Beau Walker (born 13 April 1985) is former junior Australian surfer who has represented Australia in national and international championships. He is also known for his various hosting duties on the

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(Channel Nine) programmes such as ''

The Shak ''The Shak'' was an Australian children's television program broadcast on the Nine Network. Its four hosts, Curio (Drew Jarvis), Nitro (Beau Walker), Picasso (Kendal Nagorcka) and Eco (Jacqueline Duncan) answered viewer questions, queries, dare ...

'', ''

Mortified ''Mortified'' is an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia. The series premiered on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 200 ...

'', '' Kitchen Whiz'', and ''

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'', often using the moniker of 'Nitro'.

Early life

Beau Walker has one brother named Mark. He was born in

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, however moved to

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when he was 12. He began surfing off local beaches and started entering competitions before his fourteenth birthday. In high school, Walker balanced studies with commitments on the Pro Juniors circuit, winning numerous titles. He was given his first surfboard when he was only seven and has been surfing ever since. Surfing soon extended to different sports like football and

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(BMX). In February 2005, at the age of seventeen, Walker met board maker Cameron Bond who then designed a surfboard for him called the 'Nitro' model.

Personal life

In 2012, Walker was arrested at a casino nightclub in Pyrmont, New South Wales. Police confirmed they were investigating the 27-year-old over two tablets found in his possession.

Television

While competing in a televised surfing competition, Walker was spotted by Nine Network and they decided he would be perfect to play the part of Nitro on the then new show ''The Shak''. Channel Nine then placed him in guest roles on shows such as ''

'' and ''

''. When ''The Shak'' was cancelled in early 2010 the nine network promised to find other roles for the cast. It was announced Walker would front a new children's show in 2011, ''Kitchen Whiz'', in the former time-slot of ''

The Shak at Home ''The Shak at Home'' (on-screen title ''The Shak'') is an Australian children's television program that was broadcast on the Nine Network from 2009 to 2010. The cast for series one included Drew Jarvis, Beau Walker, Jacqueline Duncan and Kendal ...

''.

Television career

Surfing career

References

External links

''Getaway'' Fact sheets - My Favourite Place: Beau Walker
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