Line 1:
{{Multiple issues|{{Notability|1=Biographies|date=February 2023}}}}
{{Notability|1=Biographies|date=February 2023}}
{{Peacock|date=February 2023}}
}}
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox person
Line 15 ⟶ 12:
| awards = [[Order of Australia]] (OAM)
}}
'''Harry Michaels''', ([[Order of Australia|OAM]]), is an [[Australians|Australian]] entrepreneur, active in both the [[soccer]] and television industries as an actor, director and producer. He is of [[Greek Cypriot]] descent.<ref name="theage">{{Cite news|url = http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/26/1074965445508.html|title = The Age – Order of Australia Medal list – General Division|last = N/A|first = N/A|work = The Age|access-date = 20 February 2015}}</ref>
==Career==
===Television careerCareer===
Harry Michaels became knownpopular 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.<ref>=Giles, Nigel "NUMBER 96: Australian TV's Most Notorious Address", published by Melbourne Books 2017 {{ISBN|978-1-925556-00-1}}</ref>
Michaels pioneeredworked on the English-language [[Ethnicity|ethnic]] television, as the host of ''Greek Affair''<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac;jsessionid=1EE5B285D5671BBB358839B0906795B8?sy=afr&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1month&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=brs&cls=398&clsPage=1&docID=NCH1203038D7F55335J8|title = Pioneers of program variety|last = GR|first = N/A|date = 3 March 2012|work = The Newcastle Herald|access-date = 20 February 2015}}</ref> and ''The Greek Variety Show'' which were broadcast on [[Network 10]] in the 1980s.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2013/s3780372.htm|title = Greek public broadcaster taken off the air|last = Colvin|first = Mark|date = June 12, 2013|work = Australian Broadcasting Corporation|access-date = 28 July 2014}}</ref>
===Acting and hostingHosting creditsCredits===
* Odyssey: A Journey (TV movie (1974)
* [[Number 96 (TV series)|Number 96]] as Giovanni Lenzi
Line 30 ⟶ 27:
* [[The Tourist (1987 film)|The Tourist]] (TV movie) Anwan
===Producer creditsCredits===
* [[Aerobics Oz Style]] television series and exercise videos.
===Director creditsCredits===
* 2006 – Australia v Greece,
* 2005 – Australia v Iraq, Australia v Solomon Islands, Australia v Indonesia,
Line 42 ⟶ 39:
* 2010–2011 – Sky News "The Nation" and "Australian Agenda"
=== Honours ===
Harry Michaels, was honoured with the [[Order of Australia]] (OAM) in 2004, with the citation "For service to multicultural media and soccer".
<ref name="theage" />
Line 49 ⟶ 46:
{{Reflist}}
=== External linksLinks ===
*{{IMDb name|id= 0584358|name=Harry Michaels}}
*{{LinkedIn URL|https://www.linkedin.com/in/harry-michaels-oam-abbb37138}}
{{authority control}}
| 
Article Images