| Haji Aznil Nawawi | |
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Haji Aznil Nawawi |
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| Born | Haji Aznil bin Haji Nawawi November 6, 1962 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Other names | Pak Nil |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Host, Singer, Writer |
| Years active | 1990 - |
| Awards | 20th Malaysian Film Festival - Best Actor in the Supporting Role (for Professor Klon in Cicak Man; nominated) Anugerah Bintang Popular 2003 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Sri Angkasa 2004 - Best TV Host Media Hiburan 2004 - Special Award Anugerah Bintang Popular 2003 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Sri Angkasa 2005 - Best TV Host Anugerah Bintang Popular 2005 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Bintang Popular 2005 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Skrin 2007 - Best Talk Show Anugerah Bintang Popular 2006 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Bintang Popular 2007 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Juri 2008 - Best Entertainment Presenter Anugerah Bintang Popular 2008 - Most Popular Male TV Host Anugerah Bintang Popular 2009 - Most Popular Male TV Host Asian Television Awards 2010 - Best Game Show |
Aznil bin Haji Nawawi or better known as Aznil Nawawi, Aznil Haji Nawawi, Aznil or Pak Nil, is a TV host in Malaysia. He is said to be the man who revolutionized hosting on Malaysian TV; turning it from rigid and monotonous to witty, fun and lively.
He won the Best Talk Show Award at the Asian Television Awards 2005 in Singapore. in 2011, he marked 20 years of being involved in the local entertainment scene such as Akademi Fantasia.
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Aznil was born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur. He graduated from University of Malaya with a Bachelor of Economics degree. He started his career in 1990 as a broadcaster and a media reporter with TV3.
He first started doing news in broadcasting industry, then moved to hosting in 1992. Pop Kuiz was the first program he hosts. In 1994, he hosted Melodi and Teleskop.
He then made the move to Astro Ria television channel, which also marked his entry as creative director for the channel. One of his more popular projects is his involvement with the reality programme, Akademi Fantasia.
Aznil recalled that when he began hosting the new reality show Akademi Fantasia (AF) in 2002 – the first reality talent show in the country – people came up to him and told him that it would be almost impossible to host such a programme successfully. It turned out to be a success and Aznil reaped the fruits of brought him. And he didn’t just rest on his laurels.
Aznil has three children, Fildza Haifa whom he calls Fifi, 21, Fariq Haizen whom he nicknames Riki, 16, and Firdaus Hariz called Baby Riz, 2.
In May 2007, Aznil said he would't be back to host the highly-popular programme after hosting it for five consecutive seasons.
His exclusive contract as a creative consultant with Astro (satellite TV) was to expire in September, 2007.
“I’m still keeping my options open. There have been times when nobody wanted me. But I will cross that bridge when the time comes (when his contract expires). I have to consider many factors before making make any decisions about my future,” said the amiable host in an interview recently.
“Fortunately, for me there are many new things for me to explore ... even at 47.” Aznil’s latest venture is his children’s variety show, Tom Tom Bak – arguably the first of its kind in the country – on Astro Ceria every Sunday at 12.30 pm.
“I have always wanted to work on a children’s show and hosting Tom Tom Bak forms part of my efforts to bring young talents to the TV screen. The energy and talent on set are really amazing,” he added. The 30-minute show features four segments – Siapa Dia? (Who's This?), Jom Borak! (Let's Chit-chat), Ada Bakat Ke? (Got Talent?) and Jeng Jeng Jeng! (Ta-da!)
Aznil also said that he has been toying with the idea of organising a series of workshops and working closely with the Education Ministry and Yayasan Budi Penyayang aimed at encouraging children to speak up.
^1 He is also the director of the film.
First solo album produced by Pony Canyon
Aznil's mini album was published and released officially on 13 August 2008. The mini album that is entitled "Aznil" consists of three songs composed by Edry Abdul Halim and one cover version. Two of the tracks which are Teramat Sangat and Professor Klon were the original soundtrack for the film Duyung and Cicak Man respectively. Both the films were produced by KRU Films which is now KRU Studios.[1]
==ves on], The Star, July 3, 2007.