Daryl Paul Somers OAM (born Daryl Schultz 8 June,1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia)', 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.
Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda. A drummer, he joined a group playing music in the style of Herb Al...
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Daryl Paul Somers OAM (born Daryl Schultz 8 June,1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia)', 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.
Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage, was educated at Christian Brothers College, St. Kilda. 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 the name "Somerset", 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.
Somers started professional TV work on 14 July 1971, taking over as the presenter of an afternoon children's program called Cartoon Corner, which was previously 'Skeeter's Cartoon Corner', hosted by James Kemsley (who went on to draw the famous Ginger Meggs comic strip for 23 years). Daryl's first words were, "Hi I'm...
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