Ernie Dingo AM (born 31 July 1956) is an indigenous Australian actor and television presenter originating from the Wiradjuri people of the Murchison region of Western Australia.
Born Ernest Ashley Dingo on 31 July 1956, at Bullardoo Station, a cattle station in the region, he was the second child of nine. He grew up in Mullewa with his family. He went to Mullewa Primary School and then Geraldton High School.
He came to acting after moving to Pert...
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Ernie Dingo AM (born 31 July 1956) is an indigenous Australian actor and television presenter originating from the Wiradjuri people of the Murchison region of Western Australia.
Born Ernest Ashley Dingo on 31 July 1956, at Bullardoo Station, a cattle station in the region, he was the second child of nine. He grew up in Mullewa with his family. He went to Mullewa Primary School and then Geraldton High School.
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.
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...
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