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Daryl Paul Somers, OAM (born Daryl Schulz 6 August 1951 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia), is a triple Gold Logie award-winning recipient, who is best known as an Australian television personality and musician. The son of a dairy farmer and a cabaret singer, Somers rose to national fame as the host and executive producer of the long-running comedy-variety program Hey Hey It's Saturday and continued his television celebrity and status as host of the live-performance program Dancing with the Stars.
Somers, who has an Irish Catholic heritage with a German background, 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 Daryl Somers, Skeeter will no longer be with us and now it's time for a cartoon."
"Graham Kennedy Show", April 16 1975 - Daryl Somers
The Daryl Somers Sow 1982 Ep 01
DARYL SOMERS CHAT CAROLS BY CANDLELIGHT REHEARSAL 2015
Daryl Somers sings Waltzing Matilda at 1987 Grand Final
On the Couch with Daryl Somers - Part 1
Robin Gibb with Daryl Somers, Hey Hey It's Saturday 2010
Daryl Somers: Hey Hey It's Saturday Again
Daryl Somers sings, tap dances and drums with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Jo-Beth Apologises to Daryl Somers
Custard with Daryl Somers - Music is Crap