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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Ernie_Dingo.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="394" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Dingo was a top presenter on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Outdoors_(Australian_TV_series)" title="The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)">The Great Outdoors</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1956-07-31</span>) </span>31 July 1956<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 68)</span><br /><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace">Bullardoo Station, <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a>, Australia</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation(s)</th><td class="infobox-data role">Actor, television presenter, comedian</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Years active</th><td class="infobox-data">1976–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Sally Ashton-Dingo (nee Butler) (1989–2011)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">5 (one adopted)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b> Ernest Ashley Dingo</b> <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Order of Australia">AM</a> (born 31 July 1956) is an <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_Australians" title="Indigenous Australians">Indigenous Australian</a> actor, television presenter and comedian, originating from the <a href="/wiki/Yamatji" title="Yamatji">Yamatji</a> people of the <a href="/wiki/Murchison_(Western_Australia)" title="Murchison (Western Australia)">Murchison</a> region of Western Australia. He is a designated <a href="/wiki/Australian_National_Living_Treasure" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian National Living Treasure">Australian National Living Treasure</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Born Ernest Ashley Dingo on 31 July 1956, at Bullardoo Station,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dingo was the second child of nine, with three brothers and five sisters. He grew up in <a href="/wiki/Mullewa,_Western_Australia" title="Mullewa, Western Australia">Mullewa, Western Australia</a> with his family.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-crash_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-crash-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ernie's younger brother Murray died in a car accident in August 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-smh-crash_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-crash-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bt-brother_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bt-brother-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He attended both Prospect Primary School anhd <a href="/wiki/Geraldton,_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Geraldton, Western Australia">Geraldton</a> High School in his hometown in Western Australia.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Dingo got his first big break in acting after moving to <a href="/wiki/Perth" title="Perth">Perth</a> and meeting <a href="/wiki/Richard_Walley" title="Richard Walley">Richard Walley</a>, with whom he played basketball in a local team. He then went on to play state league first division for the East Perth Hawks.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He completed an apprenticeship in sign writing.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dingo rose to fame when he controversially collaborated with Richard Walley to create a public performance of the "<a href="/wiki/Welcome_to_Country" title="Welcome to Country">Welcome to Country</a>" ceremony in Perth in 1976, after dancers from the Pacific islands would not perform without one.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-smh-50-year-hippie-festival_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-50-year-hippie-festival-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As an Australian <a href="/wiki/National_Living_Treasure_(Australia)" title="National Living Treasure (Australia)">National Living Treasure</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-NTA2014_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NTA2014-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He promoted the Generation One "Hand Across Australia", which was a promotion for Indigenous Recognition and Equal Rights.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dingo's film career began in the early 1980s and he appeared regularly on screen through the 1990s. He starred in the title role in the 1987 docu-drama biopic <i><a href="/wiki/Tudawali" title="Tudawali">Tudawali</a></i> and appeared in <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beresford" title="Bruce Beresford">Bruce Beresford</a>'s 1987 drama <i><a href="/wiki/The_Fringe_Dwellers" title="The Fringe Dwellers">The Fringe Dwellers</a></i>. He had a major supporting role in the international comedy blockbuster <i><a href="/wiki/Crocodile_Dundee_II" title="Crocodile Dundee II">Crocodile Dundee II</a></i> in 1988. He appeared as himself in the 1989 comedy <i><a href="/wiki/Cappuccino_(film)" title="Cappuccino (film)">Cappuccino</a></i> and had a major role in the 1991 <a href="/wiki/Wim_Wenders" title="Wim Wenders">Wim Wenders</a> film <i><a href="/wiki/Until_the_End_of_the_World" title="Until the End of the World">Until the End of the World</a></i>. In 1993 he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Blackfellas_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackfellas (film)">Blackfellas</a></i> and had a lead role in 1996's <i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Heart_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead Heart (film)">Dead Heart</a></i>. In 1998 he starred in <i><a href="/wiki/Somewhere_in_the_Darkness" title="Somewhere in the Darkness">Somewhere in the Darkness</a></i>. In 2010 he returned to the silver screen with a role in the Aboriginal musical <i><a href="/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae" title="Bran Nue Dae">Bran Nue Dae</a></i> along with <a href="/wiki/Jessica_Mauboy" title="Jessica Mauboy">Jessica Mauboy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Rush" title="Geoffrey Rush">Geoffrey Rush</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television_and_other_appearances">Television and other appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Television and other appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dingo's first minor big break in television was in 1989 in the first season of <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Channel 7</a> sketch comedy TV show <i><a href="/wiki/Fast_Forward_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Fast Forward (Australian TV series)">Fast Forward</a></i> (1989–1992). </p><p>As an actor, he has also appeared in many Australian television series such as <i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Heelers" title="Blue Heelers">Blue Heelers</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Flying_Doctors" title="The Flying Doctors">The Flying Doctors</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Heartbreak_High" title="Heartbreak High">Heartbreak High</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Rafferty%27s_Rules" title="Rafferty's Rules">Rafferty's Rules</a></i>. He appeared in the TV mini-series <i><a href="/wiki/The_Cowra_Breakout_(miniseries)" title="The Cowra Breakout (miniseries)">The Cowra Breakout</a></i> (1984), <i><a href="/wiki/A_Waltz_Through_the_Hills" title="A Waltz Through the Hills">A Waltz Through the Hills</a></i> (1987), (for which he won an <a href="/wiki/AACTA_Awards" title="AACTA Awards">AFI Award</a> for Best Actor in a Television Drama) and <i><a href="/wiki/Kings_in_Grass_Castles" title="Kings in Grass Castles">Kings in Grass Castles</a></i> (1997),<sup id="cite_ref-imdb-grass-castle_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-imdb-grass-castle-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as co-starring with <a href="/wiki/Cate_Blanchett" title="Cate Blanchett">Cate Blanchett</a> in the Australian television drama series <i><a href="/wiki/Heartland_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Heartland (Australian TV series)">Heartland</a></i> (known as <i>Burned Bridges</i> in the United States). </p><p>He hosted the television program <i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Outdoors_(Australian_TV_series)" title="The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)">The Great Outdoors</a></i> for 16 years from its beginning in 1993 to its end in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dingo narrated the Indigenous segment of the <a href="/wiki/2000_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 Olympic Games">2000 Olympic Games</a> opening ceremony in Sydney, New South Wales. </p><p>In May 2007, Dingo appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity singing competition reality show <i><a href="/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Australian_TV_series)" title="It Takes Two (Australian TV series)">It Takes Two</a></i>. Dingo also hosted the first series of <i><a href="/wiki/No_Leave,_No_Life" title="No Leave, No Life">No Leave, No Life</a></i>, on <a href="/wiki/Seven_Network" title="Seven Network">Channel Seven</a>. </p><p>In February 2012 Dingo and his family were featured in episode three of the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a> (ABC) documentary series <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Confidential" title="Family Confidential">Family Confidential</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-fam-con_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-fam-con-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He appears in an episode of <i><a href="/wiki/Serangoon_Road_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serangoon Road (TV series)">Serangoon Road</a></i>, an Australian-Singaporean <a href="/wiki/Television_drama_series" class="mw-redirect" title="Television drama series">television drama series</a> which premiered on 22 September 2013 on the ABC and <a href="/wiki/HBO_Asia" title="HBO Asia">HBO Asia</a>. Also in 2013, Dingo plays a Vietnam veteran, a retired Army drill sergeant facing his demons in episode six of the second series of <i><a href="/wiki/Redfern_Now" title="Redfern Now">Redfern Now</a></i> ("Dogs of War").<sup id="cite_ref-abc-dogs_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-dogs-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The episode was shown at the <a href="/wiki/Adelaide_Film_Festival" title="Adelaide Film Festival">Adelaide Film Festival</a> in October 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-aff-dogs_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-aff-dogs-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2018 he played Keith Groves in the TV miniseries <i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Road_(TV_series)" title="Mystery Road (TV series)">Mystery Road</a></i>. </p><p>Dingo hosted the free-to-air travel show <i>Going Places with Ernie Dingo</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2022 he performed in a celebrity tribute to Australian comedian and actor <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hogan" title="Paul Hogan">Paul Hogan</a>, the <i>Roast of Paul Hogan</i>, which was broadcast on Australia's Seven Network. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Filmography">Filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Film_2">Film</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Film"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1986</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Blue_Lightning" title="The Blue Lightning">The Blue Lightning</a></i></td> <td>Pekeri</td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tudawali" title="Tudawali">Tudawali</a></i></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_Tudawali" title="Robert Tudawali">Robert Tudawali</a></td> <td>Docu-drama biopic </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fringe_Dwellers" title="The Fringe Dwellers">The Fringe Dwellers</a></i></td> <td>Phil</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1987</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/A_Waltz_Through_the_Hills" title="A Waltz Through the Hills">A Waltz Through the Hills</a></i></td> <td>Frank Smith</td> <td>TV movie. <br />Won an <a href="/wiki/AACTA_Awards" title="AACTA Awards">AFI Award</a> for Best Actor in a Television Drama </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crocodile_Dundee_II" title="Crocodile Dundee II">Crocodile Dundee II</a></i></td> <td>Charlie</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Tricker_and_the_Stamp_Traveller" title="Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller">Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller</a></i></td> <td>Dave</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i>Radio Redfern</i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV documentary film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Saint:_Fear_in_Fun_Park" title="The Saint: Fear in Fun Park">The Saint in Australia</a></i></td> <td>Tour Guide</td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Cappuccino_(film)" title="Cappuccino (film)">Cappuccino</a></i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Until_the_End_of_the_World" title="Until the End of the World">Until the End of the World</a></i></td> <td>Burt</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blackfellas_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackfellas (film)">Blackfellas</a></i></td> <td>Percy</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i>Mr Electric</i></td> <td>Bill</td> <td>Short film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rainbow%27s_End_(1995_film)" title="Rainbow's End (1995 film)">Rainbow's End</a></i></td> <td>Jack of all Trades</td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dead_Heart_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dead Heart (film)">Dead Heart</a></i></td> <td>David / Pastor</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1996</td> <td><i>A Weekend in the Country</i></td> <td>Rupert</td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Somewhere_in_the_Darkness" title="Somewhere in the Darkness">Somewhere in the Darkness</a></i></td> <td>Cowboy Joe</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>1998</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Echo_of_Thunder" title="The Echo of Thunder">The Echo of Thunder</a></i></td> <td>Neil</td> <td>TV movie </td></tr> <tr> <td>2001</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Crocodile_Dundee_in_Los_Angeles" title="Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles">Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles</a></i></td> <td>Charlie (uncredited)</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2010</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bran_Nue_Dae_(film)" title="Bran Nue Dae (film)">Bran Nue Dae</a></i></td> <td>Stephen 'Uncle Tadpole' Johnson</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2011</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jandamarra%27s_War" title="Jandamarra's War">Jandamarra's War</a></i></td> <td>Narrator</td> <td>TV documentary film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i>Rough Stuff</i></td> <td>Wild Dog</td> <td>Film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Australia_Day_(film)" title="Australia Day (film)">Australia Day</a></i></td> <td>Floyd Mackenzie</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Boar_(film)" title="Boar (film)">Boar</a></i></td> <td>Ernie</td> <td>Feature film </td></tr> <tr> <td>TBA</td> <td><i>Trouble Down Under</i></td> <td>Duke the Dingo</td> <td>Animated film </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Title </th> <th>Role </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td>1984</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cowra_Breakout_(miniseries)" title="The Cowra Breakout (miniseries)">The Cowra Breakout</a></i></td> <td>Murray</td> <td>TV miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Dirtwater_Dynasty" title="The Dirtwater Dynasty">The Dirtwater Dynasty</a></i></td> <td>Billy (senior)</td> <td>TV miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i>Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne</i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1988</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dreaming_of_Lords" title="Dreaming of Lords">Dreaming of Lords</a></i></td> <td>Presenter</td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i>Nullarbor Dreaming</i></td> <td>Voiceover</td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i>The First Australians</i></td> <td>Narrator</td> <td>TV documentary series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Fast_Forward_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Fast Forward (Australian TV series)">Fast Forward</a></i></td> <td>Various characters</td> <td>TV series, season 1, 22 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1989</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dolphin_Cove_(TV_series)" title="Dolphin Cove (TV series)">Dolphin Cove</a></i></td> <td>Didge</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1990</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Rafferty%27s_Rules" title="Rafferty's Rules">Rafferty's Rules</a></i></td> <td>Wayne Williams</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Flying_Doctors" title="The Flying Doctors">The Flying Doctors</a></i></td> <td>Eric</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1991</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clowning_Around" title="Clowning Around">Clowning Around</a></i></td> <td>Jack Merrick</td> <td>TV miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i>Oondamooroo: A Profile of Ernie Dingo</i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Ultraman:_Towards_the_Future" title="Ultraman: Towards the Future">Ultraman: Towards the Future</a></i></td> <td>Mudjudi</td> <td>TV miniseries, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Dearest_Enemy_(TV_series)" title="Dearest Enemy (TV series)">Dearest Enemy</a></i></td> <td></td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1992</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/G.P." title="G.P.">G.P.</a></i></td> <td>Eddie</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Clowning_Around" title="Clowning Around">Clowning Around 2</a></i></td> <td>Jack Merrick</td> <td>TV miniseries </td></tr> <tr> <td>1993-2009</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Outdoors_(Australian_TV_series)" title="The Great Outdoors (Australian TV series)">The Great Outdoors</a></i></td> <td>Host</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>1994</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heartland_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Heartland (Australian TV series)">Heartland</a></i> (aka <i>Burned Bridges</i>)</td> <td>Vincent Burunga</td> <td>TV series, 13 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1995</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Heartbreak_High" title="Heartbreak High">Heartbreak High</a></i></td> <td>Vic Morris</td> <td>TV series, 5 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Kings_in_Grass_Castles" title="Kings in Grass Castles">Kings in Grass Castles</a></i></td> <td>Jimmy</td> <td>TV miniseries, 2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Bullpitt!" title="Bullpitt!">Bullpitt!</a></i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1997</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Surprise_Surprise_(British_TV_series)" title="Surprise Surprise (British TV series)">Surprise Surprise</a></i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>1999</td> <td><i>Kidspeak</i></td> <td>Co-host</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000</td> <td><a href="/wiki/2000_Olympic_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 Olympic Games">2000 Olympic Games</a> Opening Ceremony</td> <td>Narrator (indigenous segment)</td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>2000/03</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Heelers" title="Blue Heelers">Blue Heelers</a></i></td> <td>Archie Garrett</td> <td>TV series, 2 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i>Good as Gold</i></td> <td>Host</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2007</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(Australian_TV_series)" title="It Takes Two (Australian TV series)">It Takes Two</a></i></td> <td>Contestant</td> <td>TV series, 9 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Outback_Wildlife_Rescue" title="Outback Wildlife Rescue">Outback Wildlife Rescue</a></i></td> <td>Presenter</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2008</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/First_Australians" title="First Australians">First Australians</a></i></td> <td>Performer</td> <td>TV miniseries, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>2009-10</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/No_Leave,_No_Life" title="No Leave, No Life">No Leave, No Life</a></i></td> <td>Host</td> <td>TV series, season 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Spicks_and_Specks_(TV_series)" title="Spicks and Specks (TV series)">Spicks and Specks</a></i></td> <td>Guest</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Family_Confidential" title="Family Confidential">Family Confidential</a></i></td> <td>Himself (with family)</td> <td>TV documentary series, episode 3: "The Dingos" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i>First Footprints</i></td> <td>Narrator</td> <td>TV documentary series, 4 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Serangoon_Road_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Serangoon Road (TV series)">Serangoon Road</a></i></td> <td>Robbo</td> <td>TV series, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Redfern_Now" title="Redfern Now">Redfern Now</a></i></td> <td>Ernie Johnson</td> <td>TV series, season 2, episode 6: "Dogs of War'" </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td><i>Talking Language with Ernie Dingo</i></td> <td>Host</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2015</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Horizon_(British_TV_series)" title="Horizon (British TV series)">Horizon</a></i></td> <td>Narrator</td> <td>TV series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><i>DNA Nation</i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV documentary series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i>NITV Sunrise Ceremony</i></td> <td>Self</td> <td>TV special </td></tr> <tr> <td>2017</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Newton%27s_Law_(TV_series)" title="Newton's Law (TV series)">Newton's Law</a></i></td> <td>Frank Stewart</td> <td>TV miniseries, 1 episode </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><i>Nyoongar Footy Magic</i></td> <td>Presenter</td> <td>TV documentary series </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mystery_Road_(TV_series)" title="Mystery Road (TV series)">Mystery Road</a></i></td> <td>Keith Groves</td> <td>TV miniseries, 5 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2018</td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are%3F_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)">Who Do You Think You Are?</a></i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>TV series, season 9, episode 7 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016-23</td> <td><i>Going Places with Ernie Dingo</i></td> <td>Host</td> <td>TV series, 54 episodes </td></tr> <tr> <td>2022</td> <td><i>Roast of Paul Hogan</i></td> <td>Himself</td> <td>TV special </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dingo's eldest daughter, Carrleen, was born when he was 18; through her, he has two grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Ernie Dingo married Sally Butler, then a sales representative for <a href="/wiki/2Day_FM" title="2Day FM">2Day FM</a>, in 1989.<sup id="cite_ref-smh_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-smh-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The couple struggled to conceive their own children via IVF in the early 90's and later adopted a daughter, Wilara, and also took care of one of Ernie's grandchildren.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his appearance on <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Confidential" title="Family Confidential">Family Confidential</a></i> Dingo revealed that Wilara's father was another Aboriginal actor who was actually Dingo's cousin, <a href="/wiki/David_Ngoombujarra" title="David Ngoombujarra">David Ngoombujarra</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-fam-con_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-fam-con-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dingo discovered in 2004 that he had a daughter, named Zoe, from a brief relationship before his marriage.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sally Dingo has authored two books about her husband and family, 2000's <i>Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids</i> and <i>Dingo, The Story of our Mob</i> in 1997. Their marriage broke down in 2011 and Dingo moved to Perth.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dingo fathered twin boys, Jimmy and Stewie, in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dingo is a prominent supporter of <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a>, and in particular the <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a>'s <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Eagles" title="West Coast Eagles">West Coast Eagles</a>. </p><p>In 2020, Dingo toured regional Western Australia to speak to Indigenous groups, which had the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates in WA. This led to him receiving threats.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dingo is a fan of basketball and played at state level in 1973 for the <a href="/wiki/Perth_Wildcats" title="Perth Wildcats">Perth Wildcats</a>. He will join the masters games to play the game for Australia in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honours">Awards and honours</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Awards and honours"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ernie Dingo was made a <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_Order_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the Order of Australia">Member of the Order of Australia</a> in 1990, in recognition of his service to the performing arts.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He received the <a href="/wiki/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Lead_Actor_in_a_Television_Drama" title="AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama">AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Tele feature</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/A_Waltz_Through_the_Hills" title="A Waltz Through the Hills">A Waltz Through the Hills</a></i> in 1988, after being nominated the previous year for <i><a href="/wiki/Tudawali" title="Tudawali">Tudawali</a></i>. He has also been nominated for an AFI/<a href="/wiki/AACTA_Award_for_Best_Lead_Actor_in_a_Television_Drama" title="AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama">AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama</a> in 1994 for <i><a href="/wiki/Heartland_(Australian_TV_series)" title="Heartland (Australian TV series)">Heartland</a></i> and in 2013 for <i><a href="/wiki/Redfern_Now" title="Redfern Now">Redfern Now</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2008, Dingo and radio host <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Sandilands" title="Kyle Sandilands">Kyle Sandilands</a> had a feud after Sandilands used the line "<a href="/wiki/Dingo_ate_my_baby" title="Dingo ate my baby">a dingo ate my baby</a>" in a promo leading up to Dingo's appearance on his show. The two patched things up, and <a href="/wiki/Kiss_FM_Australia" title="Kiss FM Australia">KIIS FM</a> donated $10,000 to the Mullewa Football Club in Western Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2009, Ernie made controversial comments hitting out at "hypocritical white people who lecture Aborigines about alcohol consumption". "What you should be worrying about is who is giving them access... who sells alcohol? Not black people," Dingo said. We [Indigenous people] don't have a problem. Our problem is to say 'no' to you blokes, to white people... 'no' is not really part of our cultural background." "There are more white alcoholics than there are black people in this country, so don't come at us with restrictions and Aboriginal laws about alcohol. It upsets me a lot. I'm passionate about the fact that people talk – journalists talk – about Aboriginal people with our drinking problem. We don't have a drinking problem at all... [The] Aboriginal drinking problem is white people selling to them."<sup id="cite_ref-news.com-blame_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news.com-blame-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2010, the <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia_Police" class="mw-redirect" title="Western Australia Police">WA Police Force</a> announced they had opened an investigation into reports of child abuse by Dingo. It was alleged that Dingo slapped and verbally abused an 11-year-old boy at Carnarvon Primary School, and then made abusive comments singling out that particular boy while speaking at a school assembly shortly afterward. Dingo denied the claims, saying: "I deny it, but until there is an outcome I can't really talk about it."<sup id="cite_ref-yahoo-assault_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yahoo-assault-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-h-sun-fame_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-h-sun-fame-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He entered a plea of not guilty by endorsement in a letter to the court and a date of 3 February 2011 was set for trial in Carnarvon.<sup id="cite_ref-oztimes_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oztimes-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, on 18 April 2011, following a mediation session, the assault charge was dropped and the matter formally withdrawn.<sup id="cite_ref-abc-no-charge_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc-no-charge-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2010, two women from New South Wales and Victoria claimed to have engaged in affairs with Dingo. It was subsequently reported that Ernie and Sally were living in an open marriage for the sake of their children.<sup id="cite_ref-bp-open_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bp-open-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The claim of an open marriage was found to be false and was retracted.<sup id="cite_ref-news-d-head_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-news-d-head-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ernie_Dingo&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.filmreference.com/film/85/Ernie-Dingo.html"><i>Ernie Dingo (1956 – )</i></a>. 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Random House Australia, 1997. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-09-183634-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-09-183634-4">0-09-183634-4</a>.</li> <li>Dingo, Sally. <i>Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids</i>. 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