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Grant Denyer
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Denyer in 2013
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Grant Craig Denyer
12 September 1977 |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 1997−present |
| Employer | Network 10 |
| Known for |
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| Spouse(s) |
Cheryl Rogers
(m. 2010) |
| Children | 3 |
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Denyer with his 2012 Renault Mégane RS265 at the 2015 Targa Tasmania
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| Related to | Craig Denyer (father) |
| Supercars Dunlop Series Australian GT Championship |
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| 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 |
Grant Denyer (born 12 September 1977) is a well-known Australian TV and radio host, and also a talented motor racing driver. He has worked for big TV channels like Seven Network and Network 10. Grant is famous for hosting popular game shows such as Family Feud and Australia's Got Talent. Currently, he hosts Deal or No Deal on Network 10.
In 2018, Grant won a special award called the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. This award is given to Australia's most popular TV star!
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Grant's TV Career Journey
Grant Denyer started his media career in 1997. He worked as a news reporter in Wagga Wagga. Later, he moved to Sydney to report on V8 Supercar races for Network Ten. There, a TV producer named Adam Boland noticed his talent.
Boland offered Grant a full-time job as the weather presenter for Sunrise. He worked there from 2004 to 2006. Grant left this job to spend more time with his family. However, he continued to be a special reporter for Sunrise.
Grant won the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars. He also hosted It Takes Two from 2006 to 2008. He has presented other shows like All Time Greatest Aussie Bloopers and Guinness World Records. Grant even holds five official Guinness World Records himself!
From 2006 to 2011, he was the host of Carols in the Domain in Sydney. In 2007, he was part of the commentary team for the V8 Supercar Series.
In 2010, Grant returned to Sunrise as the weather presenter. He stayed until March 2013, when he resigned again to be with his family. He also hosted Iron Chef Australia in 2010.
Later in 2013, Grant hosted Slide Show and Million Dollar Minute. He left Million Dollar Minute for family reasons and was replaced by Simon Reeve.
In 2014, Grant joined Network Ten to host a new version of the game show Family Feud. Grant has described himself as someone who loves to work hard.
In 2015, he co-hosted The Great Australian Spelling Bee with Chrissie Swan. In 2016, he even appeared as himself on the TV show Neighbours.
In 2018, Grant hosted the Australian version of Game of Games. In 2019, he co-hosted Dancing with the Stars with Amanda Keller. He also hosted Celebrity Name Game.
In 2021, Grant was a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Australia. He finished in second place.
In 2023, Grant and his wife, Cheryl, competed on The Amazing Race Australia. During the race in Agra, India, Grant became unwell due to the extreme heat. He had to stop racing and was unwell for several weeks afterwards.
In 2023, it was announced that Grant would be the new host of Deal or No Deal for Network 10. The show started on 29 January 2024.
Grant's TV Shows and Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 (Andrew O'Keefe) | 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 | Original host | |
| 2014–2020 | Family Feud | ||
| 2015, 2018, 2024 | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2020 | ... History | Captain Thunderbolt | |
| 2021 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Contestant | |
| 2022 | Dancing with the Stars | Winner | |
| 2022 | The Chase Australia: Celebrity special | ||
| 2024–present | Deal or No Deal | Host |
Awards and Recognition
Grant has been nominated four times for the Logie Award for Best Presenter. This is a big award for TV hosts in Australia. He was nominated in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2015 for his work on shows like It Takes Two and Family Feud.
In 2016, Grant won a Silver Logie award for Family Feud, recognizing it as the Best Entertainment Program.
In 2018, Grant won the most important award, the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. He also won the Logie Award for Most Popular Presenter that year.
Grant's Radio Career
In 2017, Grant joined 2Day FM to host a breakfast radio show called Em, Grant and Ed. Later, Ash London joined the show.
In August 2019, the show Grant, Ed and Ash ended. This was because the radio station wanted to try something new.
In October 2019, Grant announced he would host a new summer breakfast radio show. It was called the Grant and Yvie Show with Yvie Jones.
Grant's Music Career
In December 2018, Grant Denyer released his first song. It was a Christmas song called "Driving Home for Christmas".
Grant's Motor Racing Career
Grant Denyer is also a professional race car driver. He started racing in 2005 with Dick Johnson Racing. In his first year, he won the Mike Kable Rookie of the Year award. He finished in the top 10 in his debut season.
In 2006, Grant raced in big events like the Sandown 500 and the famous Bathurst 1000. He finished 9th overall at Bathurst with his teammate Alex Davison. Grant also did well in tarmac rallying, finishing on the podium in the 2007 Suncoast Rally.
He competed in the Bathurst 24-hour Endurance Event in 2002 and 2003. In 2003, he finished second in his class and sixth overall.
Grant won his first Supercars race in 2008 at Sandown. He had his best racing season in 2009, finishing fourth in the 2009 Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series.
In 2011, Grant was the main driver for a new V8 Supercar team. This team was part of a TV show called Shannons Supercar Showdown. His co-driver for the Bathurst 1000 was Cam Waters, who won the competition. Cam Waters later became a full-time Supercars driver.
Grant also raced in the Australian GT Championship in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, he won the Australian Endurance Championship with Nathan Morcom.
Grant's Personal Life
Grant Denyer was born in Gosford, New South Wales. When he was 13, his parents separated, and he moved to Hallam, Victoria. He spent his holidays on his family's farm in Ariah Park.
Grant is married to Cheryl Rogers, who is a TV producer. They got married in 2010 and have three daughters.
Grant's 2008 Injury
On 17 September 2008, Grant had an accident while practicing for a monster truck event. He broke his lower back in eight places. He was taken to hospital and his recovery took several months. Even though he was seriously injured, he was able to return to host Australia's Got Talent in 2009.
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Denyer with his 2012 Renault Mégane RS265 at the 2015 Targa Tasmania
