Jason Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer.
He made his name in the long-running Australian TV soap Neighbours, playing the second incarnation of the Scott Robinson character. After leaving Neighbours, Donovan moved to England, and worked there a singer and actor.
In 1988 he joined Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue in signing for Stock, Aitken and Waterman's record label PWL and he started to release singles which appealed to his pre-pubescent fanbase. His duet of the song Especially For You with Minogue was the fourth-highest selling single in the United Kingdom that year.
He spent a long run playing Joseph in the West End musical Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat. He has also played Frank 'N' Furter in the Rocky Horror Show musical.
In 1992 he sued The Face magazine for libel over allegations that he was homosexual. He won the case but lost credibility in the process.
His career suffered from his drug problems. In 1999, he admitted that he still used cocaine saying "I still have a joint and I still take coke, but not as much as I did two years ago," [1]
He has also appeared in the Australian television series MDA.
Donovan was born in Melbourne, Australia.
