Max Cryer

Max Cryer MBE is a New Zealand television producer, broadcaster, entertainment producer, singer, cabaret performer and author.He was educated in Vienna, Italy, and New Zealand, holds a Master's degree with Honours in Language and Literature, has been Chairman of the Oxford Union debates and judge of the Watties (Montana) Book Award.

His professional career began onstage at Sadlers Wells Opera, London, following which he appeared in TV in Berlin and films in Rome. Then came an international career in cabaret, and a ten-year American contract with seventeen tours of the USA as an entertainer in San Francisco, Chicago, Las Vegas and Hollywood. He has been New Zealand's Entertainer of the Year, was awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal for services to New Zealand, and became a Member of the British Empire in 1995 for services to New Zealand entertainment.

He was New Zealand's first television quizmaster, host of twelve different television series and many specials, spoke the first words when New Zealand television was linked over the full nation for the first time, and was host of NZ's first live talk-variety show "Town Cryer."

His recordings include 15 long-playing albums and stage roles include Henry Higgins in "My Fair Lady," the King in "The King and I," Count Danilo in "The Merry Widow" and Prince Orlovsky in "Die Fledermaus." From 1977 he produced over 300 TV shows for TVNZ, including Mastermind, International Mastermind, and University Challenge (New Zealand).

He was seconded by the New Zealand Government to direct all New Zealand entertainment for the World Expo 1988 (Brisbane) and World Expo 1992 (Seville) where he organised and supervised 1000 Māori musical and cultural performances, and became repertoire co-ordinator for Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's best-selling recording of Māori music.

Since 1997 his weekly radio session (now on Radio Live) has answered listeners' questions on the English language and his non-fiction books have been published in New Zealand, Australia, United Kingdom, Germany and Russia.

Bibliography

• Town Cryer (Collins, Auckland, 1978) ISBN 0 00 216934 7 (autobiography)
• Day by Day (Harper Moa Beckett, 1988) ISBN 1-86958-721-9
• Curious Questions
• Curious Kiwi Words (2002)
• Hear Our Voices, We Entreat (Exile 2004)
• Cat Miscellany (Blake Publishing 2005) ISBN 1-8445-416-9
• The Godzone Dictionary (Exile 2006)
• Love Me Tender (Exile 2008)
• Who Said That First (Exile 2010)

References

• Town Cryer (Collins, Auckland, 1978) ISBN 0 00 216934 7 (autobiography)
• Who’s Who in New Zealand',' edited by Max Lambert (1991, Reed, Wellington, 12th edn) ISBN 0790001306

External links

• Max Cryer at Speakers New Zealand
• Love me Tender on stories behind the songs (book)

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