Harry Michaels

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Harry Michaels
Harry Michaels.jpg
A portrait of Harry Michaels
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • actor
  • director
  • producer
  • soccer player
Known for Number 96
Awards Order of Australia (OAM)

Harry Michaels, (OAM), is an Australian entrepreneur, active in both the soccer and television industries as an actor, director and producer. He is of Greek Cypriot descent. [1]

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Career

Television career

Harry Michaels became known in the late 1970s through his role as Giovanni Lenzi, an Italian deli assistant, in the television series Number 96. He had previously appeared in that series in a guest role. [2] Michaels pioneered the English-language ethnic television, as the host of Greek Affair [3] and The Greek Variety Show which were broadcast on Network 10 in the 1980s. [4]

Acting and hosting credits

Producer credits

Director credits

Honours

Harry Michaels, was honoured with the Order of Australia (OAM) in 2004, with the citation "For service to multicultural media and soccer". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 N/A, N/A. "The Age – Order of Australia Medal list – General Division". The Age. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. =Giles, Nigel "NUMBER 96: Australian TV's Most Notorious Address", published by Melbourne Books 2017 ISBN   978-1-925556-00-1
  3. GR, N/A (3 March 2012). "Pioneers of program variety". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. Colvin, Mark (12 June 2013). "Greek public broadcaster taken off the air". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 July 2014.