Daryl Somers
Daryl Somers | |
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| Born | Daryl Paul Schulz 6 August 1951 |
| Occupation(s) | Television host, musician |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Known for | Cartoon Corner 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) |
Daryl Paul Somers OAM (né Schulz; 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.
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.