Darryn Lyons is an Australian paparazzo and media personality, best known for his work in Britain. Paparazzo, Stephen. ... Katie Couric hugs country music singer Keith Urban Infotainment or soft news, refers to a part of the wider news trade that provides information in a way that is considered entertaining to its viewers, as evident by attraction of a higher market demographic. ...

Career

Born in Geelong, Victoria, Lyons graduated from Geelong East Technical School, then began work as a professional photographer at the Geelong News and Geelong Advertiser. At the age of 22, he moved to London, where he gained a job at News of the World after a chance meeting with Rupert Murdoch. Two years later, he left to take a position with the Daily Mail, for whom he provided coverage of the Bosnian War.^[1] This article is about the Victorian city; the name may also refer to City of Geelong or Geelong city centre. ... The Geelong News is a local free weekly newspaper delivered to houses in the Geelong area. ... The Geelong Advertiser is a newspaper in Geelong, Victoria (Australia). ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The News of the World is a British tabloid newspaper published every Sunday. ... Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian born United States citizen who is a global media executive and is the controlling shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation, based in New York. ... The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, currently published in a tabloid format. ... Combatants Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Predominantly Bosniak) Army of Republika Srpska, Yugoslav Peoples Army, various paramilitary units from Serbia and Montenegro (Serbian) Croatian Defence Council, Croatian Army (Croatian) Commanders Alija Izetbegović (President of Bosnia and Herzegovina) Sefer Halilović (Army chief of staff 1992-1993) Rasim...

In 1992, Lyons founded the picture company Big Pictures, which supplies paparazzi-style photography for news organizations. He gained widespread media attention when his company sold a photograph to News of the World, which was used to support a claim that soccer star David Beckham was having an affair with his personal assistant Rebecca Loos.^[2]. Soccer redirects here. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... A personal assistant, personal aide, or PA for short, is someone who assists in daily personal tasks. ... Rebecca Loos (born on 19 June 1977[1] in Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish glamour model and aspiring singer[2] who was personal assistant to English football player David Beckham. ...

In 2005 he appeared in the Australian version of the TV show Dragons' Den. Despite the show's success overseas, and Darryn's profile in Geelong, the Australian show was a ratings failure and was promptly cancelled. Dragons Den is a television programme which originated in Japan where the format is owned by Sony. ...

Media

He often appears on radio and television programmes to speak about celebrities and news coverage of them.He has a slot every monday morning on LK Today where he talks about the latest celebrity news and pictures. He was one of the six "business experts" on the Australian reality television program Dragons' Den, cancelled in 2005, and featured on the fly on the wall television series called Paparazzi about Lyons and Big Pictures. GMTV (Good Morning Television) is a national British breakfast television station owned by ITV plc (75%) and The Walt Disney Company (25%). // GMTV has held the licence for the breakfast Channel 3 franchise since 1993, when it outbid the previous 6am-9. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ... The Australian Dragons and host. ...

He stars in a weekly online and mobile Mr Paparazzi Show, produced by Big Pictures Productions. Each one is approximately 5 minutes in duration and is available for viewing on the Mr Paparazzi website. He has recently appeared in the reality television show Deadline as a picture-editor along with editor-in-chief Janet Street-Porter. The show saw ten celebrities producing their own celebrity-based magazine, where Lyons would have to teach them to use a high-tech camera. On 9th May 2007, Lyons appeared on British television show Through the Keyhole. In 2007 Lyons also appeared on 'Tycoon' which was produced and developed by Peter Jones. Deadline is a reality television series which is currently airing on ITV2 during April and May 2007. ... Janet Street-Porter née Bull[1] (born 27 December 1946) is a BAFTA award-winning British editor, journalist, media personality, television presenter and producer. ... Through the Keyhole is a light-hearted BBC (originally ITV) panel game, where panelists have to attempt to identify the celebrity who lives in a house, after they are given a video tour of it. ... Peter Jones (born 18 March 1966) is a British businessman with interests in mobile telecommunications, television, media, leisure and property. ...

MrPaparazzi.com

MrPaparazzi.com is a website devoted to celebrity gossip. Launched in 2006 as a public tool for selling celebrity pictures it quickly evolved into a celebrity news destination. A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... For other uses, see Celebrity (disambiguation). ...

Other ventures

Lyons has a number of business ventures around the world including a nightclub in Geelong called Home House which was created from the movie set of Moulin Rouge!. He also owns a photograpic studio and has a large property portfolio. He set up a a clothing company called T.N.U.C culture. He is also involved in a private jet hire company for the rich and famous. Aswell as this he owns a celebrity nightclub in London called Attica. Laser lights illuminate the dance floor at a Gatecrasher dance music event in Sheffield, England A nightclub (or night club or club) is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... Moulin Rouge is a 2001 Academy Award-winning jukebox musical film directed by Baz Luhrmann. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

He tried to purchase the part of Australia where he grew up on the man made luxury home development in Dubai, althought it is not know if he was succesful in his purchase.

He put in a bid for Melbourne UTD football club in 2004.

References

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External links

• The homepage of "Big Pictures", Lyons's company.
• The homepage for Mr Paparazzi's celebrity blog