Neighbours' Rick Alessi star unrecognisable and living totally different life 28 years after exit
17.06.2024 - 07:51
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Over the years, many Neighbours stars have left Ramsay Street and gone on to achieve incredible things. Margot Robbie, who portrayed Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, and Guy Pearce known for his role as Mike Young from 1986 to 1989 have become big names in Hollywood. Margot lit up the big screen with her lead role in Barbie, while Guy is recognised for his roles in films like LA Confidential and Memento.
Kylie Minogue, who played the tomboy mechanic Charlene Mitchell from 1986 to 1988, has had a successful music career, recently scoring a top 10 hit with Padam Padam. Craig McLachlan, who played Henry Ramsay in the late 1980s, had a brief pop career before moving onto musical theatre. He was later accused and then acquitted of sexual assault.
The Alessi twins, portrayed by Gayle and Gillian Blakeney in the 1990s, now reside in California with their partners and children. However, one Neighbours star whose path has been less glamorous since leaving the soap in 1995 is Dan Falzon. He played the role of Rick Alessi, a high school student with floppy hair and cousin to the twins.
Dan joined the show in 1992, with his character Rick arriving in Erinsborough after being expelled from school. Known as a practical joker with a disdain for authority, Rick's friends eventually ostracised him after a friend died in a drag race he had organised. In 1995, he bid farewell to Ramsay Street when a job opportunity at Lassiter's in Darwin came calling.
After leaving Neighbours, Dan and his brother formed a band and released a single titled Seventeen under the name Milk in 1997. He then transitioned into a career as a paramedic for St John Ambulance in Alice Springs, working alongside his brothers Tom and Ben. Remarkably, the trio used
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