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Bret McKenzie: Biography

Bret McKenzie
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  • Birth Name: Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie
  • Birth Place: Wellington, New Zealand
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 06/29/1976, Cancer
  • Profession: Musician; actor
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Bret McKenzie Fast Facts:
  • Former member of the New Zealand band the Black Seeds and an active member of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra.
  • Appeared in the Lord of the Rings trilogy as an unnamed elf; as his Internet popularity grew, the character was dubbed Figwit (an acronym for "Frodo is great. Who is that?").
  • Formed Flight of the Conchords---often billed as New Zealand's fourth most popular folk-parody duo---in 1998 with college friend Jemaine Clement.
  • Debuted the musical-comedy series Flight of the Conchords on HBO in 2007.
  • Bret McKenzie Relationships:
  • Jonathan McKenzie - Brother
  • Peter McKenzie - Father
  • Vita - Daughter
  • Hannah Clarke - Wife
  • Deirdre Tarrant - Mother
  • Justin McKenzie - Brother
  • Bret McKenzie Awards:
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics - Nominee
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2007 Grammy: Best Comedy Album - Winner
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics - Nominee
  • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2011 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Song) - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Oscars 2012, Bret McKenzie Jeff Vespa/WireImage
Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement Jamie McCarthy/WireImage.com
Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement, Rhys Darby Nicole Rivelli/HBO
Flight of the Conchords, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie Nicole Rivelli/HBO
Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie, Jemaine Clement Nicole Rivelli/HBO
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