ''[[Thank God You're Here]]'', and ''[[Utopia (Australian TV series)|Utopia]]'', as well as the feature films ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]'', ''[[The Dish]]'', and ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]''. Sitch co-wrote and directed each of these films.<ref name=conv2006/>

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 (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]'', were included in the earlier special, ''[[50 Years 50 Shows]]'', coming in at 50 and 22 respectively.<ref>{{Citation|title = 50 Years 50 Shows – Channel 9 (Full) (2005)|url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsLALp_Yl0k|date = 2013-10-28|access-date = 2016-02-07|last = Jason Kelly}}</ref>

Sitch is also a co-author of the satirical ''Jetlag'' travel guides to [[Molvanîa]], [[Phaic Tăn]], and [[San Sombrèro]].<ref name=conv2006/>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:33px;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Production
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Credited as
|-
! Director
! Producer
! Writer
! Actor
! Other
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2012
| ''[[Kath & Kimderella]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[Any Questions for Ben?]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| 
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Bad Eggs]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| Special thanks
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The Dish]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| 
|-
| 1997
| ''[[The Castle (1997 Australian film)|The Castle]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| 
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" |Year(s)
! rowspan="2"|Television show
! colspan="4"|Credited as
|-
! Director
! Producer
! Writer
! Actor
|-
| 2016–17
| ''[[Pacific Heat]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2014–present
| ''[[Utopia (Australian TV series)|Utopia]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2013–present
| ''[[Have You Been Paying Attention?]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2013–15
| ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Total Football]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2012–13
| ''[[Audrey's Kitchen]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| rowspan="3"|2012
| ''Pictures of You''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Sports Fever!]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Adam Hills in Gordon Street Tonight]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|-
| 2011
| ''[[A Quiet Word With ...]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever!]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| ''Lowdown: Zirco Goes Berko''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Hollowmen]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Kath & Kim]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 2006–09
| ''[[Thank God You're Here]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 2004
| ''[[All Aussie Adventures|Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2001–02
| ''[[All Aussie Adventures|Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 2000
| ''Numero Bruno''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1998–2007
| ''[[The Panel (Australian TV series)|The Panel]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1997
| ''[[A River Somewhere]]''
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1996
| ''The Campaign''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Funky Squad]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1994–97
| ''[[Frontline (Australian TV series)|Frontline]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1993
| ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)#The Olden Days|The Olden Days]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| ''[[Bargearse]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1992–93
| ''[[The Late Show (1990s Australian TV series)|The Late Show]]''
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1991
| ''Turn It Up''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Midday]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| 1988–89
| ''[[The D-Generation#Channel 7 Specials|The D-Generation: Goes Commercial]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
| {{nowrap|1986–1987}}
| ''[[The D-Generation]]''
| {{no}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|}

===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 (actress)|Jane Kennedy]]. They have five children, including Joshua Sitch, who starred in ABC's ''[[Little Lunch (TV series)|Little Lunch]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Sitch: ABC's Utopia actually reality|url = http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/rob-sitch-says-reality-outpaced-satire-during-the-making-of-season-two-of-comedy-series-utopia/news-story/c47908afde5a5bed7a25add03c5a9498|website = NewsComAu|date = 14 August 2015|access-date = 2016-02-07}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0803203}}

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