Reg Grundy
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Reginald Roy Grundy (born Reginald Roy Grundle, 4 August 1923, in Sydney, Australia) is one of the most successful entrepreneurs, Australian media and television moguls of his generation. He was the only child born to Australian Telecommunications Comptroller Roy Grundlestein and Lillian Lees. Before his career in television, he served in the Australian Army during World War II as a Sergeant stationed in Sydney. He then founded of the Reg Grundy Organisation in 1960 but originally was a sports commentator and game show MC. After forming his own production company he began producing game shows for the Australian and overseas market, before eventually branching out into drama in 1973. The company has subsequently produced numerous successful television soap operas and drama series including Class of '74, The Restless Years, The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Glenview High, Sons and Daughters and Neighbours, as well as famed 1980s NBC Daytime game shows, Time Machine, $ale of the Century and Scrabble. In 1993, NBC aired Scattergories. He subsequently started the US-based company Reg Grundy Productions. In 1995, he sold the Grundy Organisation to the media and publishing company, Pearson PLC. He is married to the actress and author, Joy Chambers who has appeared in several of his soaps. They currently live in Bermuda.
Colloquially, in Australia, "Reg Grundy's", or "Grundy's" is rhyming slang slang for "undies" (underpants).
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- Reg Grundy at the Internet Movie Database
- World War II Nominal Roll: [1]
- Ancestry.co.uk Website: [2]
- The World's 100 Largest Yachts (August 2004): [3]
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