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| birth_date = 9 January 1956 |
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| birth_place = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] |
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| death_place = [[Liverpool, New South Wales|Liverpool]], [[New South Wales|NSW]], [[Australia]] |
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'''Adriana Xenides''' ([[née]] '''Coutsaimanis'''; 9 January 1956 – 7 June 2010) was an |
'''Adriana Xenides''' ([[née]] '''Coutsaimanis'''; 9 January 1956 – 7 June 2010) was an Argentine-born Australian television presenter, former model, actress and children's author. Born in [[Buenos Aires]], to a [[Greece|Greek]] father and a [[Spain|Spanish]] mother,<ref name="AdriannaXenides">{{Cite news | title = Adrianna Xenides, Wheel of Fortune Australia Host Dies | first = Ryan | last = Northover | publisher = Newsolio | date = 7 June 2010 | url = http://newsolio.com/adrianna-xenides-wheel-of-fortune-australia-host-dies,10496 | access-date = 7 June 2010}}</ref> |
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she moved to Australia as a child, and became well known for her [[Guinness World Record]]- |
she moved to Australia as a child, and became well known for her long-running, [[Guinness World Record]]-breaking role as the co-host and letter-turner on game show ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''. She died in 2010 from a ruptured intestine, after several years of ill health.<ref name="deathxenides">{{Cite news|title=Vale: Adriana Xenides dies at 54 |work=The Spy Report |publisher=Media Spy |date=7 June 2010 |url=http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/07/breaking-vale-adriana-xenides/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415072430/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/07/breaking-vale-adriana-xenides/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 April 2013 |access-date=7 June 2010 }}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Xenides having emigrating from Argentina to Adelaide, South Australia, in her teens, gained a career as a model and was a finalist in the first Mrs. South Australia contest in 1978.<ref name="Espino2010-06-08">{{cite news|title=Adriana Xenides from Wheel of Fortune dies at 54 |work=[[International Business Times]] |last=Espino |first=Marc |url=http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/27262/20100607/adriana-xenides-died-wheel-fortune.htm |date=8 June 2010 |access-date=8 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609064237/http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/27262/20100607/adriana-xenides-died-wheel-fortune.htm |archivedate=9 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Nadine|title=Farewell to a quest that cared for kids|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=17 April 1999|location=Adelaide, Australia|page=3}}</ref> After being approached by [[Reg Grundy Organisation|Grundy Television]], Xenides joined [[Ernie Sigley]] as co-host of Australia's version of ''Wheel of Fortune'' in 1981.<ref name="Espino2010-06-08" /><ref name="TheAdvertiser2005-12-02">{{cite news|title='Wheel' back next year|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=2 December 2005|page=7}}</ref> She remained on the show for 18 years, working with Sigley, [[John Burgess (host)|John Burgess]] (between 1984 and 1996), [[Tony Barber]] (1996) and [[Rob Elliott]], and for the first 15 of those years—from 1981 to 1996—she never missed an episode.<ref>{{cite news|last=Minus|first=Jodie|title=TV quiz show hostess dies at 54|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=8 June 2010|page=3}}</ref><ref name="ABC2010-06-08">{{cite news|title=Wheel Of Fortune's Adriana Xenides remembered|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/08/2920988.htm?section=justin|access-date=8 June 2010|newspaper=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]|date=8 June 2010}}</ref> Xenides formally departed the show in 1999, and she was listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-running game show host.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dawn of the quiz mistress|work=The Age|last=Razer|first=Helen|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/tv--radio/dawn-of-the-quiz-mistress/2005/11/15/1132016799276.html|date=17 November 2005}}</ref> This worldwide record was broken by her American counterpart, [[Vanna White]], in 2001, but Xenides still holds the Australian record.<ref name="ABC2010-06-08" /> |
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Xenides' later television appearances were as a panelist on the talk show ''[[Beauty and the Beast (talk show)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', as a contestant on ''[[Celebrity Big Brother |
Xenides' later television appearances were as a panelist on the talk show ''[[Beauty and the Beast (talk show)|Beauty and the Beast]]'', as a contestant on ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (Australian TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' in 2002, and a stint with her ''Wheel of Fortune'' co-host John Burgess on ''[[Burgo's Catch Phrase]]''.<ref name="deathxenides" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Williams|first=Nadine|title=Adriana returns|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=19 October 2002|location=Adelaide, Australia|page=31}}</ref> In 1985, she presented the multi-award-winning promotional film ''Adelaide Welcomes the World,'' produced by Kate Kennedy White and Peter Vaughton for the South Australian Film Corporation. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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Xenides was married three times.<ref name="beauty">[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/adriana-xenides-the-misfortune-of-tvs-lonely-beauty/story-e6frfmqr-1225878649081 The Daily Telegraph: Adriana Xenides |
Xenides was married three times.<ref name="beauty">[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/adriana-xenides-the-misfortune-of-tvs-lonely-beauty/story-e6frfmqr-1225878649081 The Daily Telegraph: Adriana Xenides – the misfortune of TV's lonely beauty, by Janet Fife-Yeomans and Annette Sharp, 12 June 2010]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Her first marriage at age 19 was to Adelaide mortgage broker Michael Xenides. They divorced after only three years, but Adriana kept Michael's last name for the remainder of her career. In 1982, she had a one-year marriage to Adelaide restaurateur Frank Cortazzo. Her final marriage was to Adelaide businessman Robert Phillips, which lasted two years. Adriana had several further fiancés, including wine heir Tom Hardy and artist John Dobie.<ref name="beauty" /> |
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===Driving charges=== |
===Driving charges=== |
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In 2006 Xenides was disqualified from driving for 18 months and put on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. She had been involved in a head-on crash in which both she and one of the other drivers involved in the collision suffered serious injuries. Xenides initially pleaded not guilty, blaming a combination of sneezing and sun glare, but changed the plea after her first court appearance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carswell|first=Andrew|title=Wheel of misfortune |
In 2006, Xenides was disqualified from driving for 18 months and put on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. She had been involved in a head-on crash in which both she and one of the other drivers involved in the collision suffered serious injuries. Xenides initially pleaded not guilty, blaming a combination of sneezing and sun glare, but changed the plea after her first court appearance.<ref>{{cite news|last=Carswell|first=Andrew|title=Wheel of misfortune – Former TV letter-turner pleads guilty to causing grievous bodily harm in car|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|date=26 July 2006|location=Sydney, Australia|page=15}}</ref> |
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In July 2007, Xenides pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while under suspension, and was fined and banned from driving for an additional two years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Driving Guilty Plea: Xenides fined, banned|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=12 July 2007|location=Adelaide, Australia|pages=13}}</ref> |
In July 2007, Xenides pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while under suspension, and was fined and banned from driving for an additional two years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Driving Guilty Plea: Xenides fined, banned|newspaper=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]|date=12 July 2007|location=Adelaide, Australia|pages=13}}</ref> |
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===Illness=== |
===Illness and death=== |
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Xenides suffered from an extended period of ill health, that included severe depression and anorexia.<ref name="beauty" /> Xenides |
Xenides suffered from an extended period of ill health, that included severe depression and anorexia.<ref name="beauty" /> Xenides stated that she had received [[Electroconvulsive therapy|electroconvulsive]] "shock" treatment for her depression, but it was of no help to her.<ref name="TT"/> |
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In July 2007, Xenides told Seven's ''[[Today Tonight]]'' |
In July 2007, Xenides told Seven's ''[[Today Tonight]]'' program that she had a [[gastrointestinal]] digestive disorder which had caused abdominal bloating to a size suggesting pregnancy, and severe pain.<ref name="deathxenides" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/40663/lifestyle/adriana-xenides-pain-shared|title=Adriana Xenides' pain is shared|last=Burke|first=Andrew|date=11 September 2007|work=[[Today Tonight]]|publisher=Yahoo7|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100225233913/http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/40663/lifestyle/adriana-xenides-pain-shared|archive-date=25 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Doctors were reportedly uncertain about the causes for this condition, suggesting that in Xenides's case it may have been genetic. She also claimed that the reason she drove her car while under suspension was so that she could get medication for the disease to prevent extreme pain.<ref name="TT">{{cite news|url=http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/40143/none/adriana-xendies-pain/|title=Adriana Xendies' pain|last=Coren|first=Anna|date=24 July 2007|work=[[Today Tonight]]|publisher=Yahoo7|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209040141/http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/40143/none/adriana-xendies-pain|archive-date=9 February 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In 2010, Xenides told ''[[Woman's Day]]'' magazine that she had suffered five [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]s in the preceding two years.<ref name="deathxenides" /> |
In 2010, Xenides told ''[[Woman's Day]]'' magazine that she had suffered five [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]]s in the preceding two years.<ref name="deathxenides" /> |
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⚫ | Xenides died at [[Liverpool Hospital]] in Sydney, on 7 June 2010 from a ruptured intestine. She had been admitted to hospital days earlier suffering from a stomach ailment.<ref name="deathxenides" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7359871/adriana-xenides-dies/|title=Adriana Xenides dies|date=7 June 2010|work=Yahoo7|access-date=7 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611100800/http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7359871/adriana-xenides-dies|archive-date=11 June 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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===Death=== |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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| ''[[Beauty and the Beast (talk show)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' (TV series) |
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| As herself - Panellist |
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| ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (TV series) |
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| ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'' |
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| ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (Australian TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]'' |
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| ''[[20 to 1]]'' (TV series documentary) |
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| ''A South Australian Film Sampler'' (Documentary) |
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| ''[[Sunrise (Australian TV program)|Sunrise]]'' (TV series) |
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==References== |
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Latest revision as of 10:16, 24 August 2023
Adriana Xenides | |
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Born | Adriana Coutsaimanis 9 January 1956 |
Died | 7 June 2010 | (aged 54)
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Partner(s) | Tom Hardy (wine heir), John Dobie |
Career | |
Show | Wheel of Fortune |
Network | Seven Network |
Show | Beauty and the Beast |
Network | Network Ten |
Style | Television hostess |
Country | Australia |
Adriana Xenides (née Coutsaimanis; 9 January 1956 – 7 June 2010) was an Argentine-born Australian television presenter, former model, actress and children's author. Born in Buenos Aires, to a Greek father and a Spanish mother,[1] she moved to Australia as a child, and became well known for her long-running, Guinness World Record-breaking role as the co-host and letter-turner on game show Wheel of Fortune. She died in 2010 from a ruptured intestine, after several years of ill health.[2]
Career
[edit]Xenides having emigrating from Argentina to Adelaide, South Australia, in her teens, gained a career as a model and was a finalist in the first Mrs. South Australia contest in 1978.[3][4] After being approached by Grundy Television, Xenides joined Ernie Sigley as co-host of Australia's version of Wheel of Fortune in 1981.[3][5] She remained on the show for 18 years, working with Sigley, John Burgess (between 1984 and 1996), Tony Barber (1996) and Rob Elliott, and for the first 15 of those years—from 1981 to 1996—she never missed an episode.[6][7] Xenides formally departed the show in 1999, and she was listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest-running game show host.[8] This worldwide record was broken by her American counterpart, Vanna White, in 2001, but Xenides still holds the Australian record.[7]
Xenides' later television appearances were as a panelist on the talk show Beauty and the Beast, as a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother in 2002, and a stint with her Wheel of Fortune co-host John Burgess on Burgo's Catch Phrase.[2][9] In 1985, she presented the multi-award-winning promotional film Adelaide Welcomes the World, produced by Kate Kennedy White and Peter Vaughton for the South Australian Film Corporation.
Personal life
[edit]Xenides was married three times.[10] Her first marriage at age 19 was to Adelaide mortgage broker Michael Xenides. They divorced after only three years, but Adriana kept Michael's last name for the remainder of her career. In 1982, she had a one-year marriage to Adelaide restaurateur Frank Cortazzo. Her final marriage was to Adelaide businessman Robert Phillips, which lasted two years. Adriana had several further fiancés, including wine heir Tom Hardy and artist John Dobie.[10]
Driving charges
[edit]In 2006, Xenides was disqualified from driving for 18 months and put on a good behaviour bond after pleading guilty to dangerous driving causing grievous bodily harm. She had been involved in a head-on crash in which both she and one of the other drivers involved in the collision suffered serious injuries. Xenides initially pleaded not guilty, blaming a combination of sneezing and sun glare, but changed the plea after her first court appearance.[11]
In July 2007, Xenides pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while under suspension, and was fined and banned from driving for an additional two years.[12]
Illness and death
[edit]Xenides suffered from an extended period of ill health, that included severe depression and anorexia.[10] Xenides stated that she had received electroconvulsive "shock" treatment for her depression, but it was of no help to her.[13]
In July 2007, Xenides told Seven's Today Tonight program that she had a gastrointestinal digestive disorder which had caused abdominal bloating to a size suggesting pregnancy, and severe pain.[2][14] Doctors were reportedly uncertain about the causes for this condition, suggesting that in Xenides's case it may have been genetic. She also claimed that the reason she drove her car while under suspension was so that she could get medication for the disease to prevent extreme pain.[13]
In 2010, Xenides told Woman's Day magazine that she had suffered five heart attacks in the preceding two years.[2]
Xenides died at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney, on 7 June 2010 from a ruptured intestine. She had been admitted to hospital days earlier suffering from a stomach ailment.[2][15]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Silver Dog and the Bear (1997), ISBN 0-9587146-0-6
Filmography
[edit]Title | Year | Role |
Adelaide Welcome's the World (TV Documentary) | 1985 | Self as Host |
Melbourne Cup Day Special | 1988 | Self as Presenter |
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | 1990 | Co-host |
Wheel of Fortune (TV series) | 1990 | Special Guest |
Golden Fiddles (TV mini-series) | 1991 | Estelle Drayford |
Angel Baby | 1995 | Self |
Beauty and the Beast (TV series) | 1995 | As herself - Panellist |
Wheel of Fortune (TV series) | 1981-1997 | Self - Co-host |
Good Morning Australia | 1999 | Celebrity Guest |
The Bob Downe Show (TV series) | 2001 | Herself as Guest |
Celebrity Big Brother | 2002 | Contestant |
20 to 1 (TV series documentary) | 2009 | Self as Guest |
A South Australian Film Sampler (Documentary) | 2009 | Self |
Sunrise (TV series) | 2010 | Guest |
References
[edit]- ^ Northover, Ryan (7 June 2010). "Adrianna Xenides, Wheel of Fortune Australia Host Dies". Newsolio. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Vale: Adriana Xenides dies at 54". The Spy Report. Media Spy. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ a b Espino, Marc (8 June 2010). "Adriana Xenides from Wheel of Fortune dies at 54". International Business Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Williams, Nadine (17 April 1999). "Farewell to a quest that cared for kids". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. p. 3.
- ^ "'Wheel' back next year". The Advertiser. 2 December 2005. p. 7.
- ^ Minus, Jodie (8 June 2010). "TV quiz show hostess dies at 54". The Australian. p. 3.
- ^ a b "Wheel Of Fortune's Adriana Xenides remembered". ABC News. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ Razer, Helen (17 November 2005). "Dawn of the quiz mistress". The Age.
- ^ Williams, Nadine (19 October 2002). "Adriana returns". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. p. 31.
- ^ a b c The Daily Telegraph: Adriana Xenides – the misfortune of TV's lonely beauty, by Janet Fife-Yeomans and Annette Sharp, 12 June 2010[permanent dead link ]
- ^ Carswell, Andrew (26 July 2006). "Wheel of misfortune – Former TV letter-turner pleads guilty to causing grievous bodily harm in car". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney, Australia. p. 15.
- ^ "Driving Guilty Plea: Xenides fined, banned". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. 12 July 2007. p. 13.
- ^ a b Coren, Anna (24 July 2007). "Adriana Xendies' pain". Today Tonight. Yahoo7. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ Burke, Andrew (11 September 2007). "Adriana Xenides' pain is shared". Today Tonight. Yahoo7. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Adriana Xenides dies". Yahoo7. 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
External links
[edit]- 1956 births
- 2010 deaths
- Argentine people of Greek descent
- Argentine emigrants to Australia
- Australian children's writers
- Australian television presenters
- Australian women television presenters
- Australian people of Greek descent
- Australian people of Spanish descent
- Deaths from digestive disease
- Mass media people from Adelaide
- Mass media people from Buenos Aires
- Participants in Australian reality television series