Ernie Dingo AM (born 31 July 1956)^[1] is an indigenous Australian actor, television presenter and comedian. Originating from the Yamatji tribe in the Maheleny region of Western Australia, he has become a household name and well-known unofficial ambassador of the Aboriginal people throughout Australia. The Great Outdoors is an Australian travel magazine television series that currently airs on the Seven Network. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Yamatji is the name of an important Aboriginal people of the Murchison, Gascoyne and Pilbara regions of the North West of Western Australia, and comes from the word friend in the local languages of the area. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person...

Background

Born Ernest Ashly Dingo on 31 July 1956, at Bullardoo Station, a cattle station in the region, he was the second child of nine.^[2] He grew up in Mullewa with his family.^[2] He went to Mullewa Primary School and then Geraldton High School. is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cattle station is an Australian term for a large farm (Australian ranch), usually in the outback, whose main activity is the raising of cattle. ... Mullewa townsite is located in the northern agricultural region, 450 km north of Perth and 98 km east north east of Geraldton. ... Location of Geraldton, Western Australia Geraldton ( ) is a city and port in Western Australia located 424 km north of Perth. ...

He came to acting after moving to Perth and meeting Richard Walley, with whom he played basketball in a local team. Ernie went on to play state league first division for the East Perth Eagles. Location of Perth within Australia This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Dr Richard Walley, OAM, is a Yamatji man, one of Australias leading Aboriginal performers, musicians and writers, who has been a tireless worker for the Indigenous cause. ... This article is about the sport. ...

Career

He has been the host of the popular holiday destination program The Great Outdoors since 1993. He has also appeared in many Australian television series such as The Flying Doctors, Heartbreak High and Rafferty's Rules. He appeared in the TV mini-series' The Cowra Breakout (1984), A Waltz Through The Hills (1987), (for which he won an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama) and Kings In Grass Castles (1997), as well as co-starring with Cate Blanchett in the Australian television drama series Heartland ("Heartland" is known as "Burned Bridges" in the United States). The Great Outdoors is an Australian travel magazine television series that currently airs on the Seven Network. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Flying Doctors was an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. ... Opening Title Screen Heartbreak High was a fictional Australian television series, dealing with the students of Hartley High, a tough high school in a multi-racial area of Sydney, and proved to be a more gritty and fast-paced show than many of its contemporaries. ... Raffertys Rules was an Australian television drama series about the life of Magistrate, Michael Raffery (played by Australian actor John Wood). ... The Australian Film Institute (AFI), established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year. ... Catherine Élise Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Australian actress and stage director. ... Heartland was was an Australian television drama series that ran on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1994. ...

Ernie Dingo narrated the Indigenous segment of the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony in Sydney, New South Wales. Dingo had a supporting role in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World, following a cameo appearance in Crocodile Dundee II (1988). In May 2007 Ernie Dingo appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity reality singing competition It Takes Two. The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games celebrated in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ernst Wilhelm (Wim) Wenders (born August 14, 1945) is a German film director, playwright, photographer, and producer. ... Until the End of the World (German: Bis ans Ende der Welt) is a 1991 film by the German-born film director Wim Wenders; the screenplay was written by Wenders and Peter Carey, from a story by Wenders and Solveig Dommartin. ... Crocodile Dundee II is a 1988 Australian adventure and comedy film. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... It Takes Two is the Australian version of UK series Just the Two of Us [1]. The show, which premiered on Sunday, May 28, 2006 at 6. ...

Personal life

Ernie Dingo married Sally Butler, then a sales representative for 2Day FM, in 1989.^[3] The couple has a daughter, Wilera, and are also raising a grandson, named Jurra.^[3] Dingo has two daughters from former relationships, Jurra's mother, Carllena, and a daughter, Zoe, whom he met for the first time in 2004.^[3] Sally Dingo has authored two books about her husband and family, 1997's Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids and Dingo, The Story of our Mob in 2000. They live in the small town of Warrandyte 30 kilometres North East of Melbourne. Warrandyte is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24km east-north-east of Melbourne. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ...

Ernie Dingo was created a Member of the Order of Australia in 1990, in recognition of his service to the performing arts.^[4]

Dingo is a prominent supporter of Australian rules football, and in particular the Australian Football League's West Coast Eagles. He was on the selection committee for the Indigenous Team of the Century. High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League. ... The Australian rules football Indigenous Team of the Century was selected to recognise the role of Indigenous Australians in the sport. ...

References

Bibliography

• Dingo, Sally. Dingo, The Story of our Mob. Random House Australia, 1997. ISBN 0091836344.
• Dingo, Sally. Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids. Random House Australia, 2000. ISBN 1740517105.

External links

• It Takes Two official website
• The Great Outdoors official website