1. Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley was born on 14 September 1969 and is a Samoan-New Zealand actor, television presenter, writer, journalist, director, and comedian.
16 Facts About Oscar Kightley
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Oscar Kightley acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding.
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Oscar Kightley came to New Zealand after the death of his father, when he was 4 years old and was adopted by his aunt and uncle, who lived in West Auckland.
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Oscar Kightley attended Rutherford College, where writing was his favourite subject.
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Small had written his first full-length play, Horizons, about the Samoan experience in New Zealand, and invited Oscar Kightley to perform in it in his first acting role, along with Muagututi'a and Ifopo.
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Oscar Kightley won the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award in 1998 and has worked as a performer and writer for a number of television shows including Skitz, Telly Laughs, The Panel, Sportzah, and TV3's rugby coverage.
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Oscar Kightley's plays include Dawn Raids, Island Girls, A Frigate Bird Sings, and Niu Sila.
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Oscar Kightley co-wrote and took a lead role in the highly successful Sione's Wedding movies.
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Oscar Kightley was a breakfast announcer on Niu FM until January 2007.
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Oscar Kightley is a member of the comedy group the Naked Samoans, who together wrote the animated television series bro'Town.
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In 2013, Oscar Kightley played the title character in the police drama Harry, which he co-wrote.
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Oscar Kightley directed Madeleine Sami's TV3 comedy Super City, and co-directed a US pilot of it with Taika Waititi.
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In 2019, Oscar Kightley led a panel for Auckland Council on why people should vote in local-body elections.
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At the 2022 local-body elections, Oscar Kightley was elected to the Henderson-Massey local board, representing the Labour Party.
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In October 2019, Oscar Kightley was presented with a Scroll of Honour from the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand for his contribution to New Zealand entertainment.
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In November 2020, Oscar Kightley was named one of the best dressed men in show business on David Hartnell's best-dressed list.