Young, Johnny
(*1947)
During the 1970s and 1980s Johnny Young was best known as the grinning compére of television variety show Young Talent Time. The show groomed the likes of Debra Byrne, Rod Kirkham, Jamie Redfern, Jane Scarli, Phillip Gould, Karen Knowles, Tina Arena, Joey Perone and Dannii Minogue for their contribution to the Australian entertainment world. During the 1960s, however, Young was a bona fide pop star himself, dishing out a string of frantic beat hits like Step Back and Cara-Lyn. He also became a…