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Sir david attenborough Has broken an impressive record after becoming the oldest person to win a Daytime Emmy.
Eight months on Friday (October 17) before his 100th birthday99-year-old wins award for Netflix series The Secret Life of the Orangutan,
attenborough overtakes mary poppins star dick van dykeWho made a record last year at the age of 98 by winning the Guest Artist Award for his role in days of Our Lives,
The Secret Life of the OrangutanThe award for Best Outstanding Daytime Personality was one for Attenborough, out of three overall, with the star beating out Marvel stars Anthony Mackie and Martha Stewart to win the trophy.
Mackie was nominated for his nature series Anthony Mackie: Gulf CoastWhile Stewart was recognized for Martha’s GardenIn which she shares gardening tips and lessons from her farm.
Attenborough also won over Brad Bestelink (living with leopards) with Andy Sweeney Blanco, Courtney Dober, Rob North and Kierin Stone fixer,
Earlier this year, Attenborough, considering approaching “the end of his life”, shared that he believed it would save the planet from destruction.
Veteran naturalist addresses his mortality in documentaryocean:with David Attenborough, Which was released in May on his 99th birthday.
In film, ex BBC Two controllers expressed sadness at the current situation World’s ecosystems, but said he has discovered what is Earth’s “most important place” after “living on this planet for almost a hundred years.”
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Stating that the key to saving the planet “lies not on land, but in the sea”, he added: “When I first saw the ocean as a young boy, I thought it was a vast wilderness that must be tamed and controlled for the benefit of humanity.
“Now, as I approach the end of my life, we know the opposite is true.”
Attenborough said that the health of the planet is “so bad” that it would be “hard not to lose hope” if there were no ocean, which he called “the most remarkable discovery of all”.
He concluded: “If we save the ocean, we save our world. After a lifetime filming our planet, I’m convinced that nothing is more important.”
Attenborough’s screen career spanned seven decades. He first started working at the BBC in the 1950s, hosting a wildlife show Zoo QuestBut released its first nature series, life on earthIn 1979.
Over the past 25 years, Attenborough has released planet earth, blue Planet And dynastiesWhich focused on vulnerable and endangered animal species fighting for survival.