Kerri-Anne Kennerley
| Kerri-Anne Kennerley | |
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Kennerley in September 2011
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| Born |
Kerri-Anne Wright 22 September 1953 Brisbane, Qld, Australia |
| Residence | Woollahra, Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Television presenter Singer |
| Known for | TV variety show |
| Spouse(s) | John Kennerley (1984–Present) |
Kerri-Anne Kennerley (née Wright; born 22 September 1953) is an Australian television personality and singer. She is one of Australia's most seasoned light entertainment hosts. She is noted for her professional and personable hosting style, and her ability to handle awkward guests and situations with gentle humour and composure.
Kennerley, known by her initials as KAK, has rarely been out of the public eye since her first television appearance in 1967 at the age of 13 on the children's shows The Channel Niners and Everybody's In on Brisbane's QTQ 9. Her audience stayed with her when she crossed to The Saturday Show on Network Ten, and when she tackled the New York cabaret circuit as a 19-year-old singer.
Upon her return to Australia in 1981 after a five-year stint in the US, Kennerley met her future husband. In that year she landed her first adult role on Australian TV, as the dowdy Melinda Burgess in TV series The Restless Years, a teen-oriented soap opera. She hosted the breakfast TV program Good Morning Australia on Network Ten a role she held for 11 years. During the 1980s Kennerley also performed as a singer, and released a self-titled album (Kerri-Anne) as well as a Christmas album in 1985. Her cabaret singing style was parodied by singer and comedian Gina Riley on the TV comedy show Fast Forward. She also appeared on the television show and later record album Andrew Denton's Musical Challenge with a rendition of the AC/DC song Dirty Deeds.
From 1996 until 1998, she was compere of the daytime-variety TV show Midday. Hosting duties on the show earnt her three Gold Logie nominations. Once Midday finished in late 1998, she joined the What's Cooking program in 1999. This role, however, (and the program itself) only lasted a few months. Both Midday and What's Cooking aired on the Nine Network.
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