12 Facts About Jonathan Brugh

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Jonathan Brugh, known as Jonny Brugh, is a New Zealand comedian, actor, and musician.

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Jonathan Brugh is best known for his work in What We Do in the Shadows.

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Jonathan Brugh's family moved to Auckland in 1977, where he was schooled at Sacred Heart College.

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Jonathan Brugh met fellow comedians Jason Hoyte and Brendhan Lovegrove during his time at the Auckland Society of Arts and then later completed a degree in design and photography at Auckland Institute of Arts.

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In 1993 Brugh created comic duo Sugar and Spice with Jason Hoyte and performed comedy across Australasia with Te Radar and Brendhan Lovegrove, who all became comedians together.

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Jonathan Brugh is best known for his role as Deacon in What We Do In The Shadows, a film by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement.

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Jonathan Brugh has starred in a number of television series including The Jaquie Brown Diaries, ABC's Soul Mates, 800 Words, and Watercooler.

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Jonathan Brugh was as of 2016 a narrator in Duncan Sarkies' radio series Uncle Bertie's Botanarium alongside Jemaine Clement and musician Lawrence Arabia.

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Jonathan Brugh is co-creator, with Jesse Griffin and Jackie van Beek, of the award-winning 2019 TV sitcom about teachers in a secondary school, called Educators.

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Jonathan Brugh is best known for his time in The Fagan Band.

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Jonathan Brugh has played bass for Phil Nicol Band and The jazz band during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.

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In February 2020, Jonathan Brugh premiered a solo 60-minute theatre performance titled Deacon the Vampire Live: 188 Years of Bullshit.