Ryan Moloney

Moloney's first acting experience was with the Merilyn Brend Children's Teenagers and Adults Theatre Company in outer-eastern Melbourne when he was ten years old. He starred in their youth repertory production of The Purple Pumpernickel. His first role in a feature film was playing a thug in Say a Little Prayer (1993),[1][2] based on the Robin Klein novel Came Back to Show You I Could Fly.

Moloney initially auditioned for the role of Brett Stark in Neighbours.[3] He did not get the role but later appeared as a one-off character named Cyborg in 1994.[4] He was later recalled to play Jarrod "Toadfish" Rebecchi, brother of established character Kevin "Stonefish" Rebecchi. This was a one-scene role, which aired on 8 February 1995. This became a recurring guest role,[5] and as the character proved popular it became a regular role in 1996. In April 2004 he was nominated for a Golden Rose of Montreux award for Best Actor in a Soap for his work in Neighbours.[1]

Moloney appeared in the Cinderella pantomime as Buttons in 2005 and 2007.[1][6]

In 2012, Moloney made an appearance on Big Brother's Bit on the Side.[7] That same year, he appeared with his former Neighbours co-star, Mark Little, in an episode of Celebrity Wedding Planner broadcast on 3 September 2012.[8]

In 2013 Moloney appeared on Celebrity Big Brother broadcast on Channel 5. He finished in third place.[9] Ryan stated in an interview with Lorraine Kelly

Shortly into it, I watched some footage that they had shot and edited in a particular way and I realised that I couldn't actually be myself in there because they can edit it however they want. And the fact that I got to protect the Neighbours brand. But in terms of an experience, it was a crazy experience. It was a one-in-a-lifetime experience[10]

Moloney subsequently took up the roles of Jack in Dick Whittington at Dunstable's Grove Theatre in 2013 and Buttons in Cinderella at the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks in 2014.[11] He appeared in a documentary special celebrating Neighbours' 30th anniversary titled Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite, which aired in Australia and the UK in March 2015.[12][13]

Moloney is married to Alison Hayward and the couple have two children, Erin and Jack.[14]

Moloney is an active patron of the Down Syndrome Association of Victoria,[1] and has been involved with the Victorian Police Department's Films For Schools Youth project.[1] He also participates in the Forgotten Children Rescue Foundation charity.[1]

In 2010, Moloney became a spokesman for weight loss company Lite and Easy, successfully losing 17 kg in 13 weeks.[15] He also competed in the St. George Melbourne Marathon, completing the race in the official time of 03:46:32.[16]

In early 2011, Moloney revealed that he was training to be a pilot.[17] He took on the hobby in between filming for Neighbours and aims to fly commercial planes in the future.[17]

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