Jimmy Rees

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James “Jimmy” Rees (born on 15 July 1987) is an Australian children's entertainer, best known for playing the role of Jimmy Giggle on ABC Kids' flagship programme Giggle and Hoot between 2009 and 2020.

He has starred in a number of pantomime stage productions, including Snow White Winter Family Musical in 2014, Cinderella in 2016, and Jack and the Beanstalk in 2019.

He has also made appearances on a number of Australian TV programmes, including JuicedTV in 2015, and Whovians in 2017.

In 2019, he competed in the sixteenth season of the Australian version of Network 10's Dancing with the Stars, making it to the top 5 but withdrawing from the competition when one of his infant twin sons suffered complications during a routine medical procedure.

In late 2019, he announced that he would be ending his stint with Giggle and Hoot, saying that he had decided to move on to a different phase of his life.

In 2020 he started releasing short humorous videos on TikTok and YouTube, covering topics such as parenting, packaging, and the Covid-19 pandemic. His most well-known videos are those in a series called Meanwhile in Australia, where he played the role of each state and territory negotiating lockdowns, borders, and vaccinations.

[Source: Wikipedia, 09/10/2022.]