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- Jon Blake was driving home late on December 1, 1986, after the final day's filming of The Lighthorsemen (1987) when his station wagon, swerving to avoid a car stopped on the wrong side of the road with its lights off, struck another vehicle. He sustained permanent brain damage and existed in a locked-in state until his death.
Blake's mother (as his legal guardian) sued the man whose car was stopped on the wrong side of the road on Blake's behalf. On December 5, 1995, the New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that Blake should be compensated for the loss of potential earnings as a star in the United States. After taking evidence from actors, directors, and film critics who indicated his career could have been as big as Mel Gibson's, the court awarded him $32 million in damages. This was later reduced to $7 million after the defence appealed.
Blake was cared for by his mother Mascot and a team of nurses at his mother's home in Sydney until her death in 2007. Blake's son Dustin then took over as his primary caregiver. They relocated to a house on the New South Wales Central Coast in the months before Blake's death. - Liz Burch was born on 18 October 1954 in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. She is an actress, known for Ocean Girl (1994), The Flying Doctors (1986) and Five Mile Creek (1983).
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Ashton Irwin was born on 7 July 1994 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor and composer, known for Riverdale (2017), Almost Never (2019) and 5 Seconds of Summer - the Feeling of Falling Upwards - Live from the Royal Albert Hall (2022).- Author, motivational speaker and now TV host Sebastian Terry first hit media headlines when he created his '100 Things' website and book as a way to tick off his wish list. Run with the bulls? Check. Skydive naked -- Check. Complete a triathlon -- Check. Raise $250,000 for charity -- Check.
Terry insists '100 Things' is not a bucket list; it is a wish list he created to give more meaning to his life after losing a close friend.
But Terry's journey hit a nerve with thousands of people and, before he was even halfway through his list, he was approached by strangers asking him to help them with their own '100 Things'.
Now, he is dedicating his life to helping complete strangers, from all over the world, check items off their lists.
"People saw my journey as a spark of hope, or a forum to reach out and say, 'I need help.' So I reacted to those people and helped them achieve their dreams," Terry said.
Terry is in demand globally as a motivational speaker. Those attending his talks are always very moved when he speaks about the first person he helped -- a man who became a quadriplegic after being bitten by a tick and contracting lyme disease.
"Mark Rostoks had seen me talking about '100 Things' on a television show and came up with his own '100 Things', asking me to help him achieve the first thing on his list -- he asked me to shave his head.
"So I flew to Melbourne to meet him and shaved his head, something that made him very happy. The next thing on Mark's list was doing a half-marathon. So I said, 'I can help you.' So I pushed him in the half-marathon and, while we didn't win, it was the best thing I've ever done. Just helping someone get over the finish line was an incredible feeling," Terry said.
Terry's journey was noticed by a team of US producers who have created the '100 Things' TV show. The series follows Terry as he travels around the globe helping complete strangers tick items off of their ultimate to-do lists. Each episode sees Terry help a deserving person he's never met before achieve their personal goal.
Terry told The Huffington Post Australia he believes most people are ultimately good and want to help others.
"I have a belief that in order to help people, you need to help yourself first. I like to use the analogy of the oxygen mask on a plane: put yours on first before helping others. With my journey, I was lacking purpose and drive, I was doing all these things that were largely self indulgent. But now that's crucial because now I've got my oxygen mask on and I'm far more able to help others," Terry said.
"Helping other people helps complete your circle but it is so important to help yourself first . I see a lot of people forget about themselves and only help others thinking that that will be the magic cure for happiness -- and it's not. Look after yourself first, then you'll be in a great position to help others."
Terry is currently developing an APP that will match people who have a dream with people who can make it happen. - Fred Stolle was born on 8 October 1938 in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia.
- Robbie Milloy was born on 23 April 1991 in Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia. He is an actor, known for Ravenswood (2017), Cops LAC (2010) and Boolaa (2019).
- Andrew Olle was born on 28 December 1947 in Hornsby, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He was an actor, known for Glass (1989), Sunday (1981) and The 7.30 Report (1986). He was married to Annette. He died on 12 December 1995 in St. Leonards, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.