James Mathison

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Born

January 1, 1978 · Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Birth name

James Hernandez Mathison

James Hernandez Mathison was born in 1978. He was raised in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended St. Augustine's Secondary School, where he was named school captain in his final year. After leaving school, he worked in menial jobs and then spent a year on exchange in Equador before applying for a job at Channel V. James has worked at Channel V for the past few years and has since become a household name in Australia after sharing hosting duties of "Australian Idol" with his fellow Channel V co-star, Andrew G. James names Keith Richards amongst his idols and his favourite career highlight was interviewing the Rolling Stones in Chicago.