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==Career history== ==Career history==
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The ] offered McManus and his production company, ], another ten episodes of his show in late 2000. The resulting '']'' became a weekly talk show on ], and is syndicated on ] in ]. The show involves ] guests, publicity stunts, ]s and live ]s.

In 2002, he was nominated for the Gold ] and ''Rove Live'' won the Logie for ''Most Popular Light Entertainment Program''. In 2003, McManus won three Logies, including ''Most Popular Presenter'', ''Most Popular Light Entertainment/Comedy Program'' and the ]. In 2004 and 2005, he repeated his 2003 award haul, including winning another Gold Logie.

Roving Enterprises has produced a number of other programs including the sketch comedy program '']'' and the ] program, '']''. Roving Enterprises has also produced the ] since 2002, hosted by McManus until 2004.

McManus undertook a live solo ] show in 2005, touring the Australian capital cities and ] and ] in New Zealand, whilst still returning to Melbourne each Tuesday to film ''Rove Live''.

In 2004, he had a ] placed on him by ] in an episode of '']'', for dropping Safran's scheduled appearance on Rove Live. It was later removed. He also unsuccessfully campaigned to have ] ] appear on his program during the ]. On the ] ] episode, ''Rove Live'' had a segment that Rove himself deemed "controversial" when it aired a live TV ]. For the season finale, he offered six cars as prizes on his show. After falling viewing figures, the show was revamped for 2006, with the first episode of the new show airing on ].
In 2006 his long time supporting presenter, ], left the show. Also in 2006 he also apeared in 2 episodes of the ] soap opera ].

===Radio===
In 1999 he was a regular host on ] radio. He had a segment on the breakfast show (starring ] and ]) on Friday mornings, ''Know Your Millennium'', a quiz show that looked into the past.

In 2002 the ] radio network commissioned Roving Enterprises to create a weekly radio program. Starring McManus alongside regular TV colleagues ] and Corinne Grant, the show was originally called ''Saturday Morning Rove''. Broadcast from ] every Saturday from 10AM to Midday, it was actually pre-recorded the day before to allow the performers to have a full weekend of media commitments.

In 2004 the program moved to Friday mornings allowing live phone callers, and was re-titled ]. It was discontinued at the end of 2004. The style of the program was very similar to ''Rove Live''.

===Other work===
When ] fell ill in early June 2005, Rove hosted his show '']'' in his place.

With Newton, Rove co-hosted a Roving Enterprises television special ''Ten Seriously 40'', a look back at the history of the Ten Network.

McManus voiced a crab in ]'s 2003 ] film, '']''.

Rove was a guest co-host on the ] radio program ] on the ] show.

==Personal life==

McManus is represented by personal management company ].

In July 2004 he announced his engagement to his girlfriend of three years, Australian actor ]. They married on ] ] at the ] Church in ], a suburb in the east of ].

==Criticisms==
Rove won the 2006 Fuglies award for "Australia's ALL TIME Most Overrated TV Star". The Fuglies are annual awards, celebrating the worst of Australian television. It is held in the run-up to the ]s and votes are collected over the Internet.
He has also been the Recipient of ] Magazine's "Wanker of the Year" award on multiple occasions.

== Trivia ==
* He is a fan of the ] ] for which his first cousin ] plays. He was named as the #1 Ticket Holder of the club in 2002.
* McManus is interested in ] {{fact}}
* He was a runner in the ] (which carries a baton around Australia before the ]).

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Rove McManus.

Rove McManus (born John McManus, 21 January 1974) is an Australian variety show host, comedian and owner of the production company Roving Enterprises.

Career history

Television

FUCKING BULLSHIT HE LOVES TO WANK UNDER THE DESK when pettey is talking. GET THIS IS AWESOME BESIDES richard and that douche bag from the kfc add what a tool... learn to chew buddy wtf where you thinking you dickhead i hope you read this you nerd because you are always reading this shit instead of working you BLOWJOB>>>>> [[Category:People from Perth, Western