{{Short description|Australian television presenter (born 1974)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Use Australian English|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Osher Günsberg | image = Andrew G.jpg | caption = Günsberg on the set of ''Australian Idol'' ({{circa|2007}}) | other_names = Andrew G | birth_name = Andrew Günsberg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|3|29|df=yes}} | birth_place = London, England | employer = | years_active = 1994–present | occupation = Television and radio presenter, journalist | website = {{URL|http://www.oshergunsberg.com}} | spouse = {{plainlist| * {{marriage|Noa Tishby|2008|2011|end=divorced}} * {{marriage|Audrey Griffen|2016}} }} | children = 2 | known_for = {{Plainlist| *''The Masked Singer Australia'' *''The Bachelor Australia'' *''The Bachelorette Australia'' *''Bachelor in Paradise Australia'' *''Bondi Rescue'' }} }}
'''Osher Günsberg''' (born '''Andrew Günsberg'''; 29 March 1974), formerly known by the stage name '''Andrew G''', is an Australian television and radio presenter and journalist. He was the host of the reality TV series ''The Bachelor Australia'', ''The Bachelorette Australia'', and ''Bachelor in Paradise Australia''. He is the narrator of the factual TV series ''Bondi Rescue'' as well as the host of the music talent show ''The Masked Singer Australia''.
He is also known for his hosting roles on [[(V)|Channel [V]]], ''Australian Idol'', ''Live to Dance'' on CBS, and radio shows including ''Take 40 Australia'' and ''The Hot Hits''. Günsberg also narrated the factual television program ''Recruits''. He was a regular contributor to ''The Project''. thumb|right|Günsberg in 2006
==Early life and education == Osher Günsberg was born Andrew Günsberg<ref name=tumblr>{{cite web |last=Günsberg |first=Osher |title=My name |website=Tumblr |url=https://oshergunsberg.tumblr.com/andrewg |access-date=23 November 2024}}</ref> on 29 March 1974 in London, England, to a Czech-Jewish father and a Lithuanian mother. He moved to Australia when he was four months old. He grew up in Brisbane, Queensland.<ref name =buddytv/>
He developed an interest in music, learning to read and write sheet music as well as play several instruments. He later worked as a roadie, before performing in several Brisbane-based bands.<ref name =buddytv >{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/info/andrew-gunsberg-info.aspx |title=Andrew Günsberg Biography |access-date=15 July 2022 |work=BuddyTV |date =6 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001215350/http://www.buddytv.com/info/andrew-gunsberg-info.aspx |archive-date=1 October 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
== Music == Osher was active in the Brisbane band scene between 1994 and 1997, playing electric bass in Feeble's Junky and double bass in Resin Dogs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://littledumdumclub.com/node/509|title=The Little Dum Dum Club Podcast – Episode 571|access-date=2021-09-08|archive-date=8 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908050205/https://littledumdumclub.com/node/509|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Radio==
At 20, Günsberg started working as a "Black Thunder" driver and did on-air midnight-to-dawn shifts for B105 radio station in Brisbane, during which time he bore the nickname "Spidey".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://oshergunsberg.tumblr.com/andrewg|title=My Name|website=Tumblr|access-date=2019-11-15|archive-date=15 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191115113038/https://oshergunsberg.tumblr.com/andrewg|url-status=live}}</ref> He filled in for late-night announcing shifts, before taking on the role of the regular midnight-dawn announcer.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
At SAFM he adopted the stage name of "Andrew G", after his program director shortened his surname to its first letter. This change led to confusion between Günsberg and Australian former rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos, Andrew Gee.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} In 2009, he decided to drop his abbreviated stage name and revert to his full surname.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|title=Australian Idol's G-Force|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/09/televisions-g-force.html|publisher=tvtonight.com.au|date=14 September 2009|access-date=31 January 2010|archive-date=22 September 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922172727/http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2009/09/televisions-g-force.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2009, he launched a re-formatted version of ''The Hot Hits'', bringing the show live every week around Australia from Los Angeles. The show was re-named ''The Hot Hits Live from LA''. In July 2010, after only six months on air, the show was nominated for an Australian Commercial Radio Award in the category of "Best Syndicated Program".<ref name="ACRA">[http://www.commercialradio.com.au/acras/files/uploaded/file/2010%20ACRA%20Finalist%20List(6).pdf]{{dead link|date=March 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, 2010 ACRA nominees.</ref>
In November 2015, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Günsberg would join HIT 105's breakfast show with Abby Coleman and Stav Davidson.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Osher & Heather for Hit Network|url = http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/8135-osher-heather-for-hit-network.html|website = Radio Today|access-date = 2015-12-09|date = 4 December 2015|archive-date = 13 December 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151213015201/http://www.radiotoday.com.au/news/whats-new/8135-osher-heather-for-hit-network.html|url-status = live}}</ref>
==Podcasts==
=== ''Better Than Yesterday'' === In 2013, Günsberg began releasing "The Osher Günsberg Podcast", a weekly interview show where he openly discusses and shares his own mental health journey, while having conversations with high profile guests. In 2019, the show's name changed to "Better Than Yesterday" to reflect the way that the podcast had developed from a straight interview conversation in the early years to a deeper exploration of how his guests overcome life's challenges. "Better Than Yesterday" is now released on a Monday and Friday in Australia.{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}}
=== ''DadPod'' === In 2019, Osher started a second weekly podcast with Charlie Clausen called "DadPod".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://play.acast.com/s/dadpod/ |title=DadPod with Charlie Clausen and Osher Günsberg on acast |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=3 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103115208/https://play.acast.com/s/dadpod/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As the two men both became fathers to babies within a month of each other, the show follows their learnings as they "forge a new understanding of what it is to be a modern father and how they helped their partners have the best birth possible."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/babytalk/babytalk-osher-charlie-dad-pod/11643472 |title=Babytalk: Meet Osher & Charlie from Dad Pod |website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=2 November 2019 |access-date=3 January 2020 |archive-date=6 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406022609/https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/babytalk/babytalk-osher-charlie-dad-pod/11643472 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Television==
===Channel [V]===
For seven years, Günsberg worked mainly in live broadcasting hosting the flagship request show, ''By Demand'' (later ''whatUwant'') and various late night shows (including ''The Joint''). {{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
In 2006, it was announced that Günsberg would be leaving Channel [V].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://andrewg.tv/blog/?p=158 |title=Andrew G's Blog |access-date=2008-05-14 |date=6 May 2006 |work=andrewg.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220729/http://andrewg.tv/blog/?p=158 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
===Network 10=== Günsberg has appeared on ''Studio 10'', ''The Project'', ''All Star Family Feud'', ''Thank God You're Here'', ''Celebrity Joker Poker'', ''Good News Week'', ''Ready Steady Cook'', ''Celebrity Name Game'' and ''Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway''.
In 2003, Günsberg became co-host (with James Mathison) of ''Australian Idol'' on Network Ten. For this role, Günsberg was nominated for the Silver Logie in 2004. After Mathison announced that he was moving on to other projects, Günsberg hosted the seventh season of ''Australian Idol'' solo in 2009. He was also the compere of Network Ten's game show ''The Con Test''.
He appeared on a celebrity episode of the Australian version of ''Ready Steady Cook'' in October 2005. As a committed vegan, his recipe ideas were not extremely well received by the audience. According to Günsberg, the audience's response when he revealed tofu on the menu, was "similar to the look you see on peoples {{sic}} faces when they view two dogs rooting on the side of the road — puzzled, curious, but all together uncomfortable."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://andrewg.tv/blog/?p=55 |title=Manifesting Your Inner Power Ballad |access-date=2008-05-14 |date=27 August 2005 |work=andrewg.tv |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220750/http://andrewg.tv/blog/?p=55 |archive-date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
He was one of the co-hosts of the televised Australia Day Eve celebrations on 25 January 2006. In October 2006, he was a contestant on the Australian comedy TV Show, ''Thank God You're Here'', and played in ''Celebrity Joker Poker'', winning $10,000 for charity. In 2007, he hosted ''The Con Test''. In February 2007, he appeared as himself on the soap opera ''Neighbours''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andrewg.tv/blog/index.php/everybody-needs-good-neighbours|title=Andrew G's blog|website=andrewg.tv|access-date=9 September 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220736/http://andrewg.tv/blog/index.php/everybody-needs-good-neighbours|archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> From 2007–09, he co-hosted the Sydney New Year's Eve telecast alongside Kim Watkins and Fuzzy.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
Günsberg also narrated the Network 10 / Cordell-Jigsaw productions, ''Bondi Rescue'' and the second season of ''Recruits''. He was a contestant in Season 2 Episode 34 of ''Good News Week'' that aired on Channel 10 on 14 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ten.com.au/good-news-week-credits.htm#Season%202%20Episode%2034|title=tenplay|first=Network|last=Ten|work=ten.com.au|access-date=30 July 2016|archive-date=23 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523180010/http://ten.com.au/good-news-week-credits.htm#Season%202%20Episode%2034|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been an occasional guest host for Charlie Pickering and was a regular contributor to ''The Project''. From 2013–2023, he was the host of the reality television series ''The Bachelor Australia''. From 2015–2021, he was the host of the reality television series ''The Bachelorette Australia''.
In 2017, Günsberg made a cameo appearance as himself on episode 4 of ''Offspring''. Günsberg assumed his role as ''The Bachelor Australia'' host on ''Offspring'' and popped up in a kitchen scene with Nina (played by Asher Keddie). He offered Nina some friendly advice as she hosted a dinner party with her boyfriend Harry (played by Alexander England) and his ex-girlfriend Georgie (played by Emily Barclay).
From 2018–2020, he was the host of the reality television series ''Bachelor in Paradise Australia''.
In July 2019, it was announced that he will be the host of the music talent show ''The Masked Singer Australia''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/07/osher-gunsberg-to-host-the-masked-singer.html|title=Osher Günsberg to host The Masked Singer|date=2019-06-30|website=TV Tonight|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701165754/https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/07/osher-gunsberg-to-host-the-masked-singer.html|archive-date=1 July 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===CBS=== In October 2010, CBS announced that Günsberg would be the host of the Paula Abdul dance competition ''Live to Dance''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.deadline.com/2010/10/cbs-names-host-panel-for-live-to-dance/|title=CBS Crowds Paula Abdul's 'Live To Dance'|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=13 October 2010|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=30 July 2016|archive-date=14 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214002915/http://www.deadline.com/2010/10/cbs-names-host-panel-for-live-to-dance/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show made its debut in January 2011 on CBS. It was announced that ''Live to Dance'' would not return for a second season.
===ABC=== In 2012, Günsberg co-hosted the photographic competition show ''Photo Finish''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/airdate-photo-finish.html |title=Airdate: Photo Finish |date=12 June 2012 |work=TV Tonight |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214045236/https://tvtonight.com.au/2012/06/airdate-photo-finish.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, he made a cameo appearance as himself in the first episode of ''War on Waste''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://startsat60.com/entertainment/kerri-anne-kennerley-says-size-doesnt-matter-on-food-waste-issue|title=Kerri-Anne Kennerley says size doesn't matter|date=2017-05-26|work=Starts at 60|access-date=2018-09-04|language=en-US|archive-date=4 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180904153908/https://startsat60.com/entertainment/kerri-anne-kennerley-says-size-doesnt-matter-on-food-waste-issue|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Personal life== Günsberg holds dual British and Australian citizenship.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article12175.art&page=1 |title=Reality News Online – Survivor – reality TV – Big Brother – Apprentice – Amazing Race – American Idol – Television Entertainment |access-date=2011-02-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120091113/http://www.realitynewsonline.com/cgi-bin/ae.pl?mode=1&article=article12175.art&page=1 |archive-date=20 January 2011 }}</ref>
In 2008, he married Israeli actress and producer Noa Tishby.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1171894565322&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull|title=Celebrity Grapevine|access-date=2008-05-14|date=4 March 2007|work=The Jerusalem Post|quote=After dating for several years, despite the geographic distance between them, Israeli actress Noa Tishby, who lives in Los Angeles and Australian musician and radio and television personality Andrew G who hosts Australian Idol, have decided to get hitched.}}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://andrewg.tv/blog/index.php/mazzed/ |title=Andrew G's blog |access-date=2008-11-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804092804/http://andrewg.tv/blog/index.php/mazzed/ |archive-date=4 August 2008 }}</ref> On 27 December 2011, he announced on Twitter that his marriage to Tishby was over.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/confidential/andrew-gunsberg-and-noa-tishby-announce-marriage-break-up-on-twitter/story-e6frf96x-1226231336371l |title=Andrew G and wife announce marriage break up on Twitter |work=Herald Sun|date=27 December 2011 |access-date=2011-12-27}}</ref>
In September 2010, Günsberg exhibited a year of daily photographic self portraits (June 2009 – June 2010) at Mart Gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney, with part of the proceeds going to Lifeline.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://andrewgunsberg.com/perfect-way-to-start-the-last-day-at-the-gall|title=Perfect way to start the Last Day at the Gallery today for 365|access-date=2010-09-25|date=25 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141722/http://andrewgunsberg.com/perfect-way-to-start-the-last-day-at-the-gall|archive-date=7 July 2011}}</ref>
At the age of 38, he decided to change his name to ''Osher'' – Hebrew for 'happiness' – in order to signal his changed outlook and attitude toward life. He claims that "something about being Osher just feels right".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gunsberg|first1=Osher|title=My Name|url=http://oshergunsberg.tumblr.com/andrewg|website=Osher Gunsberg|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-date=22 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822222618/http://oshergunsberg.tumblr.com/andrewg|url-status=live}}</ref> He is an avid cyclist.<ref>{{cite web|first=Osher|last=Gunsberg|title=About|website=The Osher Gunsberg Podcast}}</ref> In October 2016, following criticism for attending Derby Day during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival, Günsberg stated "I say that I'm vegan because it's the quickest way to get the explanation across but the truth is I've never really called myself vegan".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/osher-gunsberg-responds-to-derby-day-controversy/news-story/4bf21f6f38b39712b2900b251e88bb6e|title=Osher Gunsberg responds to Derby Day controversy|publisher=News.com.au|access-date=2016-11-01|date=2016-10-31|archive-date=1 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161101134130/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/osher-gunsberg-responds-to-derby-day-controversy/news-story/4bf21f6f38b39712b2900b251e88bb6e|url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2016, Günsberg married freelance makeup artist Audrey Griffen, becoming a stepfather to her daughter Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/bachelor/osher-gunsberg-and-audrey-griffen-wedding-19862|title=Osher Gunsberg and Audrey Griffen Wedding|work=Cosmopolitan|access-date=2017-07-23|language=en|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731145336/http://www.cosmopolitan.com.au/bachelor/osher-gunsberg-and-audrey-griffen-wedding-19862|url-status=dead}}</ref> The couple met while Günsberg was filming season two of ''The Bachelor Australia'', where Griffen was working as a makeup artist.
=== Mental health advocacy === In August 2017, he revealed he had been living with depression for many years, as well as social anxiety disorder and obsessive–compulsive disorder.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/08/20/osher-gunsberg-on-cracking-the-genetic-code-of-mental-illness_a_23155247/|title=Osher Günsberg on Cracking The Genetic Code of Mental Illness|date=21 August 2017|newspaper=Huffington Post|access-date=9 September 2017|last1=Pearce|first1=Lara|archive-date=9 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909052551/http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2017/08/20/osher-gunsberg-on-cracking-the-genetic-code-of-mental-illness_a_23155247/|url-status=live}}</ref>
His memoir, ''Back, After the Break'', was published by HarperCollins in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.booktopia.com.au/back-after-the-break-osher-g-nsberg/prod9781460756249.html|title=Back, After the Break|last=Günsberg|first=Osher|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2018|isbn=9781460756249|access-date=24 July 2018|archive-date=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724062651/https://www.booktopia.com.au/back-after-the-break-osher-g-nsberg/prod9781460756249.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been open about his battles with psychosis,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/osher-gunsberg-anti-psychosis-medication/5eef8a15-b2c4-42c6-a2c0-273bc7d8ec00|title=Osher Günsberg opens up about the downside of anti-psychosis medication|website=celebrity.nine.com.au|date=12 September 2018 |access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103115206/https://celebrity.nine.com.au/latest/osher-gunsberg-anti-psychosis-medication/5eef8a15-b2c4-42c6-a2c0-273bc7d8ec00|url-status=live}}</ref> alcoholism,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2019/02/05/unemployed-divorced-and-suicidal-how-osher-gunsberg-took-back-control|title='Unemployed, divorced and suicidal': How Osher Günsberg took back control|website=Topics|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=3 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103115206/https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/voices/culture/article/2019/02/05/unemployed-divorced-and-suicidal-how-osher-gunsberg-took-back-control|url-status=live}}</ref> and suicidal ideation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/life/osher-gunsberg-mental-health-social-isolation/10247276|title=Osher Gunsberg on the isolation that can come with mental illness – ABC Life|first=As told to Grace|last=Jennings-Edquist|date=15 November 2018|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=24 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624082447/https://www.abc.net.au/life/osher-gunsberg-mental-health-social-isolation/10247276|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|0351568}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20051227062012/http://www.australianidol.bigpond.com.au/judgesandhosts/biography/AndrewG.aspx Andrew G's Australian Idol Biography] * [http://www.myspace.com/andrewgmyspace Günsberg's MySpace] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722031705/http://andrewgunsberg.com/ Official Blog] {{external media |video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3qQF99_IAQ Osher Günsberg tells all in his book, 'Back, After the Break'], Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant, ABC News }}
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