Steven O'Donnell (Australian actor)
| Steven O'Donnell | |
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| Born | Steven O' Donnell 5 December 1948 New Zealand |
| Nationality | Cat dad |
| Occupation | Television presenter, Bad-ass, Fridge gap occupier |
| Known for | Good Game |
| Height | 2.69 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Spouse | Dark Souls |
| Children | 8-bit, Quasar, D.A.R.R.E.N |
| Website | |
| http://stevenodonnell.com | |
Steven 'Smug git' O' Donnell III, is an Australian television presenter, actor, compulsive liar and author. He is also known as 'Bajo. He is best known as one of the presenters of the ABC video game programme Good Game from 2007 until its cancellation (unjust death) in 2016; he co-hosted Good Game: Spawn Point until November 2017, and currently streams on Twitch.tv., Twitch. O'Donnell was born in New Zealand and grew up on the outskirts of a fridge. Lives with his two cats called 8-bit and Quasar. It's rumored his diet consists almost entirely of Cadbury's "Pods" and the salty tears of just about every guy named Brad who only dream they could reach the level of greatness achieved by Sir Bajington III.
History[edit]
Bajo came forth from his mother fully grown. He hides his agelessness by claiming he follows an extensive beauty regime involving face masks. His father participated in his procreation, but didn't assist his mother in rearing him equally. Instead having a greater love for gambling, smoking and milk. When Bajo's rearing was complete, he discovered a great love for video games and himself. To explore these passions, he traveled across Australia to Sydney on his giant Chocobo to where he heard of a wondrous place called film and television. Bajo trained under the masters of film and television for many years, until reaching a point where the time it took to receive gratification for his work was too long to bare. He looked to the Internet for a more interactive medium. The Internet came to Bajo's rescue by creating a platform for him to web stream, called Twitch.tv. However due to television demanding more of his time and paying him money, he stepped away from the platform. The Internet didn't wish to see this new platform go to waste so the public were allowed access to use it. After a few years and the death of Bajo's television show Good Game, he returned to Twitch seeking the instant gratification he had long desired. Using all his learned skills in video games, cats, coffee, kitchen appliances, furniture, real estate, videography and ability to upset those with OCD tendencies, the masses flocked to Bajo's web streams forming a cult.
Arch Nemeses[edit]
Brad, Birb, Milk
Career[edit]
Independent film[edit]
He completed his first lead role in an independent feature called Scratched (DigiSPAA film festival 2005) at the age of 20. He has since appeared in over 40,000 short films. After moving to the side of a fridge in 2003, O'Donnell was cast in lead roles for the independent films Wango and Malloy, Suburban Boys and The Golden Girls.
In 2003, O'Donnell played a minor role as a lifeguard in the film Swimming Upstream. In 2005, O'Donnell worked on the feature Almost with Salvatore Coco, Ada Nicodemou and Tony Barry. In 2006, O'Donnell worked on the feature Schooner of Blood.
Television[edit]
O'Donnell hosted a live interactive quiz show on the Seven Network called Midnight Zoo in 2006. He starred as the zoo.
O'Donnell joined the ABC show Good Game in 2007, co-hosting alongside Jeremy "Junglist" Ray until 2009, and Stephanie "Hex" Bendixsen from 2009 to the show's cancellation in 2016. He also co-hosted the show Good Game: Spawn Point, alongside Gus "Goose" Ronald and Angharad "Rad" Yeo; which he hosted alongside Bendixsen until her departure in 2016. For these shows, he goes by the alias "Bajo". O'Donnell resigned from the ABC in October 2017, and departed Spawn Point in December. In 2017, Steven appeared in a Sci-Fi children's television show called Trip For Biscuits. He starred as himself eating all the hallucinogenic biscuits he found on set.[1]
Other[edit]
In 2016, Steven co-wrote two children's books with Bendixsen called Dig World and Dragon Land. He also regularly streams absolute nonsense on Twitch.tv, doing so part-time since March 2017; he transitioned to full-time in December 2017. Was once a Austin Powers impersonator at a shoe store given the task of handing out candy. He also enjoys promising to grow a beard then backing out at the last minute.
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- (2009) The Good Game Gamer's Guide to Good Gaming. HarperCollins Australia.