Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer
For other uses, see Graham Kennedy (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with the Canadian politician Cyril Kennedy.
Graham Kennedy
AO
Kennedy (right) on screen with Don Lane (left)
Born
Graham Cyril Kennedy
(1934-02-15)15 February 1934
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died
25 May 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 71)
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality
Australian
Occupations
Variety performer
comedian
radio host
television personality
stage and screen actor
Years active
1950–1991
Notable work
In Melbourne Tonight Blankety Blanks Australia's Funniest Home Videos
Television
The Graham Kennedy Show
Parents
Cyril William Kennedy (father)
Mary Austin Kennedy (née Scott) (mother)
Awards
Order of Australia, 6 x Gold Logie winner
Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevillian and radio comedy star Roy Rene[1] and was often called "Gra Gra" (pronounced "gray-gray").
Honoured as an officer of the Order of Australia, he was a six-time recipient of the Gold Logie, including the Logie Hall of Fame award, and won the Star of the Year Award in 1959. He is the most awarded star of Australian television. He was often referred to as "The King" or the "King of Australian television".
He was known for his television collaboration with Bert Newton on In Melbourne Tonight and The Graham Kennedy Show.
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for Johnson, but also for the President and for Robert F. Kennedy. In 1961, Kennedy named Graham to serve as an incorporator for the Communications Satellite...
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personality and compere. Newton was known for his collaborations opposite GrahamKennedy and subsequently Don Lane on their respective variety shows, and appearances...
television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 6 May 1957 to 1970. GrahamKennedy was the show's main host and star attraction, but other presenters were...
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voters. After his election, Kennedy invited Graham to play golf in Palm Beach, Florida, after which Graham acknowledged Kennedy's election as an opportunity...
The Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Newcomer, also known as the GrahamKennedy Award for Most Outstanding Newcomer, was an award presented annually at...
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his initial 13-week contract expired to work on Blankety Blanks, with GrahamKennedy himself convincing Gray to do the game show. Gray had been receiving...
appeared on a then-innovative live split-screen link with GrahamKennedy via the cable. Lane and Kennedy sang the song "Seventy-Six Trombones" as a duet. They...
The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent, also known as the GrahamKennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, is an award presented at the Australian...
to 1972. In the 1970s she also featured on The Paul Hogan Show, The GrahamKennedy Show, The Ernie Sigley Show, The Don Lane Show, The Mike Walsh Show...
McGrath, when she appeared on programs such as the Tarax Show and The GrahamKennedy Show. In 1967, she won the Logie Award for Most Popular Female in Victoria...
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