1. David Andrew Farrier was born on 25 December 1982 and is a New Zealand journalist and actor.
25 Facts About David Farrier
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David Farrier has worked in news and on documentaries, including features on New Zealand television and co-directing the internationally distributed documentary film Tickled.
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David Farrier created the 2018 Netflix documentary series Dark Tourist, in which he visits popular dark tourism attractions.
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David Farrier has appeared in the 2014 Rhys Darby mockumentary series Short Poppies.
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David Andrew Farrier was born in Tauranga on 25 December 1982.
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David Farrier grew up in Tauranga's Bethlehem suburb, where he was home-schooled before attending the Christian Bethlehem College.
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David Farrier was raised by devout Baptists and has described his younger self as "a really good Christian".
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David Farrier initially enrolled at Bethlehem College to study medicine but soon lost interest and instead entered the Auckland University of Technology, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Communication Studies in 2005.
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In 2014, David Farrier began production of the feature-length documentary Tickled, in collaboration with Dylan Reeve.
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In 2017, David Farrier did a short follow-up documentary, with previously unseen footage, entitled The Tickle King.
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In 2015, David Farrier became co-host, with reporter Sam Hayes, of the TV3 show Newsworthy, which aired for one year.
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In 2022, David Farrier expressed regret for the interview in light of Craig's political views and said, "It drew parallels to "what Jimmy Fallon did to Donald Trump.
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David Farrier is a frequent guest contributor to The Spinoff, covering topics such as conspiracy theories, COVID-19, media, and culture.
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In 2018, David Farrier was an executive producer and served as presenter on the Netflix documentary series Dark Tourist, in which he travels to various locations around the world associated with death and tragedy.
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In 2020, David Farrier began publishing the newsletter Webworm, which covers a range of topics and in its early years had a specific focus on conspiracy theories, such as QAnon.
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David Farrier has covered stories on the toymaker Zuru's defamation lawsuit of former employees.
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In 2016, David Farrier investigated the controversial car clamping policies of Michael Organ, who owned the Bashford Antiques shop in Auckland's Ponsonby suburb and whose practices had created friction with local residents.
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David Farrier wrote a story about it, which was published by The Spinoff.
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David Farrier subsequently produced a documentary called Mister Organ, which was released on 10 November 2022.
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Once the store was closed, David Farrier took the broken and abandoned sign.
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Since the sign had gone missing, David Farrier was forced to pay NZ$3,000 in restitution to Organ.
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From 2013 to 2017, David Farrier co-hosted the cryptozoology-focused audio program The Cryptid Factor with comedian Rhys Darby and producers Dan Schreiber and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck.
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In May 2022, David Farrier launched Flightless Bird, a new podcast for Armchair based upon his observations of American culture after being unable to return to New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In 2012, David Farrier came out as bisexual while discussing the upcoming New Zealand Marriage Amendment Act.
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David Farrier was in a relationship with Grayson Coutts, son of yachtsman Russell Coutts, but they have since separated.