In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognisable through the ongoing role of Leslie 'Magpie' Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans. Steve "Mickey" McClintock. In 1984, Sweet had his first major role as Donald Bradman in the Network Ten miniseries Bodyline, the story of the 1932–33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. These include David Williamson's The Club, and in 2001, Tony McNamara's play The Recruit for the Melbourne Theatre Company. Gary + second wife Jill Miller = Sophie and Frank Sweet (Frank is also an actor). Gary is a tutor at Screenwise Film & … Sweet, 57, has now become a father for the fifth time, with partner of nine years, Nadia Dyall, 32. | In 2006, Sweet was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and made it to the final seven. In 2007, Sweet appeared on several shows. The pair have now reconciled. I try to be as good a father as I can be when I see them, but I often don’t see my younger ones as much as I like to.”. In 2011, he had a role on Rescue: Special Ops as Shane Gallagher. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Media Watch reported that Sweet was being investigated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for possible breach of advertising codes.[13][14]. [5] In 2013, he performed in Trevor Ashley's musical comedy Little Orphan trAshley with Rhonda Burchmore. Sweet released a cover of Billy Thorpe's Most People I Know (Think That I'm Crazy) in 1994 through Polygram Records Australia. In 2002, he took on the continuing role of Inspector Luke Harris in the police drama series Stingers until the show's conclusion in 2004. Following in his father's footsteps, Frank Sweet is also an actor. They have two sons, Jesse James and Joe Buster. Sweet has won several awards in his acting career. [9] The single peaked at #52 on the ARIA singles chart, and spent 7 weeks in the top 100.[10]. Gary Sweet was born on May 22, 1957 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Sweet's first marriage was to actress Lenore Smith. At the 1992 and 1996 Logies, he was nominated for Most Popular Actor for his role in Police Rescue, and in 2003 and 2004, was nominated for Most Outstanding Actor for his role in Stingers. His partner was dancer Eliza Campagna. ?) He grew up in Warradale, South Australia, and attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He has won two Logie Awards, one in 1982 for his role in The Sullivans (won the Most Popular New Talent) and one in 1994 for his role on Police Rescue (won the Most Popular Actor). Gary Sweet is an ambassador for the Glenelg Tigers, an Australian rules football club who play in the South Australian National Football League. He attended the Flinders University, Adelaide, where he got a Diploma of Teaching 1979 and a BEd 1980. Sweet has two children from his second marriage to Jill Miller, Frank and Sophie. [2] Following in his father's footsteps, Frank Sweet is also an actor. His first role was in low-budget horror film Nightmares. Between 1990 and 1996, Sweet starred in the drama series Police Rescue as Sgt. If you're not already a Mamamia member, sign up (it's easy, we promise). Though most recognised for his television roles, Sweet has appeared in numerous stage productions. In 2001, he appeared in a fourth series episode of the British comedy-drama Cold Feet. [12] Bans against direct advertising prescription medicines meant that Sweet was unable to directly mention the drug, Levitra, but this code was broken when Sweet mentioned Levitra on an Adelaide radio programme. Gary, who is currently starring in successful Aussie drama House Husbands, already has four children to two of his three ex-wives: Gary + first wife Lenore Smith = no children. I wish I was better. Sweet is divorced from his third wife, television presenter and former Commonwealth Games swimmer, Johanna Griggs. Sweet and his girlfriend Nadia Dyall at the, Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama, Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Series, Inductee into the Australian Film Walk of Fame, Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, South Australian National Football League, "Gary Sweet, Australian actor (born 1957), Australian Film Institute, Past Winners, Television 1986–2006, "Adults-only panto too funny for Sweet to miss out", "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 24 Apr 1994", Press Release, GlaxoSmithKline and Bayer Pharmaceuticals, 28 July 2004, AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gary_Sweet&oldid=980711778, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 28 September 2020, at 00:37. [11], 2004 saw Sweet become the public face of "The Performance Pack Initiative", an information campaign for men with impotence problems from Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline and Impotence Australia. He had a role as Gunnery Sergeant Elmo "Gunny" Haney in The Pacific, which aired in 2010 in Australia and the US in 2010. | Joh, who shares her sons Joe, 21, and Jesse, 22, with ex-husband Garry Sweet, couldn't quit the love fest, adding that this little boy is a "divine gift" for their family. And now art is imitating life for actor Gary Sweet, as he has welcomed another baby into the world. Sweet is divorced from his third wife, television presenter and former Commonwealth Games swimmer, Johanna Griggs. They have two sons, Jesse James and Joe Buster. In 2009, he had a guest role in Channel Nine's Rescue: Special Ops and starred in season two of The Circuit. “I’d give myself a five or six out of 10. We’re used to seeing him be a father to four different children (across three different relationships) on ‘House Husbands’. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers' College took up drama.[2]. 1999) ( divorced) ( 2 children), (1987 - Gary + third wife Johanna Griggs = Jesse James Sweet and Joe Buster Sweet. Between 1997 and 1999, Sweet starred in Big Sky as Chris Manning, and in 1999, starred in Dog's Head Bay as Alex. Despite his practice, Gary doesn’t rate himself too highly as a Dad yet, telling Woman’s Day. [15] He is also a supporter of the Manly Sea Eagles rugby league club who play in the National Rugby League. He starred in the SBS miniseries The Circuit (starring as Magistrate Peter Lockhart), he co-hosted Channel Nine's Things To Try Before You Die and starred in the ABC television series Rain Shadow with Rachel Ward. In 1994, he appeared in The Battlers alongside Jacqueline McKenzie. The award-winning 1987 Australian TV movie The Great Bookie Robbery was a gritty true-crime story seeing Sweet's character Chico White playing the inside man trying to infiltrate the close-knit bank robbers. He has appeared in the Frankie Valli-tribute musical Oh, What a Night. Sweet has two children from his second marriage to Jill Miller, Frank and Sophie. Gary is a tutor at Screenwise Film & TV School for Actors in Sydney NSW Australia. In 2011, Sweet was initiated into the Australian Film Walk of Fame on 13 March, as part of the closing night celebrations of the Australian Film Festival. Sweet walked out on Griggs in 1999 leaving her to raise their two sons - Jesse James and Joe Buster - on her own. In 2008, he narrated the Australian observational documentary TV series Sudden Impact, broadcast on the Nine Network. 'I often don't see my younger ones as much as I like to' - well that sums it up really, if you really want to spend time with your children make time.
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