Studio Disney facts for kids
Studio Disney (originally Studio D) is a show that aired on Disney Channel in Asia, Australia, and India.
Hosts
Initially the hosts for the Asian version were Michael Lee, Nikki Muller, Azura Zainal, and Miru, a puppet Space Cat who was puppeteered & voiced by Brian Zimmerman. In season 2 Miru left and was eventually succeeded by William. After Miru left, Michael, Nikki and Azura were the only hosts until William came on. Later on Nikki left. The Asian version of Studio D was filmed at Ascent Media in Singapore (Season 1) and then moved to Media Corp Studios in Singapore where it was renamed to Studio Disney and had a new set for season 2. The show was produced by Ashok Miranda, the Executive Producer of the Southeast Asia and Korea division of Walt Disney Television International.
The hosts for the Indian version Big Bada Boom were Shiv Panditt, Zain Khan, Tara Sutaria and Murtuza Kutianawala. They hosted the show-within-the-show along with celebrity interviews of Bollywood celebrities. The Indian version of Studio Disney was filmed in Mumbai, India.
The original Australian hosts of the program were Dan Mills and Emily Perry. After a year Emily left and Amber Virtue came on board. They hosted the show for another few years then both decided to leave the show at the same time and were replaced by Scott Cain and Asha Kuerten and changed name from Studio D to Studio Disney during this transition. For unknown reasons Scott left (wasn't on air for a few months and Cartoon Dave and a few others filled in) some months in then Nathaniel Buzolic (Nat) took over his role and stayed for the remainder of the series. The Australian hosts were also involved in various 'shorties', in which they would have to undertake particular tasks. These included Dare Dan (where Dan would be dared to do something by viewers) and Piper Micoy (in which Amber tried out various occupations, such as jobs at Disneyland and an observatory). These were aired between shows, not usually within Studio D. The block later with AMTV was removed due to Nickelodeons 'sarvo' popularity.
