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Introduction
Gary Sweet is an Australian film and television actor. He is best known for his roles in Alexandra’s Project (as Steve), Police Rescue (as Sergeant “Mickey” McClintock), Cody (as Cody), Big Sky (as Chris Manning), Bodyline (as Donald Bradman), Stingers (as DI Luke Harris) and House Husbands (as Lewis Crabb).
Sweet was initiated into the Australian Film Walk of Fame on 13 March 2011, as part of the closing night celebrations of the Australian Film Festival. Gary Sweet is an ambassador for the Glenelg Tigers, an Australian rules football club that plays in the South Australian National Football League. He is also a supporter of the Manly Sea Eagles rugby league club and played in the National Rugby League.
Early life
| Name | Gary Sweet |
| Net Worth | $3 million |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 65 years |
| Height | 1.85m |
Gary Sweet was born on May 22, 1957 (age 65 years) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was adopted by a young couple and grew up in Warradale, South Australia, and attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He was also named after his neighbour’s son. He later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at Sturt Teachers’ College took up drama. His first role was in the low-budget horror film Nightmares. In the early 1980s, Sweet became recognizable through the ongoing role of Leslie ‘Magpie’ Maddern in the Crawfords television series The Sullivans.
Career
Gary Sweet had his first major role in 1984 as Donald Bradman in the Network Ten miniseries Bodyline, the story of the 1932–33 Test cricket series between England and Australia. The award-winning 1987 Australian TV movie The Great Bookie Robbery was a gritty true-crime story seeing Sweet’s character Chico White playing the inside man trying to infiltrate the close-knit bank robbers. In 1994, he appeared in The Battlers alongside Jacqueline McKenzie.
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Sweet starred in the drama series Police Rescue as Sgt. Steve “Mickey” McClintock between 1990 and 1996. This role was a popular role for Sweet and led him to win several major television awards, including the Australian Film Institute’s Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Television Drama for his performance (in 1991 and 1992), the Variety Club Heart Award for TV Actor of the Year (1993), and two TV Week Silver Logie Awards for Most Popular Actor and Most Outstanding Actor (1992, 1994).
He starred in Big Sky as Chris Manning between 1997 and 1999. In 1999, Gary Sweet starred in Dog’s Head Bay as Alex. In 2001, he appeared in a fourth series episode of the British comedy-drama Cold Feet. In 2002, he took on the continuing role of Inspector Luke Harris in the police drama series Stingers until the show’s conclusion in 2004. In 2006, Sweet was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars and made it to the final seven. His partner was dancer Eliza Campagna.
In 2007, Gary Sweet appeared on several shows. He starred in the SBS miniseries The Circuit (starring as Magistrate Peter Lockhart), he co-hosted Channel Nine’s Things To Try Before You Die and starred in the ABC television series Rain Shadow with Rachel Ward. In 2008, he narrated the Australian observational documentary TV series Sudden Impact, broadcast on the Nine Network. In 2009, he had a guest role in Channel Nine’s Rescue: Special Ops and starred in season two of The Circuit. He had a role as Gunnery Sergeant Elmo “Gunny” Haney in The Pacific, which aired 2010 in Australia and the US in 2010.
Gary Sweet played Superintendent Jack Finchin in the short-lived Nine Network police drama Cops L.A.C. In 2011, he had a role on Rescue: Special Ops as Shane Gallagher. He appeared in a guest role in The Doctor Blake Mysteries in 2015 and twice in 2017. From 2012 to 2017 Sweet starred in the Nine Network’s drama/comedy House Husbands. He also made an appearance in an episode of the Stan Original Series Wolf Creek (TV series). In 2021, Gary Sweet appeared as Dale Langdon in the prison drama Wentworth (TV series).
Though most recognized for his television roles, Gary Sweet has appeared in numerous stage productions. These include David Williamson’s The Club, and in 2001, Tony McNamara’s play The Recruit for the Melbourne The atre Company. He has appeared in the Frankie Valli tribute musical Oh, What a Night. In 2013, he performed in Trevor Ashley’s musical comedy Little Orphan trAshley with Rhonda Burchmore. Sweet dabbled in the Australian music scene with limited success in the early 1990s.
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Sweet released a cover of Billy Thorpe’s “Most People I Know (Think That I’m Crazy)” in 1994 through Polygram Records Australia. The single peaked at number 52 on the ARIA Charts and spent seven weeks in the top 100. He has won several awards in his acting career. He has won two Logie Awards, one in 1982 for his role in The Sullivans (won the Most Popular New Talent) and one in 1994 for his role in Police Rescue (won the Most Popular Actor). At the 1992 and 1996 Logies, he was nominated for Most Popular Actor for his role in Police Rescue, and in 2003 and 2004, was nominated for Most Outstanding Actor for his role in Stingers.
Controversy
Gary Sweet become the public face of “The Performance Pack Initiative” in 2004, an information campaign for men with impotence problems from Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline and Impotence Australia. Bans against direct advertising prescription medicines meant that Sweet was unable to directly mention the drug, Levitra, but this code was broken when Sweet mentioned Levitra on an Adelaide radio programme. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Media Watch reported that Sweet was being investigated by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for possible breach of advertising codes.
Wife
Gary Sweet is currently married to his wife Nadia Dyall. However, Sweet is divorced from his third wife, television presenter and former Commonwealth Games swimmer, Johanna Griggs. They had two children, Jesse James and Joe Buster. Sweet also had two children from his second marriage to Jill Miller, Frank and Sophie. Following in his father’s footsteps, Frank Sweet is also an actor. Sweet’s first marriage was to actress Lenore Smith. As of mid-2022, Gary Sweet and his partner Nadia Dyall are still together.
Gary Sweet net worth
How much is Gary Sweet worth? Gary Sweet worth is estimated at around $3 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as an actor. Gary Sweet’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $500,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential actors in Australia. Gary Sweet stands at an appealing height of 1.85m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.