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