Daryl Somers
Australian television personality and musician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daryl Paul Somers OAM (né Schulz;[1] 6 August 1951) is an Australian television personality and musician, and a triple Gold Logie award-winner. He rose to national fame as the host and executive producer of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday and continued his television celebrity and status as host of the live-performance program Dancing with the Stars.
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Born | Daryl Paul Schulz (1951-08-06) 6 August 1951 (age 72) |
Occupation(s) | Television host, musician |
Years active | 1971–present |
Known for | Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009–2010) Dancing with the Stars (2004–2007, 2021–2023) |
Spouse | Julie da Costa |
Awards | 3 Gold Logies (1983, 1986, 1989) |
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Somers was honoured in 2004 with the award of a Medal of the Order of Australia, and by Australia Post in 2018 by having his portrait featured on a series of postage stamps.