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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 2007, he marked 16 years of being involved in the local entertainment scene such as Akademi Fantasia.
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, |
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