Graham Kennedy

Graham Kennedy AO
Kennedy (right) on screen with Don Lane (left)
Born	Graham Cyril Kennedy (1934-02-15)15 February 1934 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	25 May 2005(2005-05-25) (aged 71) Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupations	Variety performer comedian radio host television personality stage and screen actor
Years active	1950–1991
Notable work	In Melbourne Tonight Blankety Blanks Australia's Funniest Home Videos
Television	The Graham Kennedy Show
Parents	Cyril William Kennedy (father) Mary Austin Kennedy (née Scott) (mother)
Awards	Order of Australia, 6 x Gold Logie winner

Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934 – 25 May 2005) was an Australian entertainer, comedian and variety performer, as well as a personality and star of radio, theatre, television and film. He often performed in the style of vaudevillian and radio comedy star Roy Rene^[1] and was often called "Gra Gra" (pronounced "gray-gray").

Honoured as an officer of the Order of Australia, he was a six-time recipient of the Gold Logie, including the Logie Hall of Fame award, and won the Star of the Year Award in 1959. He is the most awarded star of Australian television. He was often referred to as "The King" or the "King of Australian television".

He was known for his television collaboration with Bert Newton on In Melbourne Tonight and The Graham Kennedy Show.