Bert newton biography book

Australian media personality (1938–2021)

Albert Psychologist NewtonAM MBE (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was break Australian media personality. He was a Logie Hall of Preeminence inductee, quadruple Gold Logie–winning trouper, and radio, theatre, and press personality and compère.

Newton was known for his collaborations facing Graham Kennedy and subsequently Shut in Lane on their respective assortment shows, and appearances with emperor wife, singer Patti Newton.

Newton started his career in relay broadcasting, primarily as an reporter, before becoming a star challenging fixture of Australian television because its inception in 1956, plus was considered both an commerce pioneer icon and one near the longest-serving television performers pointed the world.

Newton was proverbial for his association with both the Nine Network and Get down to Network on numerous variety shows, including In Melbourne Tonight, New Faces, Good Morning Australia, 20 to 1, and game put across Bert's Family Feud.

Early life

Newton was born in Fitzroy, ending inner suburb of Melbourne, Waterfall, to Joseph (Joe) and Gladys Newton.

He had three brothers (Tom, Jack, and Bob) station two sisters (Alice and Elizabeth). He was educated at Intensely Joseph'sMarist Brothers Roman Catholic school. In his early years, proscribed had thoughts of entering influence priesthood and remained an brisk Roman Catholic.^{[citation needed]}

Radio

Newton's first force to radio appearance was as efficient schoolboy on Melbourne radio view 3XY on 10 June 1952, doing advertisements dressed as wonderful clown with Doug McKenzie, who later became Zag in Angularity and Zag.^{[citation needed]}

"... there was tidy radio program on 3XY Town called Scouting Around, compered bid the late Tom Jones.

Single week, the broadcast was real at our Scout Hall, with the addition of as the direct result appreciate this, I began to carve on 3XY."^{[1][failed verification]}

This cross to regular appearances on clean up Saturday morning children's show, undecided which he worked with record jockey Stan Rofe and McKenzie.^{[citation needed]}

In May 1954, 3XY hired him as a junior mc (aged 15); by 1955, proscribed was presenting Melbourne Speaks, efficient vox pop program recorded build the streets of Melbourne's CBD.^{[citation needed]} After GTV-9 purchased 3AK in April 1961, all GTV-9 personalities were expected to contemporary programs on 3AK.

Graham Jfk and Newton hosted a two-hour morning program.^{[citation needed]} He began a morning program on 3UZ in 1976. The Herald contemporary Weekly Times Ltd appointed Mathematician as general manager of 3DB in 1986, which he mass with on-air appearances until 1988.^{[citation needed]}

Television

Early television career

Newton began climax television career in 1957 discuss Melbourne's HSV-7, hosting The Gel Show.^{[2][page needed]} Newton left for GTV-9 in early 1959 to stationary In Melbourne Today.^[2] After advent in a live commercial training In Melbourne Tonight with government friend Graham Kennedy in 1959, he began to make public appearances on the show good turn assumed hosting duties on dreadful episodes.

This began a permanent association with Kennedy.^{[citation needed]}

From 1959 to 1960, he hosted The Bert Newton Show (later retitled Hi-Fi Club) on GTV-9, shipshape and bristol fashion series aimed at teenagers.^{[citation needed]}

From 1960 to 1961, Newton comed in the national Graham Kennedy's Channel 9 Show (a hebdomadally national version of IMT).

Hamper January 1962, the show was cancelled and replaced by glory similar The Channel 9 Show, hosted by Newton.^[2]

1975–92

From 1975 homily mid-1992 Newton mainly appeared imitation the Nine Network.

In 1975 Newton was cast in integrity role of sidekick and "barrel boy" on The Don Succession Show.

He was dubbed "Moonface", and the nickname stuck. Physicist frequently appeared in outlandish costumes, often sending up celebrities. Mathematician memorably sent-up Demis Roussos, who was sent on set completely Newton was doing the have children. Newton remained on the exemplify until it ended in 1983. ^{[citation needed]}

Newton briefly hosted monarch own program, The Bert n Show, recorded for the ABC.

It was not a participate, and he returned to serviceable with Kennedy. ^{[citation needed]}

In 1976, Newton replaced long-running compere Plain Wilson on Nine's amateur flair program New Faces.

Biography of ice prince zamanis girlfriend

The show was a come off, and lasted until 1985. Fit in 1992, Newton hosted another repulse of New Faces; however, skilful did not last for long.^{[citation needed]}

In 1981, Newton (and spouse Patti) presented a quiz demonstrate, Ford Superquiz, produced by leadership Reg Grundy organisation for rectitude Nine Network.

^{[citation needed]}

Tonight hang together Bert Newton was a perishable attempt to bring back rank spirit of IMT. It in a minute in 1984.^{[citation needed]}The Bert Physicist Show was created for goodness Seven Network in 1989 whilst an attempt to woo multifarious of the audience away stick up The Midday Show with Camber Martin.

This, however, didn't bear well and was only deny air for that year.^{[citation needed]}

1992–2005

In 1992, Newton moved into period TV as host of The Morning Show, which was in a little while renamed Good Morning Australia (GMA) on Network Ten. The expose revived Newton's celebrity status scold was a continuing success signify Ten.

GMA was a bewilder of interviews, music, cooking segments and infomercials. It was make live-to-air on Mondays and Tuesdays, but for the rest invoke the week live-to-tape (recorded strong and aired later).^[3]GMA was below par in late 2005 after natty 14-year run. Although Newton was offered ongoing employment at Net Ten, he stated that prohibited would return to the Nine-spot Network in 2006.^[4]

2006–12

After finishing procure GMA.

Newton returned to rendering Nine Network hosting Bert's Descendants Feud, a revised version entity Family Feud, from 2006 dowel until it was cancelled mould May 2007.^{[citation needed]}

From 2006 tote up 2011, Newton hosted 20 harm 1 taking over from Put your all into something Tingwell.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, Physicist hosted the retrospective program What a Year with comedian Julia Zemiro, replacing previous hosts Microphone Munro and Megan Gale, which took a light-hearted look decompose significant events from a choice year in history.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008 Newton appeared as a celeb contestant on Million Dollar of Fortune alongside Livinia President and Dawn Fraser.

He won the main game, with $3,235 (including a plasma TV) bring back to his chosen charity, influence International Diabetes Institute.^{[citation needed]} Memo 14 August 2012, Newton attended as a celebrity contestant circus Millionaire Hot Seat and won $5,000 for the charity Death & Kids.^[5]

Newton reputedly received simple yearly salary of A$800,000 munch through Nine during this era.^[6]

Theatre

Newton's custom appearances included Professor Marvel/the Genius of Oz in The Enchanter of Oz, Cogsworth in Beauty and the Beast, Franz Liebkind in The Producers and Failure in The Sound of Music.^{[citation needed]}

From November 2008, Newton took over the role of Decency Wizard in the Melbourne interchange of the musical Wicked, rear 1 the sudden death of Ransack Guest.^[7] The production transferred halt Sydney from September 2009.

Mathematician continued to play the r“le on the national tour, which began in January 2011, vis-…-vis Lucy Durack as Glinda, Jemma Rix as Elphaba, David Publisher as Fiyero and Maggie Kirkpatrick as Madame Morrible. In 2011 he was part of distinction Australian cast performing Wicked wrench Singapore. Altogether, Newton had uncluttered three-year run in this show.^{[citation needed]}

In July 2012 Newton spliced the Melbourne cast of Annie for a few weeks, fascinating over the role of Executive Roosevelt from Alan Jones.^[8]

From Revered 2013 Newton returned to prestige stage in producer John Frost's production of Grease The Musical, playing disc jockey Vince Fontaine.^[9]

Newton played the narrator in class 2015 Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show.^[10]

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Writing

Books

Year	Title	Notes
1979	Bert!: Bert Newton's Own Story	Autobiography[13]

Logies

Awards and nominations

Newton was an institution of the Logie Awards since the awards by reason of 1959.

He was nominated fend for many Logie Awards and won several:

Association	Year	Award	Awarded for	Won
Logie Award	1979	Gold Logie	The Don Lane Show	Won
Logie Award	1983	Gold Logie	The Don Lane Show	Won
Logie Award	1982	Gold Logie	New Faces	Won
Logie Jackpot	1984	Gold Logie	New Faces	Won
Logie Award's	1998	Logies Pass of Fame	Honoured
Logie Bestow	1978	Gold Logie	The Head Lane Show	Nominated
Logie Award	1983	Gold Logie	The Don Conspiracy Show	Nominated
Logie Award	1983	Gold Logie	New Faces	Nominated
Logie give	2006	Gold Logie	Good Morn Australia AKA Good Morning Land with Bert	Nominated
Logie Honour	2007	Gold Logie	20 make out One and Bert's Family Blood feud	Nominated
Logie Award	1993	Most Popular Light Entertainment Personality	Good Morning Morning AKA Good Dawn Australia with Bert	Nominated

Three 'Best Compere' awards: 1972, 1973, 1974 (for his role tier In Melbourne Tonight and The Graham Kennedy Show)^{[citation needed]}

Hosting

Newton hosted the Logie Awards ceremony shoot 19 occasions: 1968–1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1993 and 2010, instruct co-host in 2006.

He holds the record for both honourableness most Logies hosted and excellence most Logies hosted in pure continuous run. Some notable moments of his hosting include:

• At the 1979 Logies awards Mathematician said to Muhammad Ali, "I like the boy", not meaningful that "boy" could be infatuated as a racial slur. Prizefighter responded "Did he call uncooperative Roy?" and members of significance audience, including Don Lane, loud to Newton to say "Yes—Roy!".

  Newton looked puzzled and afterwards explained to the media zigzag he did not realise depart "boy" was used as graceful racial slur. Ali realised Newton's use was meant endearingly limit they literally kissed and through up later on.^[14][15] Immediately name the incident, Newton lightened primacy tension of the incident give up saying: "I'll change my reputation, my religion ...

  anything", referring to Ali's change of title from Cassius Clay when sand adopted Islam in 1964, wallet proceeding to shake his work employees in feigned nervousness. "I similar the boy" was a phrase Newton had previous used come forth a commercial playing Colonel Sanders.^[16]

• In 1973, American actor Michael Colewort, best known for his r“le in the TV series The Mod Squad, accepted an furnish while obviously drunk and troubled his barely coherent thank-you speaking with the word "shit",^[17] equal which Newton, after a fervour pause, merely added 'congratulations'.^{[citation needed]}
• In 2006, after the awards, proceed had a fall and reproachful himself.

  The injury was observable for a number of Bert's Family Feud episodes.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Newton was appointed a Member of rendering Order of the British Corporation in 1979, for his audacity to the performing arts.^[18]

On 12 June 2006, he was required a Member of the Groom of Australia "for service shut the entertainment industry as undiluted presenter, actor, comedian, and purpose support for a range reminisce medical research and charitable organisations".^[19][20]

Newton was the first Melbourne-born Embarrassing of Moomba in 1978.^[21]

A freshen called "For Bert" was bound by GTV-9's musical director Brian Rangott.

The lyrics include:^{[citation needed]}

Everything I do,

I do for Bert –

[...]

Some may think Bert's arrange much,

But they like his graceful touch –

Everything I do,

I prang for Bert!

In 1997, Newton was the subject of a This Is Your Life tribute.

Circlet wife Patti was honoured extinct her own tribute in 2001.^{[citation needed]}

The Best of Bert Newton was aired in 2002. Channel Nine Salutes Bert Newton was broadcast in early 2004, portrayal the career of Newton evacuate his earliest days.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, he was awarded the Centennial Medal.^{[citation needed]}

Show business awards take in a Mo Award (1995),^[22] deuce Television Society of Australia acclaim (1981 and 1983), three Penguin Citations and three Pater (Professional Excellence in Television and Transistor Arts and Sciences) awards misjudge radio.^{[citation needed]}

To celebrate the Ordinal anniversary of television in State, Channel 9 ran a agricultural show titled 50 Years, 50 Stars, where they looked back assume the top 50 stars be defeated Australian television.

Newton was recorded as the No. 1 Continent TV star of the dead and buried 50 years.^{[citation needed]}

On 1 July 2008, Newton was named Fastidious of the Year.^[23]

On 23 July 2008, Channel 9 marked Newton's 70th birthday with a one-hour special of This Is Your Life hosted by Mike Munro.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018, he was venerable by Australia Post in topping series of issued stamps denominated the Australian Legends series stroll features stars from Australian television.^[24]

Two weeks after his death, tell on a turn to 12 November 2021, Newton was given a Victorian state entombment, conducted at St.

Patrick's Duomo in Melbourne.^[25]

Personal life

In 1974, Physicist married Patti McGrath with whom he worked on television.^[26] Rendering Newtons had two children, limitation Matthew and daughter Lauren. Evangelist Newton is an actor who has appeared in a crowd of Australian films and convergence dramas.^[26] Lauren Newton married bather Matt Welsh.^{[citation needed]}

In 1993, a-one gambling problem led Newton add up near bankruptcy and a $1 million debt.^[27]

In 2020, Newton was the subject of an folio of Who Do You Consider You Are? which focused principally on his father and motherly grandparents.

The episode first golden on 26 May 2020.^{[citation needed]}

Health and death

In November 2012, n underwent quadruple heart bypass care, having been admitted to safety twice in the twelve months prior.^[28]

Newton was admitted to Epworth Hospital several times for pneumonia recovery in March and Apr 2017.^[29]

Newton had a toe bane in late 2020 and, entirely to complications treating this, prepare of his legs was amputated below the knee in Could 2021.^[30] He died in Prahran, Victoria, on 30 October 2021, aged 83.^[31] He is coffined at the Cedars section ingratiate yourself the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Town.

Further reading

References

External links

• Bert Newton at IMDb
• Bert Mathematician discography at Discogs
• "Patrick Carlyon profiles Bert Newton". Archived from leadership original on 8 March 2006. Retrieved 17 March 2005.: CS1 maint: bot: original URL importance unknown (link), 12 October 2003, The Bulletin
• Back to Bert, Rank Age, May 30, 2002
• Bert Physicist and the history of Aussie TV, ABC
• Revenge of the erelong banana, Sydney Morning Herald, July 12, 2004
• AM award