Grant Denyer
Grant Craig Denyer (born 12 September 1977[1]) is an Australian television and radio presenter and motor racing driver, who has worked for several television networks, including Seven Network and Network 10, mostly serving as a presenter.
Grant Denyer | |
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.jpg.webp) Denyer in 2013 | |
| Born | Grant Craig Denyer 12 September 1977 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1997−present |
| Employer | Network 10 |
| Known for | |
| Spouse |
Cheryl Rogers (m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | grantdenyer |
In 2018, he won a Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television.[2]
Television career
In 1997, Denyer began his career in the media with a position at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga as a news reporter and journalist.[3] He moved to Sydney to work as V8 Supercar pit reporter for Network Ten, when he caught the eye of television producer Adam Boland.
Boland saw the potential in Denyer and offered him full-time position as the weather presenter on the relaunched Sunrise program from 2004 until the end of 2006. Denyer left this position in December 2006 due to wanting to spend more time with his family, though he remained as a roving reporter for the breakfast program Sunrise.
Denyer won the fourth series of Dancing with the Stars and also hosted the celebrity duet singing competition It Takes Two from 2006 to 2008. He has also presented All Time Greatest Aussie Bloopers, Guinness World Records with co-host Shelley Craft and Australia's Got Talent. He is the holder of five official Guinness World Records.[4]
From 2006 to 2011, he was the host of Carols in the Domain in Sydney.[5]
In 2007, his race and television career saw him both racing and being a part of the commentary team featuring Neil Crompton, Matthew White, Mark Beretta and Daniel Gibson to report on the V8 Supercar Series.
In January 2010, Denyer returned to Sunrise as weather presenter, succeeding Fifi Box who became Entertainment editor. Grant remained weather presenter until he resigned in March 2013 to spend more time with his family.[6][7] He also hosted the short-lived Iron Chef Australia, in 2010.[8]
In late 2013, Denyer hosted Slide Show. He hosted a series of Million Dollar Minute which first aired on 16 September 2013. On 29 November 2013, Denyer resigned due to 'family reasons' and he was replaced by Weekend Sunrise sports presenter Simon Reeve.[9]
In 2014, Denyer joined Network Ten as the host of a revived version of game show Family Feud.[10] Denyer has described himself as a "workaholic".[11]
In 2015, Denyer co-hosted The Great Australian Spelling Bee alongside Chrissie Swan.
In 2016, he also had a guest appearance on Neighbours for Family Feud on episode 7477.
In 2018, Denyer hosted an Australian version of Game of Games.
In 2019, Denyer co-hosted Dancing with the Stars alongside Amanda Keller and hosted Celebrity Name Game.
In 2023, Denyer competed on the seventh season of The Amazing Race Australia with his wife, Cheryl.[12]
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2006, 2010–2013 | Sunrise | Weather presenter | |
| 2005 | Australia's Guinness World Records | Host | |
| 2006 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant; winner | |
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal | Contestant, wins $1,000 for a home viewer, which in case #4 | |
| 2006–2008 | It Takes Two | Host | |
| 2006–2011 | Carols in the Domain | Co-host | |
| 2007–2012 | Australia's Got Talent | Host | |
| 2010 | Iron Chef Australia | Co-host | |
| 2013 | SlideShow | Host | |
| 2013 | Million Dollar Minute | Host | Original host |
| 2014–2020 | Family Feud | Host | |
| 2015, 2018 | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Guest quiz master | |
| 2015–2016 | The Great Australian Spelling Bee | Co-host | with Chrissie Swan |
| 2016–2018 | All Star Family Feud | Host | |
| 2016 | Neighbours | Himself | Episode 7477, appeared as host of Family Feud |
| 2018 | Game of Games | Host | [13] |
| 2019–2020 | Dancing with the Stars | Co-host | with Amanda Keller |
| 2019 | Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway | Guest | |
| 2019 | Hughesy, We Have a Problem | Celebrity problem | |
| 2019–2020 | Celebrity Name Game | Host | [13] |
| 2020 | Drunk History | Captain Thunderbolt | |
| 2021 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant | |
| 2022 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant; winner | |
| 2022 | The Chase Australia: Celebrity special | Contestant | |
| 2023 | The Amazing Race Australia | Contestant | |
Awards
Denyer has been nominated four times for the Logie Award for Best Presenter award at the TV Week Logie Awards. He was nominated in 2007, 2008 and 2009 for his roles on It Takes Two and on Australia's Got Talent (in 2009). He was nominated again in 2015 for his role in Family Feud.
In 2006, Denyer was recognized by voters in the TV Fugly Awards as being Australia's Spunkiest Male TV Personality.[14] Grant has been voted "sexiest presenter on TV" by a Melbourne Metro magazine poll, and he was voted the most datable male by (Australian) New Woman magazine.[15]
In 2016, Denyer won the silver Logie award for Best Entertainment Program for Family Feud.[16][17]
In 2018, Denyer was nominated for a Gold Logie for the third year in a row, which he won, as well as winning Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter.
Radio career
In December 2017, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Denyer would be joining 2Day FM to host the Em, Grant and Ed breakfast show with comedians Em Rusciano and Ed Kavalee.[18] Ash London joined the show in 2019 replacing Rusciano.
In August 2019, Southern Cross Austereo announced that Grant, Ed and Ash would finish on Friday 16 August due to taking a 'new direction'. Grant, Ed and Ash was replaced by a music focused show.
On 3 October 2019, it was announced that Denyer would host a new radio show with Yvie Jones in December, the Grant and Yvie Show, a Summer breakfast show that would air in Hit Network's major metro markets, except 2Day FM in Sydney.[19]
Recording career
In December 2018, Denyer released his debut single, "Driving Home for Christmas".[20]
Motor racing
| Grant Denyer | |
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.jpg.webp) Denyer with his 2012 Renault Mégane RS265 at the 2015 Targa Tasmania | |
| Related to | Craig Denyer (father) |
| Supercars Dunlop Series Australian GT Championship | |
| Years active | 2005–2016 |
| Teams | Dick Johnson Racing Speed FX Racing MW Motorsport Tekno Autosports |
| Starts | 75 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Best finish | 4th in 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series |
| Previous series | |
| 2001–2005 2005–2016 2006–2011 2008–2009 2015 | V8 Utes V8 Supercar Development Series V8 Supercars Australian Mini Challenge Australian GT Championship |
| Championship titles | |
| 2004 2016 | V8 Utes Summer Series Australian Endurance Championship |
| Awards | |
| 2005 | Mike Kable V8 Supercar Rookie of the Year |
Denyer drove a Ford Falcon in the Fujitsu V8 Supercar series for Speed FX Racing with Michael Caruso and Daniel Elliot. He debuted with Dick Johnson Racing in 2005. In the same year he was awarded the Mike Kable Rookie of the Year prize finishing his debut season in the top 10 (10th).
In 2006, Denyer raced in the Sandown 500 and the prestigious Bathurst 1000 with DJR and with Alex Davison. Denyer and Alex came 9th overall at Bathurst. Denyer also had success in tarmac rallying, a podium finish in 2007's Suncoast Rally in which he drove the Les Walkden-prepared Subaru Impreza WRX STi. He finished 37.8 seconds behind the Skelta G-Force of Ray Vandersee, and 3.6 seconds clear third place-getter, Matt Close, in his Porsche Turbo. Going into the final stage he trailed Close by 4.7 seconds, and moved ahead of the Porsche to take second place.
In 2002, Denyer competed in the Bathurst 24-hour Endurance Event, he drove a Nissan 200SX. In 2003 he competed in the same event, this time driving a Porsche 996 GT3 finishing second in his class, sixth overall.
Denyer won his first ever Supercars race in the Development Series at Sandown on 7 June 2008 in the second race of the weekend. More wins came and Denyer had his best season in 2009, finishing fourth in the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
In early 2010 Denyer stated he would no longer be pursuing full season drives in motorsport,[6][21] however in 2011 Denyer was announced as the lead driver of Shannons-Mars Racing, a V8 Supercar team formed for the purposes of a TV show, the Shannons Supercar Showdown. Denyer's Bathurst 1000 co-driver was Cameron Waters, winning the competition beating runner-up British racing driver Andrew Jordan. Waters as of 2016 became a full-time Supercars regular with ProDrive.
Denyer also competed in the Australian GT Championship with Maranello Motorsport in 2015, but switched to the McLaren 650S fielded by Tekno Autosports, sometimes in partnership with car owner and eventual 2016 Bathurst 1000 champion Jonathon Webb, in the GT series. In 2016 Denyer won the Australian Endurance Championship, an offshoot of the GT Championship, with Nathan Morcom.
Career results
Source of results is Driver Database.[22]
Complete Bathurst 1000 results
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Dick Johnson Racing | Ford Falcon BA | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Alex Davison |
9th | 161 |
| 2007 | WPS Racing | Ford Falcon BF | Michael Caruso |
15th | 159 |
| 2011 | Kelly Racing | Holden Commodore VE | Cameron Waters |
DNF | 95 |
Complete Bathurst 24 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Donut King Racing |
 Tony Quinn Tony Alford John Grounds |
Nissan 200SX Spec-R | 5 | 426 | 18th | 6th |
| 2003 | VIP Petfoods Racing |
Tony Quinn Klark Quinn Marcus Marshall |
Porsche 996 GT3 Cup | B | 495 | 6th | 2nd |
Complete Bathurst 12 Hour results
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position |
Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Subaru Australia |
Chris Alajajian Neil Crompton |
Subaru Impreza WRX Sti Spec C | B | 248 | 5th | 3rd |
| 2008 | VIP Petfoods Racing |
Tony Quinn Klark Quinn |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | A | 253 | 2nd | 2nd |
| 2009 | VIP Petfoods Racing |
Tony Quinn Klark Quinn |
Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo IX | C | 98 | DNF | DNF |
| 2014 | MARC Cars Australia Pty Ltd |
Adam Gowans Garry Jacobson Andrew Miedecke |
MARC Focus GTC | I | 268 | 15th | 1st |
| 2015 | Peter Conroy Motorsport |
Tony Bates Peter Conroy |
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup | B | 36 | DNF | DNF |
| 2016 | Maranello Motorsport |
Tony D'Alberto Mika Salo Toni Vilander |
Ferrari 458 GT3 | AP | 63 | DNF | DNF |
| 2017 | Keltic Racing |
Klark Quinn Tony Quinn Andrew Waite |
McLaren 650S GT3 | AAM | 95 | DNF | DNF |
| 2018 | MARC Cars Australia |
Garry Jacobson Tyler Everingham |
MARC Mazda 3 V8 | I | 244 | 25th | 2nd |
Personal life
Denyer was born in Gosford, New South Wales.[23] At 13, he moved to Dandenong, Victoria, spending his holidays at the Denyer family farm at Ariah Park, New South Wales.
He is married to TV producer Cheryl Rogers, who is the founder of Mummy Time. They have three daughters.[24][25][26][27]
2008 injury
On 17 September 2008, Denyer injured his back whilst participating in a monster truck promotional event. He suffered a compressed fracture of the lower vertebrae,[3] and was taken by ambulance to Wollongong Hospital.[28]
The accident occurred while Denyer was in training for the Monster Truck Championships, driving a monster truck at Groundz Precinct, Dapto.[28] After practising a jump over five cars in the truck, Denyer removed his foot too soon from the accelerator which caused the vehicle to land heavily; his lower vertebrae was broken in eight places. He was moved to a Sydney hospital, and his recovery took months. He was reported as saying that his injury had reduced his rather short size by 1 cm.[28][29]
Denyer was then moved into intensive care, but there were no signs of any nerve damage or serious injuries, so he was back on the air to host Australia's Got Talent in 2009; however, he did not return to It Takes Two in May.
Controversies
In 2017, Denyer was banned from appearing on the radio stations Triple M and KIIS 106.5 after he used a story told by former rugby league player Matthew Johns on Triple M as his own an hour later on KISS 106.5.[30] On the Triple M show The Grill Team, on which Denyer was a guest, Johns recounted about how he tried playing the board game Test Match with his children. Denyer later appeared on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on KIIS where he repeated the tale as his own. Johns later expressed his dismay to Kyle Sandilands on The Kyle and Jackie O Show and both hosts agreed to ban Denyer from ever appearing on either station.[31] Later on Twitter, Denyer admitted to stealing Johns' joke and changing the punchline, with The Kyle and Jackie O Show Twitter account posting a mocking reply to him.[32]
Denyer's 2018 Gold Logie win has proved controversial with people (including Russell Crowe) believing he only won because of Tom Gleeson's campaign.[33] Gleeson has denied these suggestions.[34]
References
- "Grant Denyer". IMDb. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- "Grant Denyer with the 2018 Gold Logie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 July 2018.
- Huntsdale, Justin (27 September 2010). "The rise (and crash) and rise of Grant Denyer". ABC Western Plains. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- "Guiness World Record Holder".
- (16 January 2015) "Family Feud host Grant Denyer in talks with Channel 10 to do an extra prime time TV show" Archived 13 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Clune, Richard (24 January 2010). "Denyer granted new Sunrise". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- Halliwell, Elle (28 March 2013). "Grant Denyer quits Seven breakfast show Sunrise". Adelaide Now. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- Grant Denyer to host Iron Chef Australia | The Age 10 September 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2013
- Grant Denyer quits Million Dollar Minute. Simon Reeve to host, TV Tonight, 29 November 2013
- "Under pressure: can Grant Denyer's Family Feud revive Ten's fortunes?", Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), 27 June 2014.
- "Grant Denyer on Sunrise role: 'I thought I was invincible and I f***ed up'" Archived 13 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine (15 January 2014)
- "The Amazing Race Australia Celebrity Edition: Meet The 11 Teams". 10Play. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- Knox, David (9 September 2018). "TEN confirms variety show scoops". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- "2006 Fuglies" Archived 19 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Fugly Awards, retrieved 2006
- Grant Denyer Resume Archived 13 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- Idato, Michael (9 May 2016). "Gold Logie 2016 winner Waleed Aly stuns with powerful speech". The Age. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- Naughton, Julia (9 May 2016). "Logie Awards 2016: All the Winners". The Huffington Post Australia. The Huffington Post Australia Pty Ltd. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- "Can Grant Denyer save Em Rusciano's struggling radio show?". NewsComAu. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- Elshawarby, Nadia (3 October 2019). "Grant Denyer and Yvie Jones to Host 2Day FM Breakfast Show". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
- "Driving Home for Christmas - single". iTunes Australia. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- Bannon, John (27 January – 2 February 2010). "Denyer gives it away". Auto Action. Sydney: ACP Magazines (1375): 7.
- Grant Denyer - Driver Database
- "Grant Denyer's History" at official website.
- "Sun rises on a perfect wedding for Grant Denyer". Herald Sun. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- Mills, Amy (22 November 2010). "Grant Denyer's baby surprise". New Idea. Archived from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- "Grant Denyer set to be a father again". The Daily Telegraph. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
- "BREAKING NEWS: Grant and Chezzi Denyer announce they're expecting their third child together".
- Devlyn, Darren (18 September 2008). "Grant Denyer injured as stunt misfires". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- Field, Katherine (18 September 2008). "Denyer's recovery to take months". The Australian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- Weir, James (27 January 2017). "Grant Denyer busted and shamed for 'stealing' Matty Johns' story and recycling it on Kyle & Jackie O". News.com.au. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- Jepsen, Belinda (27 January 2017). "Grant Denyer has been "banned" from two top radio shows amid accusations of "plagiarism"". MSN. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- Jepsen, Belinda (27 January 2017). "Grant Denyer has admitted he "stole" another host's material". MamaM!a. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
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- TVTonight.com.au website.
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