Distilled from a footy playing, pub singing tradie from the south east suburbs of Melbourne, the much-loved Rob Mills has built an impressive career across screen & stage over nearly 20 years. In more recent times he has developed into an accomplished presenter and subsequently an author!
Rob has had celebrated roles in musical shows like & Juliet, Wicked, Hairspray, GHOST, Jesus Christ Superstar, Grease, Chess, Puffs! and on screen in Neighbours, Winners and Losers, the Peter Allen Telemovie, Dancing With The Stars, The Masked Singer, Have You Been Paying Attention and has been a regular on Carols by Candlelight. Rob has enjoyed hosting all the colour from Flemington across Network Ten’s Spring Racing Melbourne Cup Carnival coverage for the past few years and presenting travel and tourism stories on the Nine Network’s Postcards.
Rob is the youngest of three boys, has always had a fondness for stories, a yarn, and a bit of blokey banter (yet always very much a mummy’s boy), he rose to “fame/infamy” off the back of Australian Idol in 2003, and has recently released his first book exploring what it is to be a modern Aussie man, Putting On A Show – Manhood, Mates and Mental Health through Affirm Press. Rob is a dynamic MC and corporate event host, singer and entertainer.
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Putting on a Show: Manhood, Mates & Mental Health
Following the untimely deaths of two friends, Rob Mills began questioning who he is as a person and a man. Soon his self-reflection shifted outwards, and he got to wondering how he fits into the category of Aussie bloke'. Who is the average Aussie bloke, anyway, and does he even exist? What does he see as his purpose in the world? What is the state of his mental health? What does he think about gender roles, about family, sex and mateship, about violence and vulnerability?Putting on a Show: Manhood, Mates & Mental Health
Charged by his naturally inquisitive nature, and with enough smarts to know he doesn't have all the answers, Rob called on the help of experts and friends. This keynote, based on his book of the same name, is the result of all these questions: a fascinating, chatty, insightful and often hilarious deep dive into both Rob's own life and that of the man on the street.
