Mike Young (Neighbours)
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| Neighbours character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Guy Pearce | ||||
| Duration | 1986–89 | ||||
| First appearance | 20 January 1986 | ||||
| Last appearance | 6 December 1989 | ||||
| Created by | Ray Kolle | ||||
| Introduced by | Reg Watson | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Student (1986) Waiter (1986–88) Maths teacher (1988–89) |
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| Home | Western Australia | ||||
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| Father | David Young |
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| Mother | Barbara Young |
Michael James "Mike" Young is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Guy Pearce. He made his first on-screen appearance on 20 January 1986. Mike's storylines included being physically abused by his father, moving in with Des and Daphne Clarke, making friends with Charlene Mitchell and Scott Robinson, his relationship with Jane Harris and becoming a teacher. Mike departed Erinsborough to be with his mother on 6 December 1989. He appeared in 479 episodes.
When he was 18, Pearce's drama teacher advised him to write to TV companies asking for auditions and he wrote to the Grundy Organisation, which produced Neighbours at the time. Pearce was then cast as the troubled and lonely Mike Young. Following his last year 12 exam, he began filming on 3 December 1985. Pearce's debut was in episode number 171, the first episode broadcast on Network Ten following the show's move from Seven Network.
In 1989, the Neighbours producers did not want Pearce to play Errol Flynn in a biopic film and Pearce decided to leave the show. Of being a part of Neighbours, Pearce said "I experienced hysteria at a pretty high pitch with that show". Pearce also added "I'm not embarrassed by having done it now, not at all. It was an amazing experience, an amazing opportunity. And I was only 18."
Mike and his mother, Barbara (Rona McLeod; Diana Greentree), lived in fear of being beaten and abused by Mike's father, David (Stewart Faichney), throughout Mike's young life. This meant Mike grew up into a lonely, quiet young man who did not socialise much until he began attending Erinsborough High School and becomes good friends with Charlene Mitchell (Kylie Minogue) and Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan).
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