Personal Life
John-Michael (he prefers his two first names to be hyphenated and always signs correspondence and autographs this way) lived in the Melbourne suburb of Balaclava during his most productive years in television. He moved to Los Angeles for 17 years and now holds dual US-Australian citizenship.
He relocated back to Melbourne, Australia following the success of Shout where he lives with his Guatemalan partner, Alfie, and their three dogs.
In recent years, John-Michael has been publicly open about his homosexuality, a subject about which he was previously very guarded, mainly due to his conservative Roman Catholic beliefs.
He is a Patron of the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus.
John-Michael Howson was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the 2009 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
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