James Sherry (born 14 November 1967) is an Australian television presenter, actor, and producer.

Career

Sherry has hosted several children's shows, including '' Saturday Disney'' (1990 to 1994) and ''

A*mazing ''A*mazing'' is an Australian children's television game show that aired between 16 May 1994 until 1998 on the Seven Network. It was famous for a relatively large and elaborate maze/obstacle course that was part of the show's studio set. ''A*ma ...

'' (1994 to 1998). He has had guest roles in television dramas, including ''Spellbinder'' in 1995, ''The Man From Snowy River'' in 1996, '' Blue Heelers'' in 1999, ''McLeod's Daughters'' in 2002, and ''The Odyssey''. He almost became host of the 2003 revival of Australia's version of '' The Price is Right'', but the

Nine Network The Nine Network (stylised 9Network, commonly known as Channel Nine or simply Nine) is an Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by parent company Nine Entertainment and is one of five main free-to-air television netw ...

informed him that Larry Emdur (who had hosted the 1993–1998 version) would host. Sherry is also an announcer at international

cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

matches in Australia and used to regularly host Saturday Lotto, Oz Lotto and Powerball draws. Sherry is an MC at

Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...

games held at Docklands Stadium and the

Melbourne Cricket Ground The Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), also known locally as "The 'G", is an Australian sports stadium located in Yarra Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. Founded and managed by the Melbourne Cricket Club, it is the largest stadiu ...

; he always wears the colours of the home team. In recent years, however, he has focused on production work. Sherry has produced the "Open Drive" segment on broadcasts of the

Australian Open The Australian Open is a tennis tournament held annually at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia. The tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events held each year, preceding the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open. Th ...

tennis. In March 2020, Sherry was a contestant on ABC's '' Hard Quiz'', hosted by

Tom Gleeson Thomas Francis Gleeson (born 2 June 1974) is an Australian stand-up comedian, writer, television and radio presenter. Gleeson formerly co-hosted '' The Weekly with Charlie Pickering'' alongside Judith Lucy and currently hosts '' Hard Quiz'', b ...

. His chosen expert topic was 1990s Disney Cartoons. He was runner-up to an expert on Nirvana lead singer

Kurt Cobain Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American musician who served as the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter of the rock band Nirvana. Through his angst-fueled songwriting and anti-establishment persona ...

References

External links

Claud's Agency website
1967 births Australian male television actors Australian game show hosts Australian children's television presenters Living people {{Australia-tv-actor-stub