Career
Dundas commenced his television career in 2003 after winning a national competition to become an MTV Australia VJ. He hosted the weekly Australian-based chart show Homebuzz, along with the local version of the international flagship request program TRL. During his time at MTV, Dundas interviewed acts such as 50 Cent, Beyoncé, Ozzy Osbourne and Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. He also hosted a special version of TRL at MTV London’s Leicester Square studio in 2004.
Dundas hosted MTV News from 2004- 2005. He also hosted other seasonal local programs such as Snow Cave, Full Tank, Beach House, and several surfing specials entitled Back Door To…. which saw him presenting from surfing locations such as Tahiti, Maui, and Jeffreys Bay. He also created and developed an Australian version of MTV Sports. Dundas conducted red carpet interviews at the MTV Europe Music Awards in 2004 from Rome. He was also a co-presenter at the Australia Video Music Awards (AVMA’s) in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2009. While at MTV, Dundas also designed the TRL corporate identity, logo and studio set design, along with various other MTV studio elements.
In 2006, Dundas joined the cast of Australia’s most popular weekly travel program Getaway, which airs on the Nine Network. During his time at Getaway, Dundas presented the program from over forty countries. He also hosted Getaway specials from the Greek Islands, Hawaii and Indonesia. In 2011, he co-hosted a Getaway special for the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, from London. In 2012, Dundas produced and hosted a special 'NYC By Air' story.
In 2008, Dundas made his acting debut in the film Fool’s Gold alongside Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson. He also filmed a guest role on the Australian television drama Sea Patrol in 2010.
In October 2011, Dundas was selected to be the pop culture correspondent for VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live. The program is a daily, hour-long entertainment program, which is filmed live from New York’s Times Square. Dundas also appeared in the 2011 film Hardflip, playing the role of Ryder.
In 2012, Dundas continued his work with VH1, co-hosting the VH1 Do Something Awards in LA. He also co-hosted VH1 Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam, VH1 Divas, Big Evening Buzz and he hosted an episode of VH1 Top 20 Video Countdown. He also appeared as a panellist on two episodes of CNN’s Showbiz Tonight.
In August 2012, as part of his appointment as Menswear Ambassador for Australian retailer David Jones, Dundas returned to Australia and hosted a one hour special from David Jones’ 2012 Spring Summer Fashion Launch on Foxtel’s Arena.
He was also in Australia to co-host Channel Nine’s 2012 New Year’s Eve Live telecast.
In 2013, Dundas was appointed co-host of VH1 Big Morning Buzz Live. In January, Dundas also hosted live links from the streets of New Orleans for VH1’s Best Super Bowl Concert Ever.
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