Peter Walsh (born 1956) is an

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professional organizer, writer, and media personality. He became an American citizen in 2002, and has dual citizenship.Peter Walsh: About Peter
– Official website He lives in

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Early life and career

Walsh was born in rural

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, Australia. He was educated at Salesian College, Rupertswood. He holds a

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with a specialty in educational

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. Upon graduation from university he taught high school math, science, and graphic art. He also worked in drug abuse prevention and health promotion, and in developing health, education, and training programs for schools and corporations. He moved to Los Angeles in 1994, to launch a corporation to help organizations improve employees' job satisfaction and effectiveness. His clients have included numerous

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companies as well as private individuals, and he has been president and CEO of an international training and development company.

Career as professional organizer

Television and radio

In 2003 Walsh's skills caught the eye of the producers of the

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show ''Clean Sweep'', and he became a professional organizer appearing on more than 120 episodes from 2003–2005, helping people declutter and organize their homes and lives. He was then a regular on ''

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'' in the late 2000s. In 2011, he premiered his own show, '' Enough Already! with Peter Walsh'', which aired on OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network. He has also appeared on the '' Nate Berkus Show'', and beginning in 2013 he is a regular on the ''

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'' show. He also had a weekly radio show, ''The Peter Walsh Show'', on the

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station on

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. On his regular trips back to Australia, he makes appearances on Channel Ten's ''

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'', helping people declutter their lives. He also makes appearances on other Australian network TV shows, and on radio.

Books

Walsh has written several books on organization and de-cluttering. These include: ''How to Organize (Just About) Everything'' (2004); ''It's All Too Much'' (2006); ''Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?'' (2008); ''It's All Too Much Workbook'' (2009); and ''Enough Already!'' (2009). ''It's All Too Much'' is also on

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. He has also partnered with

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in developing several organization systems. He is also a spokesman for California Closets.

Personal life

Walsh has stated he is a very private person. However, in response

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, he was motivated in 2009 to speak on his weekly radio show about his U.S. citizenship, his being gay, and his June 2008 marriage to his partner.March 5th 2009 : Oprah Radio host Peter Walsh talks about Proposition 8, which makes gay marriage illegal in California
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References

External links

Peter Walsh
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