Walsh was born in Corowa, New South Wales. He completed his education at Xavier College in Melbourne, … See more

Prior to starring on television Walsh was a disc jockey on 1260 3SR Shepparton and 3XY Melbourne, and a "Good Guy" on Sydney commercial radio station 2SM. See more

Walsh hosted The Mike Walsh Show from 1973 to 1985. The program screened originally on the 0-10 network, the forerunner of Network Ten, before transferring to the Nine Network. It won 24 Logies, wit… See more

Walsh was the executive producer of two highly successful musicals, Nunsense and Anything Goes.
From 2006, Walsh has spent time in both Sydney and London producing theatre shows acro… See more

From 1996, Walsh financed the Mike Walsh Fellowships for young performers to hone their skills overseas and in Australia. From 2006 onwards, he has provided $50,000 (originally $30,000) each year for the fellowships… See more