Who Do You Think You Are? - Season 1 - Eps 5: Dennis Cometti
Dennis Cometti is the best known and most authoritative Australian Rules football commentator in Australia. Millions of football fans around the nation admire and respect his droll, quirky commentary. He knows everything there is to know about the genealogy of the AFL, confidently recalling any player’s pedigree, background and performance statistics – he spends hours researching the history of the game. But ask the ‘footy statistic guru’ about his own family and it is an entirely different story. He claims he has never had time to look into his own history. Dennis wants to reconnect with his Italian identity. Everyone else identifies with him being Italian and he’s bemused because he doesn’t - he can’t even speak the language. Who Do You Think You Are?® takes Dennis on a journey to explore his rich Italian heritage.
About Who Do You Think You Are?
Title: Who Do You Think You Are?
First Air Date: 2008-01-13
Last Air Date: 2024-06-25
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 2.8/10 (from 6 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 15
Total Episodes: 113
Network: SBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: ScreenWest, Artemis International, Serendipity Productions
Synopsis
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.
Cast
Richard Mellick
Narrator
