Grant Craig Denyer is an Australian motor racing driver and television and radio presenter who has worked for a number of television networks, most notably Seven Network and Network 10. He gained notoriety for also winning the fourth season of Dancing With the Stars.
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Personal Life and Career
Denyer was born in Gosford, New South Wales on 12 September 1977. When he was thirteen, he relocated to Dandenong, Victoria, spending his vacations at the Denyer family farm in Ariah Park, New South Wales.
Denyer started his media career as a news reporter and journalist at Prime Television in Wagga Wagga. He relocated to Sydney to work for Network Ten as a V8 Supercar pit reporter when Adam Boland, a television producer, noticed him and offered him a full-time job as the weathercaster on the revived Sunrise program from 2004 to 2006.
Denyer participated in the Bathurst 24-hour Endurance Event in 2002 while operating a Nissan 200SX. He participated in the same competition in 2003, this time with a Porsche 996 GT3, placing second in his class and sixth overall. 2005 saw his racing debut with Dick Johnson Racing.
He began his career in racing and television in 2007, participating in the V8 Supercar Series commentary team with Neil Crompton, Matthew White, Mark Beretta, and Daniel Gibson.
Denyer declared in the beginning of 2010 that he would no longer pursue full-season motorsport drives, but in 2011 Denyer was named the main driver of Shannons-Mars Racing, a V8 Supercar team created for the Shannons Supercar Showdown TV program.
In 2017, Denyer was prohibited from appearing on Triple M and KIIS 106.5 after he misrepresented a tale made by former rugby league player Matthew Johns on Triple M an hour later on KISS 106.5.
Grant Denyer’s Height: How Tall is the Australian
Grant stands at 5 feet 5 inches (165 centimeters)tall.