Sofie Formica
Beloved television personality and host.
Profile
Sofie Formica began her television career on local Queensland television at the age of 14. She appeared on the children’s shows Wombat , Saturday Disney and Now You See It .
Current work
Sofie Formica has returned to Australia and is currently presenting in The Great South East , as well as her Master of Ceremonies work.
Previous experience
Sofie is an original member of the The Great Outdoors team. She has also hosted and presented awards at various award nights including the Australian Fashion Awards and Peoples Choice Awards and appearing on numerous game shows and specials like The Main Event for the Seven Network.
After two successful years, she decided to move to Los Angeles to work for NBC/TimeTelepictures as a reporter on EXTRA , a national entertainment magazine show. During this time Sofie interviewed many Hollywood celebrities including Bruce Willis, Meg Ryan, Nicole Kidman and the cast of Friends.
In 1996, Sofie Formica became the host of The Web , a magazine style program about the internet culture. The success of this show, seen in over 18 countries, led to her also hosting their nationally syndicated program TV.com with Ron Reagan Jnr.
With her profile rising, Sofie was hand-picked by Oprah Winfrey in 1999 and appeared with Oprah in a 13 part series ‘OPRAH GOES ONLINE’ for her Oxygen network.
