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| caption = O'Keefe in 2006
| name = Andrew O'Keefe
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| birth_place = [[Sydney]], Australia
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'''Andrew Patrick O'Keefe''' [[Member of the Order of Australia|AM]]
==Legal career==
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In 2005, O'Keefe co-hosted the tri-network tsunami appeal ''Reach Out'' for relief efforts around Asia. In the same year, he hosted the short-lived ''[[Dragons Den]]'' and co-hosted the 47th ''[[Logie Awards of 2005|TV Week Logie Awards]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 January 2017 |title=Home And Away's Alf in Australia Day Honours |url=https://televisionau.com/2017/01/home-and-aways-alf-in-australia-day-honours.html |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=Television.AU |language=en-AU}}</ref>
From 2005 to 2017, O'Keefe co-hosted ''[[Weekend Sunrise]]'' on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He was co-hosting with [[Samantha Armytage]] from 2007, when [[Lisa Wilkinson]] moved to [[Today (1982 TV program)|Today]], until 2013, when Armytage moved to the main [[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]] program.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vickery |first=Colin |date=22 November 2011 |title=Seven Network's Andrew O'Keefe admits he's restless from Deal or No Deal and Weekend Sunrise |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/seven-networks-andrew-okeefe-admits-hes-restless-from-deal-or-no-deal-and-weekend-sunrise/news-story/04be71c5687a091c7a498d1207b80fd0?sv=64cbfffc22e4331f0bb66800ee50c589 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170612002846/http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/seven-networks-andrew-okeefe-admits-hes-restless-from-deal-or-no-deal-and-weekend-sunrise/news-story/04be71c5687a091c7a498d1207b80fd0?sv=64cbfffc22e4331f0bb66800ee50c589 |archive-date=12 June 2017 |access-date=15 June 2013 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |location=Sydney}}</ref> Armytage was replaced with [[Monique Wright]] on ''Weekend Sunrise'' as a result. He also regularly substituted for [[David Koch (television presenter)|David Koch]] on ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]''.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Rolfe |first=Brooke |date=28 January 2022 |title=Former TV presenter Andrew
From 2007 to 2009, O'Keefe hosted the quiz show ''[[The Rich List (Australian game show)|The Rich List]]''.<ref name="auto"/>
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In 2015, O'Keefe began presenting Seven's new game show, ''[[The Chase Australia]]''.<ref name="Chase-Australia">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=18 July 2015 |title=Media gets on board with AOK to host The Chase |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2015/07/media-gets-on-board-with-aok-to-host-the-chase.html |access-date=18 July 2015 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref>
In December 2017, O'Keefe announced his resignation as co-host of ''Weekend Sunrise'' after 12 years with the show.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hornery |first=Andrew |date=8 December 2017 |title=Andrew O'Keefe quits Weekend Sunrise |url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/andrew-okeefe-quits-weekend-sunrise-20171208-h017du.html |url-access=limited |access-date=8 December 2017 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name="OKeefequits">{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=8 December 2017 |title=Andrew O'Keefe quits Weekend Sunrise |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/12/andrew-okeefe-quits-weekend-sunrise.html |access-date=8 December 2017 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McPhee |first1=Sally |author2=Rawsthorne, Sarah |title=Andrew
O'Keefe's contract with the Seven Network expired at the end of 2020, and he was replaced by [[Larry Emdur]] for ''The Chase Australia''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2 February 2021 |title=Seven parts company with Andrew O'Keefe |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/02/seven-parts-company-with-andrew-okeefe.html |access-date=12 February 2021 |website=[[TV Tonight]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Bucklow |first=Andrew |date=8 February 2021 |title=The Chase Australia: Larry Emdur tipped to replace Andrew O'Keefe |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/the-chase-australia-larry-emdur-tipped-to-replace-andrew-okeefe/news-story/92ddbb333b81316b8306d15ea3185e77 |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=[[news.com.au]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref>
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==Personal life==
O'Keefe is one of five children.<ref name="Life">{{Cite news |last=Beck |first=Chris |date=12 January 2006 |title=Chris Beck talks to Andrew O'Keefe |url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/chris-beck-talks-to-andrew-okeefe/2006/01/10/1136863243626.html?page=fullpage |url-access=limited |access-date=15 June 2013 |newspaper=[[The Age]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]}}</ref> His father
In 2018 and 2019, Andrew performed some of his uncle's songs in a concert show entitled ''Andrew O'Keefe Shouts Johnny O'Keefe''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cashmere |first=Paul |date=10 July 2018 |title=Andrew
He attended [[Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Old Ignatians' – |url=https://oiu.org.au/?action=showReunion&reunionname=MasterclassCocurricularLunch |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=Potentiality Online Communities}}</ref> and then studied arts and law at the [[University of Sydney]].<ref name="Change">{{Cite web |last=Weekly |first=Lawyers |date=12 August 2011 |title=Changing Channels: Andrew O'Keefe on Allens to showbiz |url=https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/8977-changing-channels-andrew-o-keefe-on-allens-to-show |access-date=17 December 2022 |website=Lawyers Weekly |language=en-AU}}</ref>
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On 24 November 2022, after months on bail, O'Keefe was arrested again at his Vaucluse home for allegedly breaching his bail conditions.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ferri |first=Lauren |date=24 November 2022 |title=Former TV host Andrew O'Keefe allegedly failed drug test, breached bail |url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/former-tv-host-andrew-okeefe-back-in-prison-after-allegedly-breaching-bail/news-story/d5cd02dd251763aec1bca4023ecfd966?amp |access-date=3 December 2022 |work=[[news.com.au]] |publisher=[[News Corp Australia]]}}</ref>
On 4 April 2023, O'Keefe was arrested after failing
On 19 August 2023, O'Keefe was arrested for allegedly breaching an apprehended violence order.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Chung |first=Laura |date=20 August 2023 |title=Andrew O'Keefe charged with breaching AVO |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/andrew-o-keefe-charged-with-breaching-avo-20230820-p5dxwu.html |url-access=limited |access-date=20 August 2023 |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] |language=en-AU}}</ref> He was released from jail a few days later.
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On 5 December 2023, O'Keefe pleaded guilty after he was charged with drug driving at [[Point Piper]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gramenz |first=Jack |date=5 December 2023 |title=Former TV host enters plea on drug-driving charge |url=https://7news.com.au/news/former-tv-host-andrew-okeefe-enters-plea-on-drug-driving-charge--c-12789710 |access-date=19 February 2024 |work=[[Seven News|7News]] |publisher=[[Seven West Media]]}}</ref>
On 28 July 2024, O'Keefe tested positive at a roadside drug test at [[Bellevue Hill, New South Wales|Bellevue Hill]] in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. He was later charged with [[driving under the influence]], and with contravening an apprehended violence order and stalking or intimidating. He was bailed to reappear on 14 August.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKeith |first=Sam |date=2024-07-29 |title=Former TV star Andrew
On 14 September 2024, O'Keefe was revived by paramedics after overdosing on drugs at a party in [[Vaucluse, New South Wales|Vaucluse]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Christopher |date=2024-09-16 |title=Andrew
On 16 September 2024, O’Keefe was arrested for breaching his bail conditions.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Harris|first=Christopher|date=2024-09-16|title=Andrew
==Filmography==
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| ''[[Big Bite]]''
| 2003–2004
| Host
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| ''[[Deal or No Deal (Australian game show)|Deal or No Deal]]''
| 2003–2013
| Host
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| ''[[Weekend Sunrise]]''
| 2005–2017
| Host
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| ''[[The Rich List (Australian game show)|The Rich List]]''
| 2007–2009
| Host
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| ''[[The Chase Australia]]''
| 2015–2021
| Host
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