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Ernie Dingo

Ernest Ashley Dingo AM (born 31 July 1956) is an Indigenous Australian actor, television presenter and comedian, originating from the Yamatji people of the Murchison region of Western Australia. He is a designated Australian National Living Treasure.

Ernie Dingo

Dingo was a top presenter on The Great Outdoors
Born (1956-07-31) 31 July 1956 (age 67)
Bullardoo Station, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)Actor, television presenter, comedian
Years active1976–present
SpouseSally Ashton-Dingo (nee Butler) (1989–2011)
Children5 (one adopted)

Background Edit

Born Ernest Ashley Dingo on 31 July 1956, at Bullardoo Station,[1] Dingo was the second child of nine, with three brothers and five sisters. He grew up in Mullewa, Western Australia with his family.[2] Ernie's younger brother Murray died in a car accident in August 2007.[2][3]

He attended both Prospect Primary School and Geraldton High School in his hometown in Western Australia.[citation needed]

Dingo got his first big break in acting after moving to Perth and meeting Richard Walley, with whom he played basketball in a local team. He then went on to play state league first division for the East Perth Hawks.[4] He completed an apprenticeship in sign writing.[5]

Career Edit

Ernie rose to fame when he controversially collaborated with Richard Walley to create the first public performance of the "Welcome to Country" ceremony in Perth in 1976, after dancers from the Pacific islands would not perform without one. As Australia's National Living Treasure, he promoted the Generation One "Hand Across Australia", which was a promotion for Indigenous Recognition and Equal Rights.[citation needed]

Film Edit

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 Tudawali and appeared in Bruce Beresford's 1987 drama The Fringe Dwellers. He had a major supporting role in the international comedy blockbuster Crocodile Dundee II in 1988. He appeared as himself in the 1989 comedy Cappuccino and had a major role in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World. In 1993 he starred in Blackfellas and had a lead role in 1996's Dead Heart. In 1998 he starred in Somewhere in the Darkness. In 2010 he returned to the silver screen with a role in the Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Dae along with Jessica Mauboy and Geoffrey Rush.[6]

Television and other appearances Edit

Dingo's first minor big break in television was in 1989 in the first season of Channel 7 sketch comedy TV show Fast Forward (1989–1992).

As an actor, he has also appeared in many Australian television series such as Blue Heelers, The Flying Doctors, Heartbreak High and Rafferty's Rules. He appeared in the TV mini-series The Cowra Breakout (1984), A Waltz Through the Hills (1987), (for which he won an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama) and Kings in Grass Castles (1997),[7] as well as co-starring with Cate Blanchett in the Australian television drama series Heartland (known as Burned Bridges in the United States).

He hosted the television program The Great Outdoors for 16 years from its beginning in 1993 to its end in 2009.[8]

Dingo narrated the Indigenous segment of the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony in Sydney, New South Wales.

In May 2007, Dingo appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity singing competition reality show It Takes Two. Dingo also hosted the first series of No Leave, No Life, on Channel Seven.

In February 2012 Dingo and his family were featured in episode three of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) documentary series Family Confidential.[9]

He appears in an episode of Serangoon Road, an Australian-Singaporean television drama series which premiered on 22 September 2013 on the ABC and HBO Asia. Also in 2013, Dingo plays a Vietnam veteran, a retired Army drill sergeant facing his demons in episode six of the second series of Redfern Now ("Dogs of War").[10] The episode was shown at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2013.[11] In 2018 he played Keith Groves in the TV miniseries Mystery Road.

Dingo hosted the free-to-air travel show Going Places with Ernie Dingo.[8]

In 2022 he performed in a celebrity tribute to Australian comedian and actor Paul Hogan, Roast of Paul Hogan, which was broadcast on Australia's Seven Network.

Filmography Edit

Film Edit

Year Title Role Notes
1986 The Blue Lightning Pekeri TV movie
1987 Tudawali Robert Tudawali Docu-drama biopic
1987 The Fringe Dwellers Phil Feature film
1987 A Waltz Through the Hills Frank Smith TV movie.
Won an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama
1988 Crocodile Dundee II Charlie Feature film
1988 Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller Dave Feature film
1988 Radio Redfern Self TV documentary film
1989 The Saint in Australia Tour Guide TV movie
1989 Cappuccino Self Feature film
1991 Until the End of the World Burt Feature film
1993 Blackfellas Percy Feature film
1993 Mr Electric Bill Short film
1995 Rainbow's End Jack of all Trades TV movie
1996 Dead Heart David / Pastor Feature film
1996 A Weekend in the Country Rupert TV movie
1998 Somewhere in the Darkness Cowboy Joe Feature film
1998 The Echo of Thunder Neil TV movie
2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Charlie (uncredited) Feature film
2010 Bran Nue Dae Stephen 'Uncle Tadpole' Johnson Feature film
2011 Jandamarra's War Narrator TV documentary film
2017 Rough Stuff Wild Dog Film
2017 Australia Day Floyd Mackenzie Feature film
2017 Boar Ernie Feature film
TBA Trouble Down Under Duke the Dingo Animated film

Television Edit

Year Title Role Notes
1984 The Cowra Breakout Murray TV miniseries
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Billy (senior) TV miniseries
1988 Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne Self TV series
1988 Dreaming of Lords Presenter TV special
1989 Nullarbor Dreaming Voiceover TV special
1989 The First Australians Narrator TV documentary series, 1 episode
1989 Fast Forward Various characters TV series, season 1, 22 episodes
1989 Dolphin Cove Didge TV series
1990 Rafferty's Rules Wayne Williams TV series, 1 episode
1991 The Flying Doctors Eric TV series, 1 episode
1991 Clowning Around Jack Merrick TV miniseries
1992 Oondamooroo: A Profile of Ernie Dingo Self TV special
1992 Ultraman: Towards the Future Mudjudi TV miniseries, 1 episode
1992 Dearest Enemy TV series, 1 episode
1992 G.P. Eddie TV series, 1 episode
1993 Clowning Around 2 Jack Merrick TV miniseries
1993-2009 The Great Outdoors Host TV series
1994 Heartland (aka Burned Bridges) Vincent Burunga TV series, 13 episodes
1995 Heartbreak High Vic Morris TV series, 5 episodes
1997 Kings in Grass Castles Jimmy TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1997 Bullpitt! Self TV series, 1 episode
1997 Surprise Surprise Self TV series, 1 episode
1999 Kidspeak Co-host TV series
2000 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Narrator (indigenous segment) TV special
2000/03 Blue Heelers Archie Garrett TV series, 2 episodes
2007 Good as Gold Host TV series
2007 It Takes Two Contestant TV series, 9 episodes
2008 Outback Wildlife Rescue Presenter TV series
2008 First Australians Performer TV miniseries, 1 episode
2009-10 No Leave, No Life Host TV series, season 1
2012 Spicks and Specks Guest TV series, 1 episode
2012 Family Confidential Himself (with family) TV documentary series, episode 3: "The Dingos"
2013 First Footprints Narrator TV documentary series, 4 episodes
2013 Serangoon Road Robbo TV series, 1 episode
2013 Redfern Now Ernie Johnson TV series, season 2, episode 6: "Dogs of War'"
2014 Talking Language with Ernie Dingo Host TV series
2015 Horizon Narrator TV series
2016 DNA Nation Self TV documentary series
2017 NITV Sunrise Ceremony Self TV special
2017 Newton's Law Frank Stewart TV miniseries, 1 episode
2018 Nyoongar Footy Magic Presenter TV documentary series
2018 Mystery Road Keith Groves TV miniseries, 5 episodes
2018 Who Do You Think You Are? Himself TV series, season 9, episode 7
2016-23 Going Places with Ernie Dingo Host TV series, 54 episodes
2022 Roast of Paul Hogan Himself TV special

Personal life Edit

Dingo's eldest daughter, Carrleen, was born when he was 18; through her, he has two grandchildren.[12]

Ernie Dingo married Sally Butler, then a sales representative for 2Day FM, in 1989.[13] 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.[12] In his appearance on Family Confidential Dingo revealed that Wilara's father was another Aboriginal actor who was actually Dingo's cousin, David Ngoombujarra.[9][14] Dingo discovered in 2004 that he had a daughter, named Zoe, from a brief relationship before his marriage.[12]

Sally Dingo has authored two books about her husband and family, 2000's Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids and Dingo, The Story of our Mob in 1997. Their marriage broke down in 2011 and Dingo moved to Perth.[15]

Dingo fathered twin boys, Jimmy and Stewie, in 2015.[16]

Dingo is a prominent supporter of Australian rules football, and in particular the Australian Football League's West Coast Eagles.

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.[17]

Dingo is a fan of basketball and played at state level in 1973 for the Perth Wildcats. He will join the masters games to play the game for Australia in 2022.[18]

Awards and honours Edit

Ernie Dingo was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1990, in recognition of his service to the performing arts.[19]

He received the AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Tele feature for A Waltz Through the Hills in 1988, after being nominated the previous year for Tudawali. He has also been nominated for an AFI/AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama in 1994 for Heartland and in 2013 for Redfern Now.

Controversy Edit

In 2008, Dingo and radio host Kyle Sandilands had a feud after Sandilands used the line "a dingo ate my baby" in a promo leading up to Dingo's appearance on his show. The two patched things up, and KIIS FM donated $10,000 to the Mullewa Football Club in Western Australia.[20]

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."[21]

In August 2010, the WA Police Force 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."[22][23] 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.[24] However, on 18 April 2011, following a mediation session, the assault charge was dropped and the matter formally withdrawn.[25]

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.[26] The claim of an open marriage was found to be false and was retracted.[27]

References Edit

  1. ^ Ernie Dingo (1956 – ). Film Reference.com.
  2. ^ a b "Dingo's brother dies in car crash". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ Kappelle, Liza (10 August 2007). "Ernie Dingo loses a brother". Brisbane Times. Fairfax Digital. AAP. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (12 July 2019). "Good Sports: Australian Athletes Who Act". Filmink.
  5. ^ "'I've walked away for sixty years': Ernie Dingo reflects". NITV. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  6. ^ . Movies.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Kings in Grass Castles-Full Cast and Crew". imdb.com. 1988. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Ernie Dingo". Opera Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b "The Dingos". Family Confidential. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 15 February 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Dogs of War". Redfern Now, Series 2, Ep. 6 (. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ . Adelaide Film Festival 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  12. ^ a b c "Dingo's secret daughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  13. ^ Huntington, Patty and Rachel Brown. He has 3 daughters, Zoe Dingo, Alyssa Dingo and Wilara Dingo."Dingo's secret daughter'. Sydney Morning Herald. 12 September 2004.
  14. ^ "Ernie Dingo's family adoption twist". The West Australian. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Shut case on Dingo's 'open-marriage'". PerthNow. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Anti-vaxxers target Ernie Dingo's kids in vile new low". PerthNow. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  17. ^ Hastie, Hamish (26 November 2021). "Ernie Dingo targeted by anti-vaxxers in racist threats to family". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  18. ^ Newton, Allen (6 September 2021). "The talented Ernie Dingo returns to his basketball roots". Have a Go News. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  19. ^ It's an Honour – Member of the Order of Australia
  20. ^ Bucklow, Andrew (20 March 2019). "Kyle ends decade-long feud with TV star". news.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Ernie Dingo blames whites for Aboriginal drinking". News.com.au. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  22. ^ Knowles, Gabrielle; McGuire, Mike (2 August 2010). "Police investigate Dingo assault claim". The West Australian. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  23. ^ Langmaid, Aaron (5 August 2010). "Fame, lies, scandals won't break us, says Ernie Dingo's wife Sally". Herald Sun. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  24. ^ "Ernie Dingo pleads not guilty to assault". australiantimes.co.uk. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  25. ^ "Assault charge against Ernie Dingo dropped". ABC News. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  26. ^ . 7 June 2010. Archived from the original on 12 June 2010.
  27. ^ Langmaid, Aaron (5 August 2010). "'Ernie's a d***head but I still love him' – Dingo's wife Sally insists marriage is strong". News.com.au. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

Bibliography Edit

  • Dingo, Sally. Dingo, The Story of our Mob. Random House Australia, 1997. ISBN 0-09-183634-4.
  • Dingo, Sally. Ernie Dingo: King of the Kids. Random House Australia, 2000. ISBN 1-74051-710-5.

External links Edit

  • Ernie Dingo at IMDb  
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ernie, dingo, ernest, ashley, dingo, born, july, 1956, indigenous, australian, actor, television, presenter, comedian, originating, from, yamatji, people, murchison, region, western, australia, designated, australian, national, living, treasure, amdingo, prese. Ernest Ashley Dingo AM born 31 July 1956 is an Indigenous Australian actor television presenter and comedian originating from the Yamatji people of the Murchison region of Western Australia He is a designated Australian National Living Treasure Ernie DingoAMDingo was a top presenter on The Great OutdoorsBorn 1956 07 31 31 July 1956 age 67 Bullardoo Station Western Australia AustraliaOccupation s Actor television presenter comedianYears active1976 presentSpouseSally Ashton Dingo nee Butler 1989 2011 Children5 one adopted Contents 1 Background 2 Career 2 1 Film 2 2 Television and other appearances 3 Filmography 3 1 Film 3 2 Television 4 Personal life 5 Awards and honours 6 Controversy 7 References 8 Bibliography 9 External linksBackground EditBorn Ernest Ashley Dingo on 31 July 1956 at Bullardoo Station 1 Dingo was the second child of nine with three brothers and five sisters He grew up in Mullewa Western Australia with his family 2 Ernie s younger brother Murray died in a car accident in August 2007 2 3 He attended both Prospect Primary School and Geraldton High School in his hometown in Western Australia citation needed Dingo got his first big break in acting after moving to Perth and meeting Richard Walley with whom he played basketball in a local team He then went on to play state league first division for the East Perth Hawks 4 He completed an apprenticeship in sign writing 5 Career EditErnie rose to fame when he controversially collaborated with Richard Walley to create the first public performance of the Welcome to Country ceremony in Perth in 1976 after dancers from the Pacific islands would not perform without one As Australia s National Living Treasure he promoted the Generation One Hand Across Australia which was a promotion for Indigenous Recognition and Equal Rights citation needed Film Edit 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 Tudawali and appeared in Bruce Beresford s 1987 drama The Fringe Dwellers He had a major supporting role in the international comedy blockbuster Crocodile Dundee II in 1988 He appeared as himself in the 1989 comedy Cappuccino and had a major role in the 1991 Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World In 1993 he starred in Blackfellas and had a lead role in 1996 s Dead Heart In 1998 he starred in Somewhere in the Darkness In 2010 he returned to the silver screen with a role in the Aboriginal musical Bran Nue Dae along with Jessica Mauboy and Geoffrey Rush 6 Television and other appearances Edit Dingo s first minor big break in television was in 1989 in the first season of Channel 7 sketch comedy TV show Fast Forward 1989 1992 As an actor he has also appeared in many Australian television series such as Blue Heelers The Flying Doctors Heartbreak High and Rafferty s Rules He appeared in the TV mini series The Cowra Breakout 1984 A Waltz Through the Hills 1987 for which he won an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama and Kings in Grass Castles 1997 7 as well as co starring with Cate Blanchett in the Australian television drama series Heartland known as Burned Bridges in the United States He hosted the television program The Great Outdoors for 16 years from its beginning in 1993 to its end in 2009 8 Dingo narrated the Indigenous segment of the 2000 Olympic Games opening ceremony in Sydney New South Wales In May 2007 Dingo appeared as one of the celebrity performers on the celebrity singing competition reality show It Takes Two Dingo also hosted the first series of No Leave No Life on Channel Seven In February 2012 Dingo and his family were featured in episode three of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC documentary series Family Confidential 9 He appears in an episode of Serangoon Road an Australian Singaporean television drama series which premiered on 22 September 2013 on the ABC and HBO Asia Also in 2013 Dingo plays a Vietnam veteran a retired Army drill sergeant facing his demons in episode six of the second series of Redfern Now Dogs of War 10 The episode was shown at the Adelaide Film Festival in October 2013 11 In 2018 he played Keith Groves in the TV miniseries Mystery Road Dingo hosted the free to air travel show Going Places with Ernie Dingo 8 In 2022 he performed in a celebrity tribute to Australian comedian and actor Paul Hogan Roast of Paul Hogan which was broadcast on Australia s Seven Network Filmography EditFilm Edit Year Title Role Notes1986 The Blue Lightning Pekeri TV movie1987 Tudawali Robert Tudawali Docu drama biopic1987 The Fringe Dwellers Phil Feature film1987 A Waltz Through the Hills Frank Smith TV movie Won an AFI Award for Best Actor in a Television Drama1988 Crocodile Dundee II Charlie Feature film1988 Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller Dave Feature film1988 Radio Redfern Self TV documentary film1989 The Saint in Australia Tour Guide TV movie1989 Cappuccino Self Feature film1991 Until the End of the World Burt Feature film1993 Blackfellas Percy Feature film1993 Mr Electric Bill Short film1995 Rainbow s End Jack of all Trades TV movie1996 Dead Heart David Pastor Feature film1996 A Weekend in the Country Rupert TV movie1998 Somewhere in the Darkness Cowboy Joe Feature film1998 The Echo of Thunder Neil TV movie2001 Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Charlie uncredited Feature film2010 Bran Nue Dae Stephen Uncle Tadpole Johnson Feature film2011 Jandamarra s War Narrator TV documentary film2017 Rough Stuff Wild Dog Film2017 Australia Day Floyd Mackenzie Feature film2017 Boar Ernie Feature filmTBA Trouble Down Under Duke the Dingo Animated filmTelevision Edit Year Title Role Notes1984 The Cowra Breakout Murray TV miniseries1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Billy senior TV miniseries1988 Craig Goes Mad in Melbourne Self TV series1988 Dreaming of Lords Presenter TV special1989 Nullarbor Dreaming Voiceover TV special1989 The First Australians Narrator TV documentary series 1 episode1989 Fast Forward Various characters TV series season 1 22 episodes1989 Dolphin Cove Didge TV series1990 Rafferty s Rules Wayne Williams TV series 1 episode1991 The Flying Doctors Eric TV series 1 episode1991 Clowning Around Jack Merrick TV miniseries1992 Oondamooroo A Profile of Ernie Dingo Self TV special1992 Ultraman Towards the Future Mudjudi TV miniseries 1 episode1992 Dearest Enemy TV series 1 episode1992 G P Eddie TV series 1 episode1993 Clowning Around 2 Jack Merrick TV miniseries1993 2009 The Great Outdoors Host TV series1994 Heartland aka Burned Bridges Vincent Burunga TV series 13 episodes1995 Heartbreak High Vic Morris TV series 5 episodes1997 Kings in Grass Castles Jimmy TV miniseries 2 episodes1997 Bullpitt Self TV series 1 episode1997 Surprise Surprise Self TV series 1 episode1999 Kidspeak Co host TV series2000 2000 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony Narrator indigenous segment TV special2000 03 Blue Heelers Archie Garrett TV series 2 episodes2007 Good as Gold Host TV series2007 It Takes Two Contestant TV series 9 episodes2008 Outback Wildlife Rescue Presenter TV series2008 First Australians Performer TV miniseries 1 episode2009 10 No Leave No Life Host TV series season 12012 Spicks and Specks Guest TV series 1 episode2012 Family Confidential Himself with family TV documentary series episode 3 The Dingos 2013 First Footprints Narrator TV documentary series 4 episodes2013 Serangoon Road Robbo TV series 1 episode2013 Redfern Now Ernie Johnson TV series season 2 episode 6 Dogs of War 2014 Talking Language with Ernie Dingo Host TV series2015 Horizon Narrator TV series2016 DNA Nation Self TV documentary series2017 NITV Sunrise Ceremony Self TV special2017 Newton s Law Frank Stewart TV miniseries 1 episode2018 Nyoongar Footy Magic Presenter TV documentary series2018 Mystery Road Keith Groves TV miniseries 5 episodes2018 Who Do You Think You Are Himself TV series season 9 episode 72016 23 Going Places with Ernie Dingo Host TV series 54 episodes2022 Roast of Paul Hogan Himself TV specialPersonal life EditDingo s eldest daughter Carrleen was born when he was 18 through her he has two grandchildren 12 Ernie Dingo married Sally Butler then a sales representative for 2Day FM in 1989 13 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 12 In his appearance on Family Confidential Dingo revealed that Wilara s father was another Aboriginal actor who was actually Dingo s cousin David Ngoombujarra 9 14 Dingo discovered in 2004 that he had a daughter named Zoe from a brief relationship before his marriage 12 Sally Dingo has authored two books about her husband and family 2000 s Ernie Dingo King of the Kids and Dingo The Story of our Mob in 1997 Their marriage broke down in 2011 and Dingo moved to Perth 15 Dingo fathered twin boys Jimmy and Stewie in 2015 16 Dingo is a prominent supporter of Australian rules football and in particular the Australian Football League s West Coast Eagles 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 17 Dingo is a fan of basketball and played at state level in 1973 for the Perth Wildcats He will join the masters games to play the game for Australia in 2022 18 Awards and honours EditErnie Dingo was made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1990 in recognition of his service to the performing arts 19 He received the AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Tele feature for A Waltz Through the Hills in 1988 after being nominated the previous year for Tudawali He has also been nominated for an AFI AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor in a Television Drama in 1994 for Heartland and in 2013 for Redfern Now Controversy EditIn 2008 Dingo and radio host Kyle Sandilands had a feud after Sandilands used the line a dingo ate my baby in a promo leading up to Dingo s appearance on his show The two patched things up and KIIS FM donated 10 000 to the Mullewa Football Club in Western Australia 20 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 21 In August 2010 the WA Police Force 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 22 23 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 24 However on 18 April 2011 following a mediation session the assault charge was dropped and the matter formally withdrawn 25 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 26 The claim of an open marriage was found to be false and was retracted 27 References Edit Ernie Dingo 1956 Film Reference com a b Dingo s brother dies in car crash The Sydney Morning Herald 9 August 2007 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Kappelle Liza 10 August 2007 Ernie Dingo loses a brother Brisbane Times Fairfax Digital AAP Retrieved 29 December 2014 Vagg Stephen 12 July 2019 Good Sports Australian Athletes Who Act Filmink I ve walked away for sixty years Ernie Dingo reflects NITV 19 June 2020 Retrieved 14 February 2022 Ernie Dingo Filmography Yahoo Movies Movies yahoo com Archived from the original on 29 June 2011 Retrieved 11 July 2011 Kings in Grass Castles Full Cast and Crew imdb com 1988 Retrieved 29 December 2014 a b Ernie Dingo Opera Australia Retrieved 14 February 2022 a b The Dingos Family Confidential Australian Broadcasting Corporation 15 February 2012 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Dogs of War Redfern Now Series 2 Ep 6 Australian Broadcasting Corporation 5 December 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2014 Redfern Now 2 Dogs of War Adelaide Film Festival 2013 Archived from the original on 19 December 2013 Retrieved 29 December 2014 a b c Dingo s secret daughter The Sydney Morning Herald 12 September 2004 Retrieved 14 February 2022 Huntington Patty and Rachel Brown He has 3 daughters Zoe Dingo Alyssa Dingo and Wilara Dingo Dingo s secret daughter Sydney Morning Herald 12 September 2004 Ernie Dingo s family adoption twist The West Australian 3 February 2012 Retrieved 14 February 2022 Shut case on Dingo s open marriage PerthNow 4 February 2012 Retrieved 14 February 2022 Anti vaxxers target Ernie Dingo s kids in vile new low PerthNow 26 November 2021 Retrieved 14 February 2022 Hastie Hamish 26 November 2021 Ernie Dingo targeted by anti vaxxers in racist threats to family The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 14 February 2022 Newton Allen 6 September 2021 The talented Ernie Dingo returns to his basketball roots Have a Go News Retrieved 14 February 2022 It s an Honour Member of the Order of Australia Bucklow Andrew 20 March 2019 Kyle ends decade long feud with TV star news com au Retrieved 14 February 2022 Ernie Dingo blames whites for Aboriginal drinking News com au 12 December 2009 Retrieved 28 December 2014 Knowles Gabrielle McGuire Mike 2 August 2010 Police investigate Dingo assault claim The West Australian Retrieved 11 July 2011 Langmaid Aaron 5 August 2010 Fame lies scandals won t break us says Ernie Dingo s wife Sally Herald Sun Retrieved 11 July 2011 Ernie Dingo pleads not guilty to assault australiantimes co uk 11 October 2010 Retrieved 12 October 2010 Assault charge against Ernie Dingo dropped ABC News 18 April 2011 Retrieved 15 September 2011 Ernie Dingo in open relationship 7 June 2010 Archived from the original on 12 June 2010 Langmaid Aaron 5 August 2010 Ernie s a d head but I still love him Dingo s wife Sally insists marriage is strong News com au Retrieved 11 July 2011 Bibliography EditDingo Sally Dingo The Story of our Mob Random House Australia 1997 ISBN 0 09 183634 4 Dingo Sally Ernie Dingo King of the Kids Random House Australia 2000 ISBN 1 74051 710 5 External links EditErnie Dingo at IMDb nbsp 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