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'''Albert Watson Newton''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|AM|MBE|sep=}} (23 July 1938 – 30 October 2021) was an Australian media personality. He was a [[Logie Hall of Fame]] inductee, quadruple [[Gold Logie Award for Best Personality on Australian Television|Gold Logie]] award-winning entertainer, and radio, theatre, and television personality and
Newton was known for his collaborations opposite [[Graham Kennedy]] and subsequently [[Don Lane]] on their respective variety shows, and appearances with his wife, singer [[Patti Newton]].
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==Television==
===Early television career===
Newton began his television career in 1957 at Melbourne's [[
From 1959 to 1960, he hosted ''[[The Bert Newton Show]]'' (later retitled ''Hi-Fi Club'') on GTV-9, a series aimed at teenagers.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
From 1960 to 1961, Newton appeared in the national ''Graham Kennedy's Channel 9 Show'' (a weekly national version of ''IMT''). In January 1962, the show was cancelled and replaced by the similar ''The Channel 9 Show'', hosted by Newton.<ref
===1975–92===
From 1975 to mid-1992 Newton mainly appeared on the [[Nine Network]].
In 1975 Newton was cast in the role of sidekick and "barrel boy" on
Newton briefly hosted his own program, ''The Bert Newton Show'', recorded for the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC]]. It was not a success, and he returned to working with Kennedy. {{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
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In 1981, Newton (and wife Patti) presented a quiz show, ''Ford Superquiz'', produced by the [[Reg Grundy]] organisation for the [[Nine Network]]. {{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
''[[Tonight with Bert Newton]]'' was a short-lived attempt to bring back the spirit of IMT. It aired in 1984. {{citation needed|date=November 2021}} ''[[The Bert Newton Show]]'' was created for the [[Seven Network]] in 1989 as an attempt to woo some of the audience away from ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|The Midday Show]]'' with [[Ray Martin (television presenter)|Ray Martin]]. This, however, didn't rate well and was only on air for that year.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
===1992–2005===
In 1992, Newton moved into daytime TV as host of ''The Morning Show'', which was soon renamed ''[[Good Morning Australia (
===2006–12===
After finishing on ''GMA''. Newton returned to the Nine Network hosting ''[[Bert's Family Feud]]'', a revised version of ''[[Family Feud]]'', from 2006 and until it was cancelled in May 2007.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
From 2006 to 2011, Newton hosted ''[[20 to One|20 to 1]]'' taking over from [[Bud Tingwell]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} In 2007, Newton hosted the retrospective program ''[[What a Year]]'' with comedian [[Julia Zemiro]], replacing previous hosts [[Mike Munro]] and [[Megan Gale]], which took a light-hearted look at significant events from a chosen year in history.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
In 2008 Newton appeared as a celebrity contestant on ''[[Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show)|Million Dollar Wheel of Fortune]]'' alongside Livinia Nixon and Dawn Fraser. He won the main game, with $3,235 (including a plasma TV) going to his chosen charity, the International Diabetes Institute.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} On 14 August 2012, Newton appeared as a celebrity contestant on ''[[Millionaire Hot Seat]]'' and won $5,000 for the charity Sids & Kids.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Quinn |first=Karl |date=12 August 2012 |title=Bert still has the passion
Newton reputedly received a yearly salary of A$800,000 from Nine during this era.<ref>{{Cite news |
==Theatre==
Newton's stage appearances included Professor Marvel/the Wizard of Oz in ''
From November 2008, Newton took over the role of [[Wizard of Oz (character)|The Wizard]] in the Melbourne production of the musical ''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'', after the sudden death of [[Rob Guest]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 November 2008 |title=Bert Is The Wizard! |url=http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/wicked/News/NewsStory.aspx?id%3D111 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318070336/http://www.wickedthemusical.com.au/wicked/News/NewsStory.aspx?id=111 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |access-date=13 November 2008 |website=Wicked: The Musical}}</ref> The production transferred to Sydney from September 2009. Newton continued to play the role on the national tour, which began in January 2011, opposite [[Lucy Durack]] as Glinda, [[Jemma Rix]] as Elphaba, [[David Harris (Australian actor)|David Harris]] as Fiyero and [[Maggie Kirkpatrick]] as Madame Morrible. In 2011 he was part of the Australian cast performing ''Wicked'' in Singapore. Altogether, Newton had a three-year run in this show.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
In July 2012 Newton joined the Melbourne cast of ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]'' for a few weeks, taking over the role of President Roosevelt from [[Alan Jones (radio broadcaster)|Alan Jones]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bennett |first=Sally |date=24 July 2012 |title=Bert Newton shines on in Annie |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts-books/bert-newton-shines-on-in-annie/story-fn7euh6j-1226434535361 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410014058/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts-books/bert-newton-shines-on-in-annie/story-fn7euh6j-1226434535361 |archive-date=10 April 2013 |access-date=30 March 2013 |newspaper=[[Herald Sun]] |publisher=[[News Limited]] |location=Melbourne}}</ref>
From August 2013 Newton returned to the stage in producer John Frost's production of ''[[Grease (musical)|Grease The Musical]]'', playing disc jockey Vince Fontaine.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cormack |first=Bridget |date=25 March 2013 |title=Bert Newton returning to stage for Grease after heart surgery
Newton played the narrator in the 2015 Australian production of ''[[The Rocky Horror Show]]''.<ref>{{
==Filmography==
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! scope="row" | ''The Bert & Patti Family Album'' <br> (with [[Patti Newton]])
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* Released: 1977<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bert and Patti Family Album / Bert and Patti Newton |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/version/195809186 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930022720/http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/179888205?q&versionId=195809186 |archive-date=30 September 2013 |website=Trove |publisher=[[National Library of Australia]]}}</ref>
* Format: [[LP album|LP]]
* Label: Pisces Records (L 27027)
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| ''Bert!: Bert Newton's Own Story''
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Newton hosted the [[Logie Awards]] ceremony on 19 occasions: 1968–1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 1993 and 2010, and co-host in 2006. He holds the record for both the most Logies hosted and the most Logies hosted in a continuous run. Some notable moments of his hosting include:
* At the 1979 Logies awards Newton said to [[Muhammad Ali]] "I like the boy", not knowing that "boy" could be taken as a racial slur. Ali responded "Did he call me Roy?" and members of the audience, including Don Lane, shouted to Newton to say "Yes—''Roy!''". Newton looked puzzled and later explained to the media that he did not realise that "boy" was used as a racial slur. Ali at least realised Newton's use was unintended and they literally kissed and made up later on.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWKyDGGptA4 |title=Muhammad Ali at Australian TV Awards show. (1978-ish) |date=20 May 2009 |last=vbvbvb088 |via=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gardiner |first=Stephanie |date=26 January 2012 |title=The social kiss: plain cheek or what?
* In 1973, American actor [[Michael Cole (actor)|Michael Cole]], best known for his role in the TV series ''[[The Mod Squad]]'', accepted an award while obviously drunk and ended his barely coherent thank-you speech with the word "shit",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blundell |first=Graeme |author-link=Graeme Blundell |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/863337438 |title=Bert: The Story of Australia's Favourite TV Star |date=2014 |publisher=Hachette Australia |isbn=978-0-7336-3164-1 |edition=First |location=Sydney, N.S.W. |page=165 |oclc=863337438
* In 2006, after the awards, he had a fall and injured himself. The injury was visible for a number of ''Bert's Family Feud'' episodes.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
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On 12 June 2006, he was made a [[Member of the Order of Australia]] "for service to the entertainment industry as a presenter, actor, comedian, and through support for a range of medical research and charitable organisations".<ref>{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1132951 |recipient=Newton, Albert |award=Member of the Order of Australia |postnominal=AM |citation=For service to the entertainment industry as a presenter, actor and comedian, and through support for a range of medical research and charitable organisations |access-date=25 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Order of Australia (AM) award |url=http://www.gg.gov.au/res/File/PDFs/honours/qb06/Media%20Notes%20AM(J-Z).pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228140505/http://www.gg.gov.au/res/File/PDFs/honours/qb06/Media%20Notes%20AM%28J-Z%29.pdf |archive-date=28 February 2008 |access-date=18 December 2007 |website=Governor General of Australia |page=24}}</ref>
Newton was the first Melbourne-born [[Moomba Festival|King of Moomba]] in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |
A song called "For Bert" was written by GTV-9's musical director [[Brian Rangott]]. The lyrics include:{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
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In 2001 he was awarded the [[Centenary Medal]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
Show business awards include a [[Mo Award]] (1995),<ref>{{
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of television in Australia, Channel 9 ran a show titled ''[[50 Years 50 Stars|50 Years, 50 Stars]]'', where they looked back at the top 50 stars of Australian television. Newton was listed as the No. 1 Australian TV star of the past 50 years.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
On 1 July 2008, Newton was named Victorian of the Year.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1 July 2008 |title=Bert Newton named Victorian of the Year
On 23 July 2008, Channel 9 marked Newton's 70th birthday with a one-hour special of ''This Is Your Life'' hosted by [[Mike Munro]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
In 2018, he was honoured by [[Australia Post]] in a series of issued stamps called the Australian Legends series that features stars from Australian television.<ref>{{Cite web |
Two weeks after his death, on 12 November 2021, Newton was given a Victorian state funeral, conducted at [[St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne|St. Patrick's Cathedral]] in [[Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Murray-Atfield |first=Yara |date=12 November 2021 |title=Bert Newton,
==Personal life==
In 1974, Newton married [[Patti McGrath]] with whom he worked on television.<ref name="perslife">{{Cite web |title=Bert Newton |url=http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/newton.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091015051229/http://www.mediaman.com.au/profiles/newton.html |archive-date=15 October 2009 |access-date=22 October 2009 |website=Media Man}}</ref> The Newtons had two children, son [[Matthew Newton|Matthew]] and daughter Lauren. Matthew Newton is an actor who has appeared in a number of Australian films and television dramas.<ref name="perslife" /> Lauren Newton married swimmer [[Matt Welsh]].{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
In 1993, a gambling problem led Newton to near bankruptcy and a $1 million debt.<ref name="bankruptcy">{{Cite news |last=Courtis |first=Brian |date=30 May 2002 |title=Back to Bert
In 2020, Newton was the subject of an episode of ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]'' which focused primarily on his father and maternal grandparents. The episode first aired on 26 May 2020.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}}
===Health and death===
In November 2012, Newton underwent quadruple [[heart bypass surgery]], having been admitted to hospital twice in the twelve months prior.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gough |first1=Deborah |last2=Wells |first2=Rachel |date=24 November 2012 |title='Not a pretty sight': Newton in intensive care after heart surgery
Newton was admitted to [[Epworth Hospital]] several times for pneumonia recovery in March and April 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Dennehy |first1=Luke |last2=Argoon |first2=Ashley |date=29 April 2017 |title=Bert Newton on the mend in hospital as he recovers from pneumonia |
Newton had a toe infection in late 2020 and, due to complications treating this, one of his legs was amputated below the knee in May 2021.<ref name="McMillan">{{
He is interred at the Cedars section of the Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne.
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