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Who is Wil Anderson?
Wil Anderson is a comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster. Wil Anderson has appeared on Good News Week, What’s Going On There?, and other shows. Have You Been Paying Attention?, Under Melbourne Tonight, and Have You Been Paying Attention? Wil co-hosted the triple j breakfast radio show with Adam Spencer from 2000 to 2004.
Early Life and Childhood
Wil Anderson was born in Sale, Australia, on January 31, 1974. He is forty-eight years old.
Wil’s father works as a farmer. He is of mixed ethnicity and holds Australian citizenship. Stuart Anderson, a former AFL footballer, is his cousin.
Education Details
Wil Anderson attended Gippsland Grammar School.
Wil went on to study newspaper journalism at the University of Canberra, where he graduated first in his class in 1995.
Professional Career
Anderson has produced several podcasts, including TOFOP (Thirty Odd Foot of Pod), which debuted in 2010.
It is a weekly podcast in which he and actor Charlie Clausen discuss a wide range of topics such as film, popular culture, sports, personal anecdotes, and in-depth discussions of bizarre hypothetical situations.
The podcast was put on hold in September 2012 due to Clausen’s starring role as Zac MacGuire in the popular Australian soap opera Home and Away.
Wil launched the FOFOP podcast in February 2013.
In December 2014, he launched his Wilosophy podcast, in which he interviews guests about their life philosophies. Wil also co-hosts the Australian rules football podcast 2 Guys 1 Cup with Clausen.
Wil’s primary discipline is standup comedy. He began his career in newspaper journalism before transitioning to standup comedy.
In his early career, he appeared frequently on Good News Week, both the original and revamped versions. Wil appeared as a guest comedian on the RMITV show Under Melbourne Tonight on June 19, 1996.
On 3 June 1998, he appeared with RMITV again on the Under Melbourne Tonight spin-off What’s Going On There?
For his role on the show, he was nominated for the Logies’ “Most Popular Presenter” award in 2007.
Wil received the “People’s Choice” award at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival (MICF) in 2017. He also won the Most Outstanding Entertainment program at Gruen’s “58th TV Week Logie Awards” in 2016.
Net Worth and Salary
Wil Anderson’s net worth is estimated to be $980,756.
Relationship Status
Wil Anderson has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with Amy Williamson for about 16 years.
They currently reside in Sydney because they are together. Wil split his time between Australia and the United States between 2011 and 2017.
Body Measurements
He is a man of average stature, standing at 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
Social Media
His social media handles are unknown.
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Trivia
- Wil is a comedian, writer, presenter, and podcaster from Australia.
- He has appeared on Good News Week, What’s Going On There?, and other shows.
- His net worth is estimated to be $980,756.
- He stands at 5 ft 7 in (Approx. 1.70 m).
- Anderson has been in an on-again, off-again relationship with Amy Williamson for about 16 years.
