Daryl Paul Somers OAM (born Daryl Schultz August 6, 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia), sometimes referred to as Dazza or Dags, is an Australian television personality. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday. Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... is the 218th day of the year (219th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... - - 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... VIC redirects here. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ...

Early life

Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda but failed his matriculation year. A drummer, he joined a group playing music in the style of Herb Alpert which began under the name "Pasquale and his Mexican Rhythm." Under another name, the group appeared on GTV-9's talent quest programme New Faces, winning their way to the finals, only to be beaten by John Williamson.^[1] St. ... Look up matriculation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Herbert Herb Alpert (born March 31, 1935) is an American musician most associated with the group variously known as Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass or as Herb Alperts Tijuana Brass or just TJB for short. ... New Faces was an Australian version of the British show of the same name. ... Williamson performing at the memorial service for Steve Irwin (September 2006) John Robert Williamson AM (born 1 November 1945 in Quambatook, Victoria) is an Australian country music singer-songwriter. ...

Television

Somers started professional TV work on 14 July, 1971 as the presenter of an afternoon children's program called Cartoon Corner.

Later that year, on October 9, 1971, Hey Hey It's Saturday started. Somers at first co-hosted with footballer Peter McKenna but eight weeks later, his co-host became the pink hand-puppet Ossie Ostrich, who was operated by former In Melbourne Tonight staff writer Ernie Carroll. McKenna continued to appear on the show for some time. is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Peter McKenna (born August 27, 1946) was an Australian rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975 before finishing his career with one season at Carlton Football Club in 1977 (playing 11 games and kicking 36 goals). ... Ossie Ostrich (full name: Oswald Q Ostrich) was a character on the long-running Australian television show Hey Hey Its Saturday. ... In Melbourne Tonight, otherwise known as IMT, was a variety and interview television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 1957 to 1970. ... Ernie Carroll (born 1929) is an Australian entertainer and television personality most recognised for his role as the man behind Ossie Ostrich on Hey Hey Its Saturday. ...

Originally created as a Saturday morning children's cartoon show, the program gradually expanded in both size and scope. Gradually, additional cast members joined, including co-host Jacki MacDonald and booth announcer John Blackman, who also voiced many (unseen) characters. Jacki MacDonald, born November 26, 1954 (real name, Jenine), in Brisbane, Queensland is an Australian television presenter. ... John Blackman born 14 July 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian radio and television personality. ...

Album cover from the 1976 comedy release Keep Smiling with Daryl and Ossie.

The program's production crew also began to play a prominent role in the series, with sound-effects technician Murray Tregonning adding humorous sound-bites and sound effects from a huge bank of pre-recorded eight track cartridges, and personnel such as long-serving cameraman "Lucky Phil" Lambert making regular appearances. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (915x909, 336 KB) This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music or artwork in question. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (915x909, 336 KB) This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music or artwork in question. ... Murray Tregonning is an audio technician known for his sound effect work on the television show Hey Hey Its Saturday. ... A blank 8-track tape The 8-track cartridge is a now-obsolete audio storage magnetic tape cartridge technology, popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ...

Props assistant Ian "Krystal" Murray provided props, most famously the "Dicky Knee" character:

Hey Hey was also notable for breaking the so-called fourth wall, often turning the cameras around to show what was happening in the studio and on many occasions (as portable cameras came into use) roaming at will through and outside the studios. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a proscenium theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play. ...

The series' distinctive brand of irreverent humour soon attracted a sizable adult audience and by the mid-1980s it had become so popular that Nine made the unprecedented decision to move it to a primetime Saturday evening timeslot, where it remained for the rest of its run. At its height, Hey Hey It's Saturday was one of the most popular and consistently high-rating series in the history of Australian television, winning many awards including three Gold Logie awards for Somers. In 1983, Somers was crowned King of Moomba with Edna Everage as his Court Jester.^[3] Australian television Black and white television began in Australia in between 1955 and 1957, with colour television being introduced generally to the country in 1975 to 1976, in time for the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. ... The Gold Logie Award is presented to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. ... For the fictional creature Moomba from the final fantasy series, see http://en. ... Dame Edna Everage featuring on a billboard at the Myer department store in Melbourne. ...

Hey Hey screened for twenty eight years (1971 - 1999) on the Nine Network across Australia. It had by then become an institution, so there was considerable shock when the Nine Network announced that the series was to be axed at the end of 1999. The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ...

During the five years after the show's demise in December 1999, Daryl Somers rarely made public appearances, with the exception of a court appearance in 2001 to answer a drink driving charge (after which Somers admitted he was "...a bloody idiot" - a reference to a famous anti drunk driving advertising campaign of that time), and an appearance as a guest on the Network Ten program Rove Live. Network Ten, or Channel Ten, is one of Australias three major commercial television networks. ... Rove, formerly Rove Live is a Logie Award winning Australian weekly television talk show hosted by and named after Perth-born comedian Rove McManus. ...

Dancing With The Stars

In late 2004 Somers returned to the small screen when he made the controversial move to sign with Nine's arch rival, the Seven Network, hosting Dancing with the Stars a live program where 10 celebrities battle it out each week in a dance competition. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Dancing with the Stars is an Australian television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ... For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (1998 movie). ...

In May 2006, Somers was voted the Worst Male TV Personality and Hey Hey was voted Australia's All Time Most Overrated TV Show^[4] on the Fuglies which is the Australian television "anti-awards".

On November 30, 2007 Somers announced that he would leave Dancing with the Stars and despite no longer being involved with the show or signed to the Seven Network, accepted the show's Logie at the 2008 Logie Awards and took it home, much to the bemusement of Seven.[1] is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

List of TV programs

• New Faces, 1968, runner-up contestant
• New Faces, 1970, winning contestant
• Cartoon Corner, 1971-1977 Host
• Hey Hey it's Saturday, 1971-1999 Host & Producer
• Bandstand (Australia), 1976, Host
• King of Pop Awards, 1976-7, Host
• The Graham Kennedy Show, 1970s regular artist
• The Don Lane Show, 1970s regular artist
• The Mike Walsh Show, 1970s regular artist
• Family Feud, 1980-82, Host
• The Daryl Somers Show, 1982-3, Host
• Blankety Blanks, Host, 1985
• TV Week Logie Awards, Host, 1988, 1991, 1996-98, 2006
• New Faces, Host & Producer, 1989
• The Russell Gilbert Show, Producer, 1998
• Gonged But Not Forgotten, Producer (199?)
• Dancing with the Stars, Host, 2004-2007

New Faces was an Australian version of the British show of the same name. ... Hey Hey Its Saturday was a long running variety television program on Australian television. ... Bandstand was an Australian rock and roll television show which screened from November 1958 to 1972 on the Nine Network. ... Graham Kennedy finally quit In Melbourne Tonight on December 23, 1969, exhausted, and rested for two years. ... Don Lane is an Australian entertainer and talk show host. ... Mike Walsh was already a well known radio and television identity by the 1970s, having been one of the good guys on radio 2SM and also appearing on variety shows on Sydneys TEN10 and TCN9, hosting Today on Melbournes GTV9 and later a weekly tonight show on... This article is about the American game show. ... Blankety Blanks was a popular Australian game show hosted by Graham Kennedy on Network Ten. ... Dancing with the Stars is an Australian television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing. ...

Personal life

Daryl Somers is a singer and drummer and is married to Julie da Costa, a former principal dancer with the Australian Ballet and now a director. The Australian Ballet was founded in 1962. ...

Somers is a passionate supporter of the Geelong Football Club and is its #1 ticket holder. Geelong Football Club (also known as Geelong, or The Cats) are an Australian professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong, Victoria at Kardinia Park, known by its sponsored name Skilled Stadium. Playing in the Australian Football League (AFL), they are one of the most successful clubs...

It is rumoured that Somers has a deranged female fan, known only as "Bridget". He has tried to escape her but she follows him everywhere, claiming that he is her favourite singer. She reportedly claims that she has seen every 'Hey Hey It's Saturday' episode and that she has said "one day we will get married".^{[citation needed]}

References

• ^[1]

Gerald Stone is an American-born Australian television and radio journalist, television executive and author. ... is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Daryl Somers at the Internet Movie Database
• Brief bio
• Will Somers never end? - Sydney Morning Herald, May 5 2006 article describing Somers winning a TV Fugly Award