Title: Ernie and Rachel
Rhonda - May 10, 2007 12:23 PM (GMT)
Ernie Dingo - Biography
Ernie Dingo - The Great Outdoors presenter and actor
Ernie Dingo has tried just about everything as a roving reporter for The Great Outdoors, but fine-tuning his vocal cords may be the biggest challenge he’s ever faced.
The lovable actor, TV host, reporter and comedian have earned enormous respect as a performer capable of extraordinary versatility. He has been with The Great Outdoors since it began in 1992. Ernie was the host of The World Around Us from 1998 until 2001, and has fronted two Olympic specials and Melbourne's Comedy Gala. Ernie is a passionate advocate for his people and is vigilant about the portrayal of Aboriginals in film and television.
He has won numerous awards and accolades and in 1997 was declared one of Australian Film Institute Award nomination for Best Actor in a Television Drama.
His numerous other television credits include The Cowra Breakout (1984), Dirtwater Dynasty (1987), Clowning Around (1991), A Waltz Through the Hills (1987), for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama, the comedy series Fast Forward (1989), The Flying Doctors (1992), Heartland (1994) and the lavish Barron Entertainment production of Kings in Grass Castles (1996) based on the novel by Dame Mary Durack.
Ernie's film credits include Dead Heart (1996), The Fringe Dwellers (1985), Crocodile Dundee II (1987), Tommy Tricker and The Stamp Traveller (1987), Capuccino (1988), Wim Wender's Until the End of the World (1990) and Mr Electric (1993).
He is married to writer Sally Dingo and they have two children, Wilara and Jurra.
Ernie is supporting an organisation that he has been involved with for 10 years since its inception - the Salvation Army Drought Appeal.
Ernie Dingo - The Great Outdoors presenter and actor
Ernie Dingo has tried just about everything as a roving reporter for The Great Outdoors, but fine-tuning his vocal cords may be the biggest challenge he’s ever faced.
The lovable actor, TV host, reporter and comedian have earned enormous respect as a performer capable of extraordinary versatility. He has been with The Great Outdoors since it began in 1992. Ernie was the host of The World Around Us from 1998 until 2001, and has fronted two Olympic specials and Melbourne's Comedy Gala. Ernie is a passionate advocate for his people and is vigilant about the portrayal of Aboriginals in film and television.
He has won numerous awards and accolades and in 1997 was declared one of Australian Film Institute Award nomination for Best Actor in a Television Drama.
His numerous other television credits include The Cowra Breakout (1984), Dirtwater Dynasty (1987), Clowning Around (1991), A Waltz Through the Hills (1987), for which he won an Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama, the comedy series Fast Forward (1989), The Flying Doctors (1992), Heartland (1994) and the lavish Barron Entertainment production of Kings in Grass Castles (1996) based on the novel by Dame Mary Durack.
Ernie's film credits include Dead Heart (1996), The Fringe Dwellers (1985), Crocodile Dundee II (1987), Tommy Tricker and The Stamp Traveller (1987), Capuccino (1988), Wim Wender's Until the End of the World (1990) and Mr Electric (1993).
He is married to writer Sally Dingo and they have two children, Wilara and Jurra.
Ernie is supporting an organisation that he has been involved with for 10 years since its inception - the Salvation Army Drought Appeal.
Rhonda - May 10, 2007 12:32 PM (GMT)
Rachael Beck - Biography
Theatrical Singer and Entertainer
Rachael Beck is one of Australia' most in-demand performers in musical theatre and television
Currently much of the award winning actor’s time is dedicated to musical theatre.
Rachael is widely remembered for her award winning role opposite Hugh Jackman as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, which won an ARIA Award for the Best Australian Soundtrack/Cast/Show Release in 1996.
Over recent years, Rachael has also worked consistently in Australia’s most popular theatre productions, including Eureka, Cabaret, Singing in the Rain (which earned her a prestigious Mo Award nomination), and The Sound of Music. Prior to that, Rachael performed in myriad productions including Call Me Madam and Big Hair in America.
Rachael’s other stage credits include her Green Award nominated performance as Fantine in Les Miserables, Rumpleteaser in Cats, Secret Bridesmaid’s Business and Me and My Girl. She has also appeared in A Little Night Music and Henry IV.
In 1992, Rachael performed the role of Judy Garland in her own one-woman show, Young Judy written by John Beck.
An impressive list of television credits include Stingers, Mercury, The Feds, This Man This Woman, GP, Flying Doctors, and her popular role as Sam in Hey Dad over three years. She has also appeared in the film Ocean Boulevard.
Over the past twelve months, Rachael has worked with Todd McKenney and Tommy Tycho in a series of concerts entitled Broadway to Hollywood with Symphony Orchestras around Australia. Since pairing up with Home and Away actor Mark Furze on the first series of It Takes Two and announcing in the final episode that she was pregnant, Rachael has since given birth to a baby girl with husband Ian Stenlake. It was during this time she also appeared in the Pajama Game – a bright and brassy, fast paced Broadway classic that also starred her husband.
Theatrical Singer and Entertainer
Rachael Beck is one of Australia' most in-demand performers in musical theatre and television
Currently much of the award winning actor’s time is dedicated to musical theatre.
Rachael is widely remembered for her award winning role opposite Hugh Jackman as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, which won an ARIA Award for the Best Australian Soundtrack/Cast/Show Release in 1996.
Over recent years, Rachael has also worked consistently in Australia’s most popular theatre productions, including Eureka, Cabaret, Singing in the Rain (which earned her a prestigious Mo Award nomination), and The Sound of Music. Prior to that, Rachael performed in myriad productions including Call Me Madam and Big Hair in America.
Rachael’s other stage credits include her Green Award nominated performance as Fantine in Les Miserables, Rumpleteaser in Cats, Secret Bridesmaid’s Business and Me and My Girl. She has also appeared in A Little Night Music and Henry IV.
In 1992, Rachael performed the role of Judy Garland in her own one-woman show, Young Judy written by John Beck.
An impressive list of television credits include Stingers, Mercury, The Feds, This Man This Woman, GP, Flying Doctors, and her popular role as Sam in Hey Dad over three years. She has also appeared in the film Ocean Boulevard.
Over the past twelve months, Rachael has worked with Todd McKenney and Tommy Tycho in a series of concerts entitled Broadway to Hollywood with Symphony Orchestras around Australia. Since pairing up with Home and Away actor Mark Furze on the first series of It Takes Two and announcing in the final episode that she was pregnant, Rachael has since given birth to a baby girl with husband Ian Stenlake. It was during this time she also appeared in the Pajama Game – a bright and brassy, fast paced Broadway classic that also starred her husband.
Rhonda - May 22, 2007 07:52 PM (GMT)
Lea - June 26, 2007 11:13 PM (GMT)
We say goodbye to Ernie and Rachael :hi