Dec 23 2022
Tony Barry, veteran film and television actor across Australia and New Zealand, has died peacefully after a long illness. He was 81. Born in Queensland, he grew up in Sydney. Despite early ambitions of following his father into becoming an aircraft engineer, Barry tried various jobs after leaving school. He eventually scored some minor bit …
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Sep 20 2021
While other current affairs shows may have skirted around describing themselves as ‘tabloid’, Hard Copy went into it unashamedly with its mix of sensationalist stories, loud music and over-the-top headlines. The Australian version of Hard Copy, debuting on Network Ten on 19 September 1991, was a franchise of the American show of the same name. …
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Feb 29 2012
State of shock! Unlike most young Australian actors, E Street star Bruce Samazan (pictured) is in no hurry to work in the US – in fact he has no plans to ever visit there again. Making his first trip to the US, staying with friends in Texas during a production break for E Street, Samazan …
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Sep 28 2011
Hey, look who’s in love! While Chris Mayer and Rachael Beck (pictured) are constantly bickering as their Hey Dad! alter egos Simon and Sam, off-screen the two have been secretly dating. “Yes, I am in love,” Mayer told TV Week. “It feels great. I’m really enjoying it.” During an upcoming production break for the series, …
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May 09 2011
Australian boxing legend Lionel Rose MBE died yesterday at his Warragul home at the age of 62. A champion boxer from the age of 15, Rose was the first Aboriginal to win a world title when he won the world bantamweight title in Tokyo in 1968. He was also the first Aboriginal to be named …
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Feb 20 2010
‘I’m anchored to the chair!’ Despite her recent working trip to Czechoslovakia, A Current Affair host Jana Wendt (pictured) says it’s likely to be a long time before she goes anywhere else for an extended break. “I am anchored to this chair,” she told TV Week. “I wish I had a chain to prove it …
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