Brydon Coverdale (born 19 September 1981[1]) is an Australian television quiz program personality best known for being one of the "chasers" on The Chase Australia, where he is nicknamed "The Shark".[2]
Brydon Coverdale | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1981 Camperdown, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | "The Shark" |
| Occupation(s) | Quiz show personality Cricket journalist |
| Known for | The Chase Australia (2015–present) |
Coverdale grew up in Camperdown in Victoria and attended Mercy Regional College.[3] In later life he moved to the city to study journalism. He is a fan of sport, particularly cricket.[4] Prior to The Chase Australia, Coverdale appeared on several other Australian quiz programs, including Million Dollar Minute where he won $307,000 in 2014. He became the first grand champion of Pass the Buck where he won $38,788 in 2002. He also won a total of $32,000 on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, appeared on The Weakest Link in 2001, Deal or No Deal in 2005 and was a quarter-finalist on Letters and Numbers in 2011. He has also appeared on Sale of the Century and Wheel of Fortune.[5]
Coverdale also worked as a reporter and assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo, a news website exclusively for cricket, for 11 years.[6][7]
On 5 October 2013, Coverdale married Zoe in Eltham, Melbourne, Australia.[8] They have a daughter named Heidi and a son, Fletcher.[3]
Coverdale also runs a blog named DadReads, discussing children's books he has read to his children.[9]
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