Simon Baker went to school with a friend of mine not far from here. Aparrantly, it was his girlfriend who got him to go to California so she could further her acting carreer...
He was spotted while she was auditioning for something, never been to acting school and got the lead in The Guardian straight up!
He often returns to Aus to see family and doesn't want to talk about Hollywood etc, just go surfing and drink beer with old friends.