Australian television royalty and host of Hey Hey it’s Saturday, Daryl Somers stepped out at the Herald Sun 25 Year Anniversary Party in Melbourne earlier this week looking unrecognisable.
The celebrated TV icon still knows how to rock a suit and tie, with his signature smile in check.
Daryl, now 64, captained nearly three decades worth of Saturday nights on the long-running Channel Nine variety show, which debuted in 1971.
The beloved show faced a few major obstacles leading to its axing in 1999.
After ten years without Ossie Ostrich, Plucka Duck, and of course, Daryl Somers, the network revived the show in 2009 for a two episode special. The success of the reunion saw the show return for one more year in 2010.
During his time on Hey Hey, Daryl was the recipient of three Gold Logie Awards.
Since the show’s end the star has dabbled in hosting Dancing With The Stars and most recently starred in the 2014 Harvest Rain Theatre Company production of Guys and Dolls, portraying Nicely Nicely Johnson.
Click through to check out what Daryl looks like now and relive some of the best moments from Hey Hey it’s Saturday!
Australian television royalty and host of Hey Hey it’s Saturday, Daryl Somers stepped out at the Herald Sun 25 Year Anniversary Party in Melbourne earlier this week.
The 64-year-old still knows how to rock a suit and tie, with his signature smile and hair cut in check.
Australia fell in love with the three-time Gold Logie winner after spending nearly three decades worth of Saturday nights as he hosted the long-running Channel Nine variety show, which debuted in 1971.
After the show was axed in 1999, Saturday night were never the same. 10 years later our favourite pink Ossie Ostrich, Plucka Duck and the rest of the Hey Hey gang returned for a two episode special in 2009.
The success of the reunion saw the show return for a year in 2010.
In 2014, Daryl admitted that when the show was first pitched to him he “thought Hey Hey It’s Saturday was the dumbest idea ever!”
The only thing that could top the Saturday night show was Daryl’s classic hair styles. You know you’re onto a winner when your hair rivals an Eighties superstar John Farnham!
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