Clive interviews Brooke Butler (Fifi Box) for a fundraising job, but Sheila Canning warns him that Brooke is a scam artist, before she tries to take back what she said. People named Geoff Paine. His son previously performed alongside Zayn Malik in One Direction. [2] Paine was approached by Neighbours' casting department to audition, after they watched him perform in a play at the Victorian Arts Centre. Her parents' names are Geoff and Karen. Clive and Sheila break up, and he begins a relationship with Beverly Robinson (Shaunna O'Grady). They arrange a date and give their relationship another chance. Her scheming fails and she comes to accept that Clive and Jane are serious. Clive is reluctant as he was hurt by their break up. He grew up in the UK, and eventually married Karen Payne. Published: Wednesday, 1st April 2020 at 1:03 pm, Neighbours' Colette Mann on why Sheila and Clive will never get married, Following on from the tragic death of Sheila's son, Gary. You bluff a level of confidence that you don't really have. Interview with Erinsborough legend Geoff Paine", "Neighbours Clive Gibbons return: Geoff Paine reprises his role after 28 years", "Neighbours reveals updated opening credits with one character gone and three added", "Neighbours star Colette Mann reveals all on Sheila's new romance and the Canning family's future", "Neighbours star Geoff Paine reveals all on Clive and Sheila's future and whether he'll return for good", "Neighbours: Colette Mann interview 'Sheila and Clive make a dream couple even though he thinks she's barmy! Your email address will not be published. Funnily enough, Darius Perkins would return to Neighbours in 2014 as a different character. He returned to the role briefly in 1989, with the opportunity to appear in a spin-off series based on the character, but no television network would produce the show. From online or printed sources and from publicly accessible databases. He also concentrated on his stage career gaining roles in productions that toured Australia, including various projects at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. One reader will win a pair of premium tickets to see Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue and overnight stay in one twin or double room at the Clermont Hotel, London with a 3-course meal from the table dhote menu and breakfast. Sign Up. Daniel's 5th outing as Bond gets bums back on seats in the cinema. Structural Info Pictures Filmography Known for movies Neighbours (1986-1989) as Clive Gibbons Remake (2011) as Steve Mal.com (2011) as Malcom Mann I hope they keep Kim on the show. [5] Clive became popular with viewers and this return was scripted to set up a spin-off series, City Hospital. [19], In 2017, Paine reprised his role of Clive in Neighbours, twenty-eight years after he had last been on the show. Born. He finds Sheila checking up on her granddaughter, Xanthe and asks her out to lunch, but she cancels when Xanthe is accused of taking the morphine. Geoffrey C Payne married Margaret M Holland in month 1936, at marriage place. Following on from the tragic death of Sheila's son, Gary, every Neighbours fan would love to see some happiness on the horizon for the matriarch of Ramsay Street. He remained in the role for one year before leaving to pursue other projects. Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. He, Craig McLachlan and Mark Little all gave early Neighbours some good laughs that have been lacking since. What's more, Paine is not a regular in the show so having Sheila and Clive married simply probably wouldn't work logistically. But according to actress Colette Mann, the big day will never come. Were a modern couple. [2] He performs an emergency tracheotomy on Lucy Robinson (Kylie Flinker) when she is stung by a bee. Clive supports Jane when Nicolette flees Erinsborough after her engagement to Chloe collapses. Paine decided not to renew his contract, as he feared being typecast and felt the role was no longer believable. [2] The Grundy Organisation discovered him while he was performing in a college production at the Victoria Arts Centre, and they asked him to come in for a screen test, before offering him the role of Clive. Later, Clive has a few drinks and becomes drunk, then picks a fight with Mike when he sees him spending time with Jane. Clive backs David and nurse Freya Wozniak (Phoebe Roberts) when their conduct in the death of Gareth Bateman (Jack Pearson) is investigated. Geoff Paine, Actor: Blue Heelers. Reports suggest Prince Charles will live "in a flat above the shop" when he becomes king. Whereas Cole was the judge of the show since 2004. It was so great to see Geoff Paine back last night! You may be right about that. [3] He also wanted to develop his acting abilities in stage productions, having gone straight from drama school to Neighbours. Geoff did return to Neighbours for a while in 1989, a six week stint. Geoff Paine's character, Dr Clive Gibbons, has been a fixture of Ramsay Street since 1986. "Ill be glad when shes through it and shes back to doing [gags] it will be nice to go back and do comedy again, but Ive enjoyed it. Moreover, he has dated an X Factor dancer, Danielle Peazer from 2010 to 2012 and his childhood friend, Sophia Smith from 2013 to 2015. Geoff Paine is an Australian television and theatre actor from Melbourne. They had three kids: Ruth, Nicola, and Liam. Its so much fun to play that stuff. On November 30 2016, the former Girls Aloud singer told her close friends and family about her pregnancy. After graduating from drama school Paine secured a role on the soap opera Neighbours, playing the role of doctor Clive Gibbons. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. She described the character as "one of life's eccentrics" and said he took care of people and often lured them into his latest harebrained scheme. Paine felt that Clive had matured during his time away from Erinsborough, but said his "cheeky side" would still appear every so often. Bear Grey Payne is one of the luckiest kids in the world who was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. Get used to it," Mann laughed. Sheila is very proactive in reaching back into the past to see if she can manipulate the future. He married Karen Payne. Graham continues to badger Clive until he agrees to become a doctor again. Playing a messenger in a gorilla suit might not be King Lear, but at least it pays the rent. In late 1985 he auditioned for the part of Clive Gibbons in Neighbours and got the role. Paine, who played the local Erinsborough medic from 1986 and 1987 (and again briefly in 1989), has returned in a recurring role as the new COO at Erinsborough Hospital. Geoffrey Payne Age. In 2017, Paine decided to return to Neighbours as Clive and continued to appear on a recurring basis until the shows ending in 2022. [7][8] Paine began appearing in the sketch show The Comedy Company when it returned for its 1990 season. Clive and Sheila spend a lot of time together in the ensuing weeks, and he mentions to her that he has at least two children. Clive later tells David that he could not find any information on his father, before admitting to Paul that he had already called in the favour when Jasmine offered him the money. Journalist Adam Beresford credited "loveable" Clive with "helping to establish the show's wacky tone during its early heyday." [9] In 1996, Paine secured the guest role of Roman in Blue Heelers. Clive gets a call from Graham who is injured in an accident and needs someone to run his surgery in the country. Clive falls in love with Susan, but she falls for her boss, Paul Robinson. [3] Paine almost turned down the role as he looked down on acting in a soap. She has a nephew named Bear Payne. [1] In 1986, Paine secured the role of Clive Gibbons in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. [29] That year Paine was appearing in the theatrical comedy titled "Shear Madness", alongside Colette Mann. As well as running his gorillagram business, Clive teamed up with Shane Ramsay (Peter O'Brien) to form a gardening business called Ramsay and Gibbons Gardening Service or RAGGS. One reader will win a pair of premium tickets to see Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue and overnight stay in one twin or double room at the Clermont Hotel, London with a 3-course meal from the table dhote menu and breakfast. Clive was Santa, Mike and Shane were Tweedle Dum and Dee, Paul Robinson some nameless panto villain and Scott and Charlene were in Europe pretending to be pop stars. But do note that it is not possible to be certain of a person's genealogy without a family's cooperation (and/or DNA testing). He was born on November 28th, 1957 in England. [12] Paine later explained that Clive was too nice and the role was no longer believable. I wont say too much except she makes a phone call. Karl is left without a job as a result, until Clive offers him a job with research trials. He has two older sisters, Nicola Payne and Ruth Payne. It comes out in him from time to time, the cheekiness of Clive of old and the playfulness and its lovely to see it. He was a strong influence in Liam's life, especially when it came to pursuing music early on. After a meeting about attracting donors, Aaron asks Clive for his help in finding a record of David and his brother Leo Tanaka's (Tim Kano) father, as they were born in a Western Sydney hospital, where Clive once worked. Paine continued his career with roles in A Country Practice and the comedy sketch show The Comedy Company. [2], Little is known about Clive when he arrives in Erinsborough, except that he runs a gorillagram agency. Producer Jason Herbison reveals 2017 gossip for Dee, Toadie, Typer and more", "Neighbours: Clive Gibbons speaks! Clive tells his neighbours that he is a doctor, but he quit medicine when he made a mistake, which led to the death of his girlfriend, Linda. I was about to get married and move down to Sydney to start production and it never happened. Graham and his family leave after Alex Carter (Kevin Summers), a robber threatens them. Age and height. Associated With. Two years later, Clive makes a brief return and stays at Number 28 while Des is away and makes friends with Melanie Pearson (Lucinda Cowden). [24] Another writer for the BBC called Clive the "true genius of Neighbours. If there is one person in Neighbours you do not want to get in the way of, it's Sheila Canning (Colette Mann) she did once leave a pigs head in someone's car after all. This was his first television acting role after he had graduated. He married Karen Payne. Paine was spotted by the Reg Grundy Organisation and offered the role of Clive. Nearly 28 years later, Clive returns to Erinsborough as the new COO of the local hospital. Explore how the celebrity world connects. . Paine reprised the role 28 years later, and Clive returned on a semi-regular basis from 9 March 2017. Geoff once said in a 2003 interview that he has no desire to return to Neighbours. Later scenes explored his fictional backstory and revealed that Clive is the son of a wealthy doctor, and he too had a medical career, but became disillusioned with it. Months later, Clive supports Sheila when she admits that she covered up an attack on her grandson Levi Canning (Richie Morris) when he was a child, which lead to Levi developing epilepsy. "[10] On 13 November 1997, he appeared in an episode of State Coroner as a farmer, Barry Davis who is murdered. [30] Polly Hudson of the Daily Mirror wondered why Paine did not go on to have an acting career in Hollywood, like "mean old Jim Robinson", commenting that he was "surely the most talented comedy actor of all time". His father, Liam Payne, the pop singer has a whopping net worth of $70 million as per Celebrity Net Worth. Clive allows Izzy Hoyland (Natalie Bassingthwaite) to have the naming rights to the new hospital wing, following a $20 million donation, which upsets Paul. Ive loved working with Chris Milligan because I adore the ground he walks on and think hes a fine, fine actor. [17] Paine said that in his time away from Erinsborough, Clive had "matured and is bit more buttoned up", but he wants to "re-establish a part of his life that he enjoyed, which was his time in Ramsay Street. Geoffrey Payne's father in law is Dougie Harris Geoffrey Payne's mother in law is Myra Harris Geoffrey Payne's son in law is Thomas Gibbins. [13] Paine went on to make a brief return later that year. He returned to the role briefly in 1989, with the opportunity to appear in a spin-off series based on the character . [8], Following the character's 2017 return, Paine thought Clive was "a different man". We are having those moments where they will say 'that's the final scene for this director, or this crew member'. "[23] Paine explained that announcement of the show's cancellation was and was not a surprise for him, since it had been teased in the months beforehand. Clive goes travelling and when he returns, he and Sheila agree that while neither of them wants to remarry, they are committed to their future together. Contents 1 Pre Neighbours career 2 Neighbours 1986-1987, 1989 3 After Neighbours 4 Return to Neighbours 2017- 5 Refs Pre Neighbours career [17], The character was added to the opening titles in July 2020 despite not being a full-time cast member. View the profiles of people named Geoffrey Paine. Thismust be an Aussie TV record as the longest break in between soapie role reprisals. ", As for Sheila, Geoff describes her as "the hurricane of Ramsay Street" adding that "Clive and Jane are thinking how do we not set off this ticking time bomb, knowing that at some stage when she finds out that the bomb is going go off. Further, his face has rarely shown in media or public. He later started his own production company, then wrote and starred in his own play, Unpack This, which was based on his own experiences. [3] In July 1989, Kevin Sadlier of The Sydney Morning Herald said that during research for an article on the show's 1000th episode, he heard of a plan to bring back a popular cast member from the previous year, and speculated that it was Paine. http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/neighbours-star-who-hit-neighbour-looks-back-no-anger-20110925-1krsb.html. [38], "Colette Mann & Geoff Paine Mann Up and Take the Paine", "Julia Zemiro, Geoff Paine and Michael Williams", "28 years later, Geoff Paine returns to Neighbours", "Geoff Paine, the man behind Neighbours' Clive Gibbons, brings Chad's Back in Yack show to Yackandandah", "New children's show Mal.com starts filming today in WA", "Neighbours: Clive Gibbons speaks! Her career highlight includes Girls Aloud (2002 2013) and The X Factor. [35] In 2019, Paine and Mann worked together again creating their own improvisational show Mann Up and Take the Paine. He eventually bounces back and decides to move into the flat behind his surgery before leaving Erinsborough. When Stefan Dennis returned to Neighbours it was after a break of 11 years. Longest soap break goes to Dennis Tanner on Coronation Street. Alice was born circa 1866, in Toddington, Gloucestershire, England. Menu. Associated With She is the mother of one of the One Direction boys like Anne Cox, who is the mother of Harry Styles. [22][23] Paine also secured a guest role in an episode of Nine Network's Bad Mothers. This was 1989 they were preparing to put City Hospital together and Network 10 was sold and one of the first things they got rid of was all the new projects. Im betting it turns out Clive delivered the Tanaka brothers. Doctor Clive refereeing a boxing match between Mike and Shane for the heart of Plain Jane Superbrain is knocked out and goes into a bizarre festive dream sequence where the cast were re-imagined as pantomime characters. [22] The role saw him working with Colette Mann, with who he had previously co-starred in theatre work. 34 Year Old . He came back for a guest stint of about six weeks in 1989. I do remember being in the gorilla suit, which we shot in day one for my character. I hope he stays around for awhile! [15] Herbison said the character would return in a recurring capacity and would be seen in "a work environment". Bear Grey Payne was born on 22 March 2017 at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London, United Kingdom. Clive's storylines included running a gorillagram agency, setting up a gardening business, saving Lucy Robinson's life and falling in love with Susan Cole. 43 year gap!! Liam Payne was born on 29 August 1993 (age 28 years; as in 2021) in Redditch, Worcestershire, England. The relationship has happened organically through our chemistry. Geoff has reprised his role as Clive on a recurring basis as Clive is now CEO of Erinsborough Hospital. Well, Liam made his professional career in 2008 after starring in the British music competition television series The X Factor. Geoff's return episode was Episode 7554 - 9 March 2017. When Paul rejects her, Susan is comforted by Clive and he tells her that he is in love with her. [4] He said "I suppose at the time I was a bit too idealistic about the world of acting. Paine continued his career with roles in A Country Practice and the comedy sketch show The Comedy Company. Fans of Neighbours have been calling for the wedding of Sheila Canning (Colette Mann) and Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine) for years. They said that Clive's popularity disqualified him and that he "lacked sufficient obscurity". More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Add to list Photos Known for Blue Heelers 7.0 TV Series Roman Kellerman Copyright FameChain 2023, All rights reserved. For more information about whats on, visit our handy TV guide. A few months later, Clive asks Karl to investigate some missing morphine. Contents hide 1 Liam Payne Wiki / Biography 2 Family Clive attends a party on Ramsay Street later in the day, and has drinks with Des and parties with the residents. To start his career, Paine attended drama school for three years. Thirty-five years after his first appearance on Neighbours - with a mullet and dressed in a Gorillagram suit - actor Geoff Paine, aka Dr Clive Gibbons, reflects on this icon of Australian values. Geoffrey Paine. However, she filed a divorce from her estranged husband on 26 May 2010 at London's High Court citing unreasonable behaviour. Last Name Payne #8. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. Sheila is devastated when her son Gary Canning (Damien Richardson) is murdered, and Clive supports her as she grieves. Her first marital relationship was with Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole whom she began dating in September 2004. The show was based on Paine's own experience attending a one day anger management work shop following a dispute with a neighbour. But it is part of the schedule of many people's working weeks. [6] Paine moved to London briefly before returning to live in Australia. "Ive been married twice and let me tell you it wasnt happy either time! [21] Paine remained with Neighbours on a recurring basis, filming episodic blocks while also working in a university. "Clive has a marriage that didn't work out, a wife that is back in the UK, a daughter that's in New Zealand and a grandchild," he commented. But following Izzy's departure, Clive informs Karl the new wing is cancelled. Advertisement The pair have a sweet relationship, which has never . [15] Paine's management later confirmed that he had reprised his role as Clive. Other regular roles include his appearances as Malcolm Wilson in the Nine Network children's television series Pig's Breakfast and as Malcom Mann in ABC3's Mal.com. 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