Brian Walsh dies: Popular Australian TV exec behind ‘Neighbors’ success and Guy Pearce’s mentor was 68
Brian Walsha popular Australian television and film executive, neighborAfter achieving worldwide success, he died suddenly at the age of 68.
There has been an outpouring of grief from the Australian media industry following the death of Walsh, a mentor to stars such as Guy Pearce He helped launch the careers of Nicole Kidman and Kylie Minogue.
Australian network Foxtelwhere Walsh recently worked, confirmed he died yesterday in Sydney.
Pierce wrote on Twitter that he was “completely devastated” by the loss of his “long-time friend and mentor”, and the Australian Academy of Film and Television Arts called him “one of Australia’s most prominent television producers”. is.
Many industry insiders in Australia and elsewhere took to Twitter to acknowledge the executive’s familiar influence at events like LA screenings and Mipcom.
Walsh’s 28-year career began with Australian public service network ABC, film production and distribution for Palm Beach Pictures, and promotion and publicity for Sydney Radio Station 2SM. He then moved to Ten He Networks and launched his events on television such as; Vietnam, The Bangkok Hilton and dartwater dynasty and supervised neighborPierce, Minogue, and many others.
He has been involved in many of Australia’s major television programs, including the entertainment programs that accompany the original Australian Rules Football State of the Game match, and has worked with Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey, Neil Diamond, Ricky Martin and Barbra Streisand on the biggest Australian internationals. Served as publicist for concert tours. others.
In 1995, he helped launch Foxtel, a Rupert Murdoch-backed pay-TV station that came to dominate the Australian subscription market. He has led all of Foxtel Group’s scripted and unscripted commissions and has been behind shows such as; Wentworth, upright, deadline gallipoli, Kettering case and end and recently love me, choline from account and twelve people.
Foxtel Group CEO Patrick Delaney said, “Today, we celebrate the Foxtel Group family, the Australian creative community and the hundreds of people Brian has loved watching stories come to life through television. It’s a very difficult day for millions of Australians: “The Australian creative community has lost a much loved person in Brian. For us, the loss is very felt.
“At Foxtel Group, Brian was a longtime mentor, confidante, colleague and steadfast friend. My condolences to the people, we have lost an Australian television icon that will never be replaced.RIP Brian.”
