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About Ernie Dingo
Ernie Dingo has been host of the top rating Seven Network travel program The Great Outdoors since it began in 1992. He was also the host of The World Around Us on the Seven Network from 1998 until 2001, and has fronted numerous other Seven productions, including two Olympic specials and Melbourne's Comedy Gala.
Ernie Dingo has earned enormous respect as an actor, television host, reporter and comedian. His first major television role was in Tudawali (1987) for which he received an 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), the comedy series Fast Forward (1989), The Flying Doctors (1992), Heartland (1994) and Kings in Grass Castles (1996).
His film credits include Dead Heart (1996), The Fringe Dwellers (1985), Crocodile Dundee II (1987), Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (1987), Capuccino (1988), Until the End of the World (1990) and Mr Electric (1993).
Ernie has won numerous awards and accolades and in 1997 was declared one of Australia's Top 100 "national living treasures". In 1990, he was awarded the General Division of the Order of Australia by Her Majesty the Queen. In 1994, he was voted 'Aboriginal of the Year' by the NAIDOC Committee and 'Personality of the Year' by the Australian Caption Centre.
In 2004 he was again recognised for his work when he was awarded the Deadly Award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Film and Television'. He was awarded the 1999 People's Choice Award for 'Favourite TV presenter'.
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