Dilruk Jayasinha

Dilruk Jayasinha
Born (1985-01-30) 30 January 1985 (age 39)
Sri Lanka
NationalityAustralian
Occupations
Years active2010—present
AwardsLogie Award for Most Popular New Talent 2018
Websitedilruk.com.au

Dilruk Jayasinha (born 30 January 1985) is a Sri Lankan Australian[1] comedian, actor and former accountant.

Early life

Jayasinha relocated to Melbourne to attend university, before working for a major accounting firm. It was at this time that he realised his heart was not in accounting, but in comedy.[2]

Career

Jayasinha has appeared on television programs Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane, Live on Bowen, My Life Is Murder, The Project, All Star Family Feud, Celebrity Name Game, Have You Been Paying Attention? and Hughesy, We Have a Problem, as well performing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

He is known for his role as Ashan on the ABC TV series Utopia.[3]

In 2019, Jayasinha toured his comedy show Cheat Days.[4][5] He was also the host of the 2019 Antenna Awards, honouring the best in Australian community television.[6]

In 2020, Jayasinha appeared in the sixth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![7] and was eliminated first.[8] He then toured his new comedy show Victorious Lion.[9]

In 2021, Jayasinha appeared in the second series of Celebrity MasterChef Australia.

Podcasting

Jayasinha co-hosts a weekly podcast Fitbet, along with fellow comedian Ben Lomas since February 2018. The podcast began as a bet between the two to see who first could get under 100kg with the winner receiving $1,000. Episodes discuss various aspects of weight loss and mental health, interviewed guests are usually fellow comedians who discuss their own journey.

Jayasinha has successfully been able to lose nearly 50kg over the last 2 years, having started around 135kg.

Jayasinha has also recorded the podcast Dilruk's Mad Stacks, where he discusses his past as an accountant, the financial world, and money issues with Ed Kavalee.

Awards

In 2018, he won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Victorious Lion | Dilruk Jayasinha". www.australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  2. ^ Low, Lenny Ann (24 November 2016). "Dilruk Jayasinha: I'd rather be a broke comedian than a rich accountant". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Edwards, Verity (15 July 2017). "Q&A: Dilruk Jayasinha, actor & comedian, 32". The Australian. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Cheat Day(s)". Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Token Profile page". Excellence Through Guesswork. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  6. ^ Knox, David (11 September 2019). "Dilruk Jayasinha to host Antenna Awards for C31". TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  7. ^ Whitehead, Mat (5 January 2020). "I'm A Celebrity 2020: Meet The Celebs Heading Into The Jungle". 10 Daily. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  8. ^ Whitehead, Mat (17 January 2020). "Dilruk Jayasinha Reveals His Biggest 'I'm A Celebrity' Disappointment". 10 Daily. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Dilruk Jayasinha — Victorious Lion". comedyfestival.com.au. Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Jayasinha wins best new talent Logie". MSN. AAP. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.