Daryl Somers

Daryl Somers
OAM
Born
Daryl Paul Schulz

(1951-08-06) 6 August 1951 (age 73)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Television host, musician
Years active1971–present
Known forCartoon Corner
Hey Hey It's Saturday (1971–1999, 2009–2010)
Dancing with the Stars (2004–2007, 2021–2023)
SpouseJulie da Costa
Awards3 Gold Logies (1983, 1986, 1989)

Daryl Paul Somers OAM (né Schulz;[1] 6 August 1951) is an Australian television personality and musician, and a triple Gold Logie award-winner. He 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 was honoured in 2004 with the award of a Medal of the Order of Australia, and by Australia Post in 2018 by having his portrait featured on a series of postage stamps.

  1. ^ Paul Daley 'Seeking Mr Saturday Night... or who is Daryl Schulz, and why are they saying these things about him? Melbourne Age Agenda supplement, 18 October 1992 pp. 1-2