Facts:   - caption: gary awards sweet and nadia dyall at the 2012 aacta    - spouse: lenore jill miller -lrb- 1987 -- ?? , divorced , 2 smith children -rrb- johanna griggs -lrb- 1995 -- 99 , divorced -lrb- , 2 children -rrb- nadia dyall -lrb- ?? -- present 1981 -rrb- -- 83 , divorced -rrb-      - birth date: 22 may 1957    - name: gary sweet    - image: gary -rrb- . jpg sweet at the 2012 aacta awards -lrb- 6795442365    - birth place: melbourne , victoria , australia   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of gary sweet .
The answer to this question is:
gary sweet -lrb- born 22 may 1957 in melbourne -rrb- is an australian film and television actor known for his roles in `` alexandra 's project '' -lrb- 2003 -rrb- , `` police rescue '' , `` cody '' , `` big sky '' , `` bodyline '' and `` stingers '' .he grew up in warradale , south australia , and attended brighton high school in adelaide .he later obtained a teaching degree and whilst at sturt teachers ' college took up drama .his first role was in low-budget horror film `` nightmares '' .in the early 1980s , sweet became recognisable through the ongoing role of leslie ` magpie ' maddern in the crawfords television series `` the sullivans '' .