Scott Tweedie

Spending his time between his home in Los Angeles and Australia Scott Tweedie has become one of Australia’s most sought-after broadcasters across television, radio and social media. As host of the Seven Network’s Australian Idol, Tweedie has also had incredible success in the US market fronting shows for NBC Universal between LA and New York.

As a proud Australian and Queenslander, Scott launched his career as the host of ABC’s hugely successful youth hidden camera series, Prank Patrol, Tweedie’s cheeky charisma saw him become an instant household name, with the show airing for five years worldwide.

Tweedie went on to front three more shows for ABC, Network Ten’s The Loop, for eight years and over 400 episodes. His must-watch interviews and games saw him add shows such as Movie Juice, Studio 10, Dancing with the Stars, The Melbourne Cup and working within the wildly successful I’m a Celebrity Get Me out of Here franchise.

In late 2019, Scott relocated to the United States to front NBC Universal’s E! Entertainment programs, interviewing icons such as Jerry Seinfeld and Dolly Parton. Labelled ‘the world’s sexiest Australian’ by Shaquille O’Neil, on his live, weekday morning show from New York’s infamous NBC 30 Rock studios. Tweedie also fronted E! ’s iconic Daily Pop!, whilst also pioneering the network’s first live Instagram show, HappE! Hour with Scott Tweedie.

Tweedie has become a very prominent figure on social media, producing amazing and highly entertaining and viral content, across both Instagram and TikTok. He has also done some work with TikTok Australia, which lead him to hosting the premiere of Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis on the platform.

In 2023 Scott will return to our screens in 2024 with his charismatic presence in 2024 as he hosts Australian Idol alongside Ricki-Lee Coulter on the Seven network.

A passionate surfer and fitness advocate, Scott has begun to curate ocean conservation stories to galvanize action in communities around the world and is an ambassador for Waves of Wellness, a mental health surf charity and Australian charity, Project Futures who focus on stopping trafficking both locally and internationally.