Julia Zemiro

Zemiro’s romantic interest has been a mystery since long. The television presenter is quoted to have said that she has found someone who probably is the answer to her loneliness. Nothing at all is known about the man except for the fact that he is not in the media industry.

Julia Zemiro was born on April 14, 1967 in Aix-en Provence, France to Claude and Jane Zemiro. Her father is a retired French restaurateur and her mother is a retired teacher.

At the age of two, her family moved to Australia. She attained her early education from the Sydney Girls High School before enrolling at the University of Sydney for a degree in Bachelor of Arts.

Her acting career bears its root in Sydney where she played at the Belvoir St Theatre Sydney for many years, thus becoming a Theatresports veteran. Her stint at theatre solidified her ambition to make a career in the field of entertainment.

In 1992, she gained admission in the Victorian College of the Arts Drama School. Subsequently, she left University of Sydney in her final year and shifted base to Melbourne.

At Melbourne, she continued with her theatre career, by joining Impro Melbourne. She starred in the annual season of Celebrity Theatresports and was a regular at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, ‘Late Night Impro’. She was one of the core members of the improvised stage show, ‘Spontaneous Broadway’.

Graduating from the Victorian College of Arts in 1993, she joined the Bell Shakespearean Company, commencing a national tour with the Actors at Work group. Simultaneously, she was a regular panellist and debater at the ABC’s Good News Week. Additionally, she served as a writer and performer for two seasons in ‘Totally Full Frontal’, playing more than 30 characters.

During her early years, she featured in a number of short films including ‘The Extra’ and ‘Muffled Love’. For both the films, she won the Tropfest Best Actress award in 1999 and 2001 respectively. Meanwhile, in Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2000, she took up multiple roles of co-writer, performer and director for ‘Backpackers’.

Her stint as a television presenter commenced with the show, ‘World Telly 2’. Produced by broadcaster and journalist, Scott-Walkins Sully, the programme was broadcasted in the ABC’s Australia Television.

In 2003, she first appeared as ‘Bronya’ in ‘Eurovision, the Musical’. She reprised her role in the 2004 ‘Euromax 7 The Musical’ and in 2006, ‘Eurobeat: Almost Eurovision’.

In 2005, Julia Zemiro became the host for the music quiz show, RocKwiz on SBS, and has been hosting it till date. Recorded at The Epsy, the show will enter its 13th season on May 30, 2015. RocKwiz has achieved great success over the years and has given Zemiro the recognition that she enjoys today.

Zemiro's career graph has witnessed an upscale drive ever since she has served as the host of the super successful musical quiz show, ‘RocKwiz’. The show which premiered on January 31, 2005 on SBS One has been running in its twelfth season. Since the shows’ commencement, she has served as its host and shall, in all probability, continue in the role for the show’s thirteenth season that kicks off on May 30, 2015. The programme is hugely popular and has been nominated in the AACTA Award for Best Light Entertainment Television Series thrice, winning once in 2007. It has also been nominated for Helpmann Awards.