Larry Emdur
- Category : 1964-births
- Type : MGE
- Profile : 6/2 - Role Model / Hermit
- Definition : Single
- Incarnation Cross : LAX Separation 2
Biography
Australian television personality, currently co-host of The Morning Show on the Seven Network, alongside Kylie Gillies, since 18 June 2007. He formerly hosted the Australian version of game show The Price Is Right (1993-1998, 2003-2005, 2012) on the Nine Network, Cash Bonanza (2001, Nine Network), and Wheel of Fortune (2006, Seven Network).
Emdur was born while his parents were living in Melbourne, Victoria. Growing up near the beach in Bondi, Sydney, New South Wales, Emdur developed a keen interest in surfing from an early age. Dropping out of school at age 15, Emdur began his career as a copyboy at The Sydney Morning Herald, before moving into television, where at age 17 he became Australia's youngest national newsreader, presenting the overnight news for Seven Network in Australia. After some time in news and current affairs as a reporter and newsreader, and presenter on Good Morning Australia, Emdur switched to hosting game shows and variety television.
Emdur married his wife Sylvie (nee Lipczynski) on 4 December 1994 at the Sydney Opera House. They have two children together, son Jye, born 3:30pm, 29 April 1994, Sydney, and daughter Tia, born 1999.