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David Astle was born on 9 November, 1961 in Sydney, Australia, is an Australian TV personality & radio host (born 1961). Discover David Astle's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Occupation TV personality, radio host, writer, playwright, crossword compiler
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 9 November 1961
Birthday 9 November
Birthplace Sydney, Australia
Nationality Australia

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1961

David Astle (born 9 November 1961) is an Australian TV personality and radio host, and writer of non-fiction, fiction and plays.

He also co-hosted the SBS Television (SBS) show Letters and Numbers, as the dictionary expert, in company with Richard Morecroft and Lily Serna, a role to which he returned for Celebrity Letters and Numbers in 2021.

Astle's cryptic crosswords, appearing under the name "DA" in The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald (for which he also writes the "Wordplay" section), have developed a large following which includes musician Holly Throsby and actor Geoffrey Rush.

Rush called him "the Sergeant Pepper of cryptic crosswords".

1990

He won third prize in The Age Short Story Award in 1990 and his first novel, Marzipan Plan, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award.

2001

In 2001 he won the James Joyce Suspended Sentence Award for short fiction.

2004

Astle has taught journalism at RMIT University and in 2004 was awarded a DSC Teaching Award for best sessional teacher.

2008

His play Cowboy Humour was part of the Short and Sweet play festival in 2008, which has previously featured Astle's plays including The Gentleman Had An Axe in 2007 and The Mercy Kitchen.

2011

In 2011, his portrait called "DA" painted by artist Amanda Marburg, was shortlisted for the Archibald Prize.

2013

Astle's 2013 book Cluetopia: The story of 100 years of the crossword celebrates the centenary of the crossword with a chapter for each year.

Astle is a three times winner of the Banjo Paterson Writing Award.

In 2013, he helped create the word "phub" (a portmanteau of phone and snub), for when someone is ignored in favour of a mobile phone.

2015

From 2015 he was a fill-in host on ABC Radio Melbourne as well as a regular word expert on ABC TV's News Breakfast.

2019

In December 2019, Astle was appointed as host of the Evenings radio program on ABC Radio Melbourne and ABC Local Radio in Victoria replacing Lindy Burns.

Throughout 2019 Astle filled in for Burns whilst she was on long service leave.