Marty Morton is a performer who has acted in many TV, theatre and commercials in Australia and in other countries including England. Morton was born in the north of England and emigrated to Australia.

Television

In Britain, Morton has appeared on '' Crackerjack'' and ''

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''. In Australia he has acted in TV shows including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

The Young Doctors ''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983. The series is prima ...

'', '' All Saints'', and '' The Restless Years''. When comedian

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and his Emu puppet character left the ''

Super Flying Fun Show The ''Super Flying Fun Show'' was a live weekday morning television programme aimed at children. It was made at TCN 9 in Sydney, Australia, and shown on relay in Melbourne on GTV 9. ''Super Flying Fun Show'' replaced the original ''Today' ...

'' and Australia, a duplicate of Emu was made so the character could continue on the show as ''Marty and Emu'', much to Hull's annoyance, Marty Morton took over Hull's co-hosting position with

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in Australia. Not long after, Marty became a regular on the ''Super Flying Fun Show''. In 2003 he was a guest on Channel 4 documentary on Rod Hull, ''Rod Hull: A Bird in the Hand'' .

Stage

Morton's pantomime credits include Cinderella, Dick Whittington, Mother Goose and Our Own-Bush Homebush. He has entertained with his 'sidekicks' Emu, Camel,

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and Talkin' Horse. Morton has appeared with

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and

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. Among his talents is the production of sets and props.

Awards

Mo Awards

The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the

Mo Awards The Australian Entertainment Mo Awards (commonly known informally as the Mo Awards) were an annual Australian entertainment industry award, that where established in 1975, to recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia. They were l ...

), were annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia from 1975 to 2016. Marty Morton won three awards in that time. (wins only) , - , 1982 , Marty Morton , Versatile Variety Act of the Year , , - , 1983 , Marty Morton , Versatile Variety Act of the Year , , - , 1986 , Marty Morton , Versatile Variety Act of the Year , , -

References

External links

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Marty Morton's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Morton, Marty Living people Australian television personalities Year of birth missing (living people)