Anthony Louis "Tony" Barber OAM (born 28 March 1939) is an English-born Australian television game show host. He is a Gold Logie winning television personality.While Barber is more noted for his role as host of Sale of the Century, his origins in television date back to the 1970s when he hosted the then popular Seven Network game show Great Temptation. The show was successful enough for the network that both daytime and prime time editions of the show were screened.
In 1980, the Grundy Organisation, on the advice of its founder and producer, Reg Grundy, decided to revive the Great Temptation format using the original international title, Sale of the Century. Screened nationally on the Nine Network, Barber hosted the show from 1980-91. In 1993, Barber went on to host the short-lived Australian version of Jeopardy! (Network Ten). During the 70s/80s Barber signed to the RCA label and recorded a number of easy listening albums and singles covering other artists songs.
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