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| birth_place = [[Oldham]], |
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| occupation = [[Television]] presenter |
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| known_for = Host of ''[[Great Temptation]], [[Sale of the Century (Australian game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' and ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' |
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| years active = 1961−present |
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| spouse = Helen Barber (deceased)<ref name="family">{{cite web|url=http://www.nvo.com/tonybarber/sg002data|title=Tony Barber biography|accessdate=18 December 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401233734/http://www.nvo.com/tonybarber/sg002data|archivedate=1 April 2004}}</ref><br>Kristine Barber |
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* Helen Barber (deceased)<ref name="family">{{cite web|url=http://www.nvo.com/tonybarber/sg002data|title=Tony Barber biography|accessdate=18 December 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040401233734/http://www.nvo.com/tonybarber/sg002data|archivedate=1 April 2004}}</ref> |
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* Kristine Barber |
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'''Anthony Ferraro Louis Barber''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 28 March 1940) is |
'''Anthony Ferraro Louis Barber''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (born 28 March 1940) is a [[British Australian]] [[Gold Logie]] award-winning television [[game show]] host, radio announcer, singer and media personality, who has been active in the industry since the early 1960s.<ref name"SS">{{cite web|url=https://celebrityspeakers.com.au/tony-barber/|title=Tony Barber AM}}</ref> |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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===Early life and radio career=== |
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Barber was born in [[Oldham]], [[Lancashire]], England in 1940. He has said that he "owes much of his enthusiastic and driving personality to a loving Irish grandma and a whole street full of aunts who kept the spirits high during the dark years of World War II." He moved with his family to [[Australia]] in 1947 and was educated by the Sisters of Mercy and the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Irish Christian Brothers]]. |
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===Early life=== |
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He attended [[Britannia Royal Naval College]] in Dartmouth, graduating in 1960. Moving to Australia, he began his media career as a cadet announcer at [[radio]] station 6GE in [[Geraldton]], [[Western Australia]] in 1961. In his own words:<blockquote>''"The Sisters of so-called Mercy taught me to sing & dance, the brothers taught me to bob & weave. The navy taught me to play rugby."''<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Barber profile|url=http://www.icmi.com.au/tony-barber|work=ICMI Speakers Bureau|accessdate=21 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Barber profile|url=http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/tony-barber|work=Celebrity Speakers|accessdate=21 July 2013}}</ref></blockquote> |
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Barber was born in [[Oldham]], England in March 1940. He has said that he "owes much of his enthusiastic and driving personality to a loving Irish grandma and a whole street full of aunts who kept the spirits high during the dark years of [[World War II]]." He moved with his family to Australia in 1947 and was educated by the Sisters of Mercy and the [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|Irish Christian Brothers]]. |
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He attended [[Britannia Royal Naval College]] in [[Dartmouth, Devon|Dartmouth]], graduating in 1960. |
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==Singing== |
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By the end of 1962, Barber was a leading [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] radio announcer as well as the star of a weekly floor show at the Charles Hotel and another twice-weekly event at the Lido Coral Room where he performed impressions of [[Johnny Mathis]] and [[Paul Anka]]. Before leaving [[Western Australia]] for [[New South Wales]] he also appeared in a number of plays with the [[Scarborough, Western Australia|Scarborough]] players. |
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In his own words:<blockquote>''"The Sisters of so-called Mercy taught me to sing & dance, the brothers taught me to bob & weave. The navy taught me to play rugby."''<ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Barber profile|url=http://www.icmi.com.au/tony-barber|work=ICMI Speakers Bureau|accessdate=21 July 2013|archive-date=2 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902100036/http://www.icmi.com.au/tony-barber|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Tony Barber profile|url=http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/tony-barber|work=Celebrity Speakers|accessdate=21 July 2013}}</ref></blockquote> |
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After moving to Sydney, Barber appeared at numerous hotel [[talent quest]]s, a regular role as resident [[Master of ceremonies|compere]] and vocalist at the Spellsons nitery in Pitt Street. This was in addition to holding down a regular job as an advertising executive, where at one point he cast himself as the "Cambridge Whistler", a central character in a 1960s [[cigarette]] [[Advertising|commercial]] which brought him under national scrutiny. |
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==Radio== |
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It was at this point that the then head of the [[Seven Network]], [[Bruce Gyngell]], spotted Barber and was understood to have liked what he saw and suggested that he host a [[Reg Grundy Organisation|Reg Grundy]] show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lead us into Temptation|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Lead-us-into-Temptation/2005/05/25/1116700716875.html|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=26 May 2005|accessdate=14 March 2007}}</ref> |
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Barber started his media career in 1961, as a cadet announcer at radio station [[6GGG|6GE]] in [[Geraldton]], [[Western Australia]]. |
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By the end of 1962, Barber was a leading radio announcer in [[Perth]], as well as the star of a weekly floor show at the Charles Hotel and another twice-weekly event at the Lido Coral Room where he performed impressions of [[Johnny Mathis]] and [[Paul Anka]]. Before leaving [[Western Australia]] for [[New South Wales]] he also appeared in a number of plays with the [[Scarborough, Western Australia|Scarborough]] players. |
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==Media career== |
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While Barber is more noted for his role as host of ''[[Sale of the Century (Australian game show)|Sale of the Century]]'', his origins in television date back to the 1970s when he hosted the then popular Seven Network [[game show]] ''The $25,000 Great Temptation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionau.com/gameshows.htm|title=Aussie TV Game Shows|accessdate=14 March 2007|author=Televisionau.com|date=29 July 2006}}</ref> The show was successful enough for the network that both daytime and prime time editions of the show were screened. |
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After moving to [[Sydney]], Barber appeared at numerous hotel [[talent quest]]s, a regular role as resident [[Master of ceremonies|compere]] and vocalist at the Spellsons nitery in [[Pitt Street]]. This was in addition to holding down a regular job as an advertising executive, where at one point he cast himself as the "Cambridge Whistler", a central character in a 1960s [[cigarette]] [[Advertising|commercial]] which brought him national recognition. |
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The show only faltered when in 1974, Seven decided to move the show from its 7:00 pm timeslot to the later 8:30 pm timeslot in an effort to attract viewers away from the then popular series ''[[Number 96 (TV series)|Number 96]]'' screening on the [[Network Ten|0-10 Networks]]. ''Number 96'' won the ratings battle and ''The $25,000 Great Temptation'' aired its last show in 1975. Barber then hosted the Australian version of ''[[Family Feud (1977-1996 Australian game show)|Family Feud]]'' on the [[Nine Network]] from 1977 until 1979.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} |
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==Television presenter== |
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In 1980, the [[Reg Grundy Organisation|Grundy Organization]], on the advice of its founder and producer, [[Reg Grundy]], decided to revive the ''$25,000 Great Temptation'' format using the original international title, ''[[Sale of the Century]]''. Screened nationally on the Nine Network, Barber hosted the show from 1980–91. His hostesses during his time were [[Victoria Nicholls]] (1980–82), [[Delvene Delaney]] (1982–85) and [[Alyce Platt]] (1986–91). Barber left the show in 1991 after being offered a 12-month contract renewal instead of the usual three-year deal; Platt left at the same time. Host [[Glenn Ridge]] and co-host [[Jo Bailey]] replaced them. |
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It was at this point that the then head of the [[Seven Network]], [[Bruce Gyngell]], spotted Barber and was understood to have liked what he saw and suggested that he host a [[Reg Grundy Organisation|Reg Grundy]] show.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lead us into Temptation|url=http://www.theage.com.au/news/TV--Radio/Lead-us-into-Temptation/2005/05/25/1116700716875.html|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=26 May 2005|accessdate=14 March 2007}}</ref> |
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While Barber is more noted for his role as host of ''[[Sale of the Century (Australian game show)|Sale of the Century]]'', his origins in television date back to the early 1970s when he hosted the then popular Seven Network game show ''The $25,000 Great Temptation''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.televisionau.com/gameshows.htm|title=Aussie TV Game Shows|accessdate=14 March 2007|author=Televisionau.com|date=29 July 2006}}</ref> The show was successful enough for the network that both daytime and prime time editions of the show were screened. |
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The show only faltered when in 1974, Seven decided to move the show from its 7:00 pm timeslot to the later 8:30 pm timeslot in an effort to attract viewers away from the then popular series ''[[Number 96 (TV series)|Number 96]]'' screening on the [[Network 10|0-10 Networks]]. ''Number 96'' won the ratings battle and ''The $25,000 Great Temptation'' aired its last show in 1975. Barber then hosted the Australian version of ''[[Family Feud (1977-1996 Australian game show)|Family Feud]]'' on the [[Nine Network]] from 1977 until 1979.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} |
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In 1980, the [[Reg Grundy Organisation]], on the advice of its founder and producer, [[Reg Grundy]], decided to revive the ''$25,000 Great Temptation'' format using the original international title, ''[[Sale of the Century (Australian game show)|Sale of the Century]]''. Screened nationally on the Nine Network, Barber hosted the show from 1980 until 1991, supported by a roster of co-hosts during his time including [[Victoria Nicolls]] (1980–82), [[Delvene Delaney]] (1982–85) and [[Alyce Platt]] (1986–91). Barber decided to leave the show in 1991 after being offered only a 12-month contract renewal period instead of his usual three-year deal; Platt left at the same time, he was replaced by [[Glenn Ridge]] as host, with co-host [[Jo Bailey]]. |
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In 1993, Barber went on to host the short-lived Australian version of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' ([[Network Ten]]). It has been said that its failure was partly due to placing it in the 6:00 pm timeslot against high-rating news bulletins of the day. After ''Jeopardy'', Barber succeeded [[John Burgess (host)|John Burgess]] as host of ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australia)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (Seven Network) in July 1996 following the show's relocation from Adelaide to Sydney as part of an attempted revamp. |
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Barber went on to host the short-lived Australian version of ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' on [[Network 10]] in 1993. It has been said that its failure was partly due to placing it in the 6:00 pm timeslot against high-rating news bulletins of the day. Barber later stated in an interview that ''Jeopardy!'' was his favourite of all the game shows he hosted in his career. After ''Jeopardy'', Barber succeeded [[John Burgess (host)|John Burgess]] as host of ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australia)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' on the Seven Network in July 1996 following the show's relocation from [[Adelaide]] to Sydney as part of an attempted revamp. Also part of the revamp, in an attempt to win viewers back, the theme music that had been introduced the previous year was reinstated, the new set underwent minor changes and the former prize shop was reincarnated to an extent{{snd}}contestants upon solving a puzzle were offered three prizes and one had to be selected. By the end of 1996, these changes together with the loss of the familiar Burgess as host resulted in poor viewing figures, and Barber decided to leave the show. Barber appeared at the beginning of the 1997 series premiere to hand the show over to [[Rob Elliott]]. During his time on TV, Barber estimates that he has hosted over 8,500 individual episodes of successful Grundy games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.celebrityspeakers.com.au/brspeaker_bio.asp?Speaker_Index_Text=19|title=Speaker Biography - Tony Barber|accessdate=14 March 2007|author=Celebrity SpeakersAustralia/Christine Maher Group}}</ref> |
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He hosted a small competition on the Australian Cable TV network [[Foxtel]] seven nights a week called ''TV1's Cash Trivia Challenge''. On 14 March 2007, he returned to his roots, making an appearance as guest host on ''[[Temptation (Australian game show)|Temptation]]'', alongside his former co-host Alyce Platt, during the ''Battle of the Network Shows'' series where the original hosts, [[Ed Phillips]] and [[Livinia Nixon]] appeared as contestants. |
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In August 2013, Barber was announced as a contestant on the upcoming series of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/dancing-with-the-stars-new-line-up-revealed/story-e6frfmyi-1226704411846 Dancing With The Stars new line-up revealed] |
In August 2013, Barber was announced as a contestant on the upcoming series of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/dancing-with-the-stars-new-line-up-revealed/story-e6frfmyi-1226704411846 Dancing With The Stars new line-up revealed] ''[[News.com.au]]'' 26 August 2013; accessed 29 March 2016.</ref> He then returned to Family Feud as a contestant on 21 November 2016 as part of [[All Star Family Feud]] hosted by [[Grant Denyer]] with [[Kerri-Anne Kennerley]], Glenn Ridge, and John Burgess as team members. His team had won the game and he ended the episode with his signature sign-off catchphrase: "Keep smiling, and bye for now."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzDmRQ1z3go|title=Family Feud All Star Fast Money: TV Hosts storm the stage!|website=[[YouTube]] |date=22 November 2016 }}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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In June 1991 Barber received the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] award "In recognition of service to the entertainment industry."<ref>[ |
In June 1991 Barber received the [[Medal of the Order of Australia]] award "In recognition of service to the entertainment industry."<ref>[https://honours.pmc.gov.au/honours/awards/876654 Australian Honours List 1991]; retrieved 22 March 2013.</ref> |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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==Filmography== |
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| ''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]'' |
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| 1967 |
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| Dick Boyd - Gavin Jones |
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| ''Temptation'' (TV series) |
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| 1970 |
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| as Himself - Host |
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| ''[[Great Temptation]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1971 |
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| as Himself - Host |
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| ''Buster Fiddess Memorial Concert'' (TV special) |
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| 1972 |
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| as Himself - Host |
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| ''[[It's Time (Australian campaign)|It's Time]]'' (video) |
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| 1972 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''[[Logie Awards of 1973]]'' (TV special) |
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| 1973 |
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| as Himself - Gold Logie Winner |
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| ''Penthouse Club'' (TV series) |
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| 1972-1975 |
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| as Himself - Host - Himself |
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| ''Name That Tune'' (TV series) |
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| 1975 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''[[Family Feud (1978 Australian game show)|Family Feud]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1977-1980 |
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| as Himself - Host |
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| ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1981 |
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| as Himself - Host |
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| ''[[Logie Awards of 1982]]'' (TV Special) |
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| 1982 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''[[The Don Lane Show]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1983 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''[[Sale of the Century (Australian game show)|Sale of the Century]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1980-1986 |
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| As Self - Host |
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| ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1992 |
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| as Self - Host |
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| ''[[The Late Show (1992 TV series)|The Late Show]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1993 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''Wedlocked'' (TV series) |
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| 1994 |
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| Tony Johnson |
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| ''[[The Mick Molloy Show]]'' (TV series) |
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| 1999 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''[[Disney Studios Australia|Fox Studios Australia]]: The Grand Opening''(TV special) |
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| 1999 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''Pizza'' (TV series) |
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| 2001 |
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| Rupert Packer |
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| ''[[Rove Live]]'' (TV series) |
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| 2001 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''Breakaway'' (TV series) |
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| 2003 |
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| as Himself - Host |
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| ''[[Graham Kennedy]]: Farewell to the King'' (TV movie) |
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| 2005 |
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| as Himself |
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| ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'' (TV series) |
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| 2005 |
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| Self - Presenter -Self, Guest |
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| ''Temptation'' (TV series) |
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| 2007 |
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| Self - Host |
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| ''[[Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]'' (TV series) |
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| 2013 |
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| Self - as Contestant |
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| ''All Star Family Feud'' (TV series) |
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| 2016 |
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| as Himself - Contestant |
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| ''[[Today (1982 TV program)|Today]]'' |
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| 2020 |
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| as Himself - Guest |
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| ''The Fame Game: mWhat Happens When the Applause Happens'' (TV special) |
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| 2022 |
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| as Himself |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/barber.html Profile], mediaman.com.au; accessed 18 December 2016. |
* [http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/barber.html Profile], mediaman.com.au; accessed 18 December 2016. |
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* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0053468/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Profile] |
* [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0053468/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Profile] [[IMDb]] accessed 3 September 2017. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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*Barber, Tony (2001). ''Who am I?'', Random House; {{ISBN|978-1-74051-002-8}} |
*Barber, Tony (2001). ''Who am I?'', [[Random House]]; {{ISBN|978-1-74051-002-8}} |
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{{Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television}} |
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| Born | Anthony Ferraro Louis Barber 28 March 1940 Oldham, England |
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| Years active | 1961−present |
| Known for | Host of Great Temptation, Sale of the Century and Wheel of Fortune |
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| Children | Kelly, Jacqueline[1] |
Anthony Ferraro Louis Barber OAM (born 28 March 1940) is a British Australian Gold Logie award-winning television game show host, radio announcer, singer and media personality, who has been active in the industry since the early 1960s.[2]
Biography
[edit]Early life
[edit]Barber was born in Oldham, England in March 1940. He has said that he "owes much of his enthusiastic and driving personality to a loving Irish grandma and a whole street full of aunts who kept the spirits high during the dark years of World War II." He moved with his family to Australia in 1947 and was educated by the Sisters of Mercy and the Irish Christian Brothers.
He attended Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, graduating in 1960.
In his own words:
"The Sisters of so-called Mercy taught me to sing & dance, the brothers taught me to bob & weave. The navy taught me to play rugby."[3][4]
Radio
[edit]Barber started his media career in 1961, as a cadet announcer at radio station 6GE in Geraldton, Western Australia.
By the end of 1962, Barber was a leading radio announcer in Perth, as well as the star of a weekly floor show at the Charles Hotel and another twice-weekly event at the Lido Coral Room where he performed impressions of Johnny Mathis and Paul Anka. Before leaving Western Australia for New South Wales he also appeared in a number of plays with the Scarborough players.
After moving to Sydney, Barber appeared at numerous hotel talent quests, a regular role as resident compere and vocalist at the Spellsons nitery in Pitt Street. This was in addition to holding down a regular job as an advertising executive, where at one point he cast himself as the "Cambridge Whistler", a central character in a 1960s cigarette commercial which brought him national recognition.
Television presenter
[edit]It was at this point that the then head of the Seven Network, Bruce Gyngell, spotted Barber and was understood to have liked what he saw and suggested that he host a Reg Grundy show.[5]
While Barber is more noted for his role as host of Sale of the Century, his origins in television date back to the early 1970s when he hosted the then popular Seven Network game show The $25,000 Great Temptation.[6] The show was successful enough for the network that both daytime and prime time editions of the show were screened.
The show only faltered when in 1974, Seven decided to move the show from its 7:00 pm timeslot to the later 8:30 pm timeslot in an effort to attract viewers away from the then popular series Number 96 screening on the 0-10 Networks. Number 96 won the ratings battle and The $25,000 Great Temptation aired its last show in 1975. Barber then hosted the Australian version of Family Feud on the Nine Network from 1977 until 1979.[citation needed]
In 1980, the Reg Grundy Organisation, on the advice of its founder and producer, Reg Grundy, decided to revive the $25,000 Great Temptation format using the original international title, Sale of the Century. Screened nationally on the Nine Network, Barber hosted the show from 1980 until 1991, supported by a roster of co-hosts during his time including Victoria Nicolls (1980–82), Delvene Delaney (1982–85) and Alyce Platt (1986–91). Barber decided to leave the show in 1991 after being offered only a 12-month contract renewal period instead of his usual three-year deal; Platt left at the same time, he was replaced by Glenn Ridge as host, with co-host Jo Bailey.
Barber went on to host the short-lived Australian version of Jeopardy! on Network 10 in 1993. It has been said that its failure was partly due to placing it in the 6:00 pm timeslot against high-rating news bulletins of the day. Barber later stated in an interview that Jeopardy! was his favourite of all the game shows he hosted in his career. After Jeopardy, Barber succeeded John Burgess as host of Wheel of Fortune on the Seven Network in July 1996 following the show's relocation from Adelaide to Sydney as part of an attempted revamp. Also part of the revamp, in an attempt to win viewers back, the theme music that had been introduced the previous year was reinstated, the new set underwent minor changes and the former prize shop was reincarnated to an extent – contestants upon solving a puzzle were offered three prizes and one had to be selected. By the end of 1996, these changes together with the loss of the familiar Burgess as host resulted in poor viewing figures, and Barber decided to leave the show. Barber appeared at the beginning of the 1997 series premiere to hand the show over to Rob Elliott. During his time on TV, Barber estimates that he has hosted over 8,500 individual episodes of successful Grundy games.[7]
He hosted a small competition on the Australian Cable TV network Foxtel seven nights a week called TV1's Cash Trivia Challenge. On 14 March 2007, he returned to his roots, making an appearance as guest host on Temptation, alongside his former co-host Alyce Platt, during the Battle of the Network Shows series where the original hosts, Ed Phillips and Livinia Nixon appeared as contestants.
In August 2013, Barber was announced as a contestant on the upcoming series of Dancing with the Stars.[8] He then returned to Family Feud as a contestant on 21 November 2016 as part of All Star Family Feud hosted by Grant Denyer with Kerri-Anne Kennerley, Glenn Ridge, and John Burgess as team members. His team had won the game and he ended the episode with his signature sign-off catchphrase: "Keep smiling, and bye for now."[9]
Honours
[edit]In June 1991 Barber received the Medal of the Order of Australia award "In recognition of service to the entertainment industry."[10]
Awards
[edit]In 1973, Barber won the TV Week Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.[citation needed]
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| Temptation |
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54 |
| If You Feel Like Singing |
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| Country Barber |
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72 |
| Country Barber |
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72 |
| I Believe |
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31 |
| You'll Never Walk Alone |
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96 |
| Love Changes Everything |
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49 |
| You Light Up My Life |
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39 |
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| The Best of Tony Barber |
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Filmography
[edit]| Title | Year | Role |
| Homicide | 1967 | Dick Boyd - Gavin Jones |
| Temptation (TV series) | 1970 | as Himself - Host |
| Great Temptation (TV series) | 1971 | as Himself - Host |
| Buster Fiddess Memorial Concert (TV special) | 1972 | as Himself - Host |
| It's Time (video) | 1972 | as Himself |
| Logie Awards of 1973 (TV special) | 1973 | as Himself - Gold Logie Winner |
| Penthouse Club (TV series) | 1972-1975 | as Himself - Host - Himself |
| Name That Tune (TV series) | 1975 | as Himself |
| Family Feud (TV series) | 1977-1980 | as Himself - Host |
| Wheel of Fortune (TV series) | 1981 | as Himself - Host |
| Logie Awards of 1982 (TV Special) | 1982 | as Himself |
| The Don Lane Show (TV series) | 1983 | as Himself |
| Sale of the Century (TV series) | 1980-1986 | As Self - Host |
| Jeopardy! (TV series) | 1992 | as Self - Host |
| The Late Show (TV series) | 1993 | as Himself |
| Wedlocked (TV series) | 1994 | Tony Johnson |
| The Mick Molloy Show (TV series) | 1999 | as Himself |
| Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening(TV special) | 1999 | as Himself |
| Pizza (TV series) | 2001 | Rupert Packer |
| Rove Live (TV series) | 2001 | as Himself |
| Breakaway (TV series) | 2003 | as Himself - Host |
| Graham Kennedy: Farewell to the King (TV movie) | 2005 | as Himself |
| Good Morning Australia (TV series) | 2005 | Self - Presenter -Self, Guest |
| Temptation (TV series) | 2007 | Self - Host |
| Dancing with the Stars (TV series) | 2013 | Self - as Contestant |
| All Star Family Feud (TV series) | 2016 | as Himself - Contestant |
| Today | 2020 | as Himself - Guest |
| The Fame Game: mWhat Happens When the Applause Happens (TV special) | 2022 | as Himself |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tony Barber biography". Archived from the original on 1 April 2004. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Tony Barber AM".
- ^ "Tony Barber profile". ICMI Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Tony Barber profile". Celebrity Speakers. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Lead us into Temptation". The Age. 26 May 2005. Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ^ Televisionau.com (29 July 2006). "Aussie TV Game Shows". Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ^ Celebrity SpeakersAustralia/Christine Maher Group. "Speaker Biography - Tony Barber". Retrieved 14 March 2007.
- ^ Dancing With The Stars new line-up revealed News.com.au 26 August 2013; accessed 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Family Feud All Star Fast Money: TV Hosts storm the stage!". YouTube. 22 November 2016.
- ^ Australian Honours List 1991; retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 26. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
External links
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Barber, Tony (2001). Who am I?, Random House; ISBN 978-1-74051-002-8
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