William "Billy" Kennedy is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Jesse Spencer. He made his first appearance on 27 September 1994 arriving in Ramsay Street with his family. He departed on 5 April 2000 and made a small cameo in Annalise Hartman's documentary on Ramsay Street in 2005.
In 1994, Neighbours' storyliners decided to introduce the "solid" Kennedy family. They felt that they needed to take ...
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William "Billy" Kennedy is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Jesse Spencer. He made his first appearance on 27 September 1994 arriving in Ramsay Street with his family. He departed on 5 April 2000 and made a small cameo in Annalise Hartman's documentary on Ramsay Street in 2005.
In 1994, Neighbours' storyliners decided to introduce the "solid" Kennedy family. They felt that they needed to take the show back to its roots when it seemed that all the houses on Ramsay Street were populated with misfits and distant relatives. Spencer successfully auditioned for the role of Billy Kennedy in 1994 and joined the cast of Neighbours as the youngest son of Karl (Alan Fletcher) and Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) and brother to Malcolm (Benjamin McNair) and Libby (Kym Valentine). Spencer's looks made him a teen idol during his time with series.
Spencer chose to depart Neighbours in November 1999. Speaking of his decision to leave, Spencer said...
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