Daryl Somers Biography
Daryl Somers OAM is a triple Gold Logie award-winning Australian television personality and singer. He gained national prominence as the long-running host and executive producer of the comedy-variety show Hey Hey It’s Saturday, and he maintained his television stardom and stature as the host of the live-performance shows Dancing with the Stars.
How old is Daryl Somers? – Age
He is 71 years old as of 6 August 2022. He was born in 1951 in Geelong, Australia. His real name is Daryl Paul Somers.
Daryl Somers Family – Education
Somers grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Prahran and attended Christian Brothers College in St. Kilda. As a drummer, he joined a band called “Pasquale and his Mexican Rhythm” that played Herb Alpert-style music. The trio performed as “Somerset” on GTV-9’s talent show New Faces, where they advanced to the finals only to be defeated by John Williamson. By 1970, his parents and brothers had changed their surnames from Schulz to Somers.
Is Daryl Somers still married to Julie Da Costa? – Children
He is married to Julie da Costa, a former senior dancer with the Australian Ballet. They have three children, two adoptive daughters and one biological boy, according to reports.
Daryl Somers Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $2 Million.
Daryl Somers Dancing with the Stars
Somers returned to television in late 2004, when he signed with Nine’s archrival, the Seven Network, to host Dancing with the Stars, a live show in which ten celebrities compete in a dancing competition each week. Somers announced his departure from Dancing with the Stars on November 30, 2007. Somers was replaced as presenter by actor Daniel MacPherson, who served from season 8 through season 14.
Daryl Somers Awards
Somers was given a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2004 honors list “for service to the television and entertainment industries, to charitable organizations, and to the community.” In 2018, Australia Post highlighted his picture on a progression of postage stamps to remember that he had “made special commitments to the Australian media outlet and … assumed a part in framing our public mainstream society”. The Australian Diversion Mo Grants (usually referred to casually as the Mo Grants), were yearly Australian media outlet grants. From 1975 to 2016, they honor achievements in live entertainment in Australia. During that time, Daryl Somers won one award.
Daryl Somers Hey Hey It’s Saturday
On July 14, 1971, Somers became the host of the afternoon children’s program Cartoon Corner, which was previously known as Skeeter’s Cartoon Corner and was hosted by James Kemsley, who went on to draw the well-known Ginger Meggs comic strip for 23 years. This was Somers’ first job as a professional television host. “Hello, I’m Daryl Somers;” were Daryl’s first words. Since Skeeter won’t be around anymore, it’s time for a cartoon. His tryout comprised of him doing a pantomime of Mr Magoo. In terms of 2022, he was paid $75 per week to perform on the show.
Soon thereafter, on 9 October 1971, Hello It’s Saturday began. Somers at first co-facilitated with footballer Peter McKenna, however after two months, his co-have turned into the pink glove manikin Ossie Ostrich, which was worked by Ernie Carroll. McKenna kept appearing on the show for a while. The program began as a children’s cartoon show on Saturday mornings and gradually grew in size and scope. Booth announcer John Blackman, who also voiced many (unseen) characters, and co-host Jacki MacDonald joined the cast shortly after.
Murray Tregonning, a sound effects technician, added humorous sound bites and sound effects from a large bank of recorded eight-track cartridges, and personnel like long-serving cameraman “Lucky Phil” Lambert made regular appearances. The program’s production crew also began to play a prominent role in the series. In 1984, it had become so popular that Nine made the unprecedented decision to move it to a 9:30 p.m. Saturday evening timeslot and renamed it Hey Hey It’s Saturday Night.
The series’ distinctive brand of irreverent humor soon attracted a sizable adult audience. It stayed on Saturday night until the end of its run, yet it moved to the 6:30 pm schedule opening in 1985 and in the end, likewise returned to the name Hello It’s Saturday. One of the most popular and consistently high-rated series in Australian television history, Hey Hey It’s Saturday won numerous awards, including three Gold Logies for Somers, at its height. Hey Hey aired on Australia’s Nine Network for 28 years, from 1971 to 1999, during its initial run. The show had established itself by its final year, so when the Nine Network announced that the series would be canceled at the end of 1999, it came as a significant surprise.
In 2008, Somers took a year off from television. Hey Hey, It’s Saturday’s reformation had been considered in some capacity. On July 22, 2009, ABC Radio Broken Hill conducted an interview with Corrine Lawrence and Daryl Somers regarding the expanding interest. He said that a return of the show is “not out of the question” and that one or two reunion specials might be made soon. A gathering extraordinary circulated on 30 September 2009. The second show generated international controversy due to a Jackson 5 parody act known as The Jackson Jive that appeared on the “Red Faces” segment, which featured performers in blackface. Despite the show’s strong ratings and 3.9 million viewers,
The show returned as a regular series in 2010 following the success of the Reunion Specials in 2009. There were twenty episodes in the 2010 series, with the first thirteen airing from April to July and the remaining seven in October and November. The low ratings and high production costs of Hey Hey It’s Saturday prevented its 2011 return.