1. Outside of New Zealand, Morrison is best known for his work in the Star Wars multimedia franchise, playing the roles of Jango Fett and his many genetic clones, including the clone troopers and Jango's clone son Boba Fett.
30 Facts About Temuera Morrison
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Temuera Morrison originated the role of Jango in the 2002 film Attack of the Clones.
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Temuera Morrison voiced Boba Fett in the 2004 re-release of The Empire Strikes Back, various Star Wars video games, and portrayed Boba fully in the second season of The Mandalorian and the spin-off show The Book of Boba Fett.
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Temuera Morrison is known for voicing Chief Tui, the father of the Moana in Disney's Moana, and for playing Arthur Curry's father Tom Curry in the DCEU films Aquaman, The Flash, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
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Temuera Morrison was born in 1961 in the town of Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand.
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Temuera Morrison is the son of Hana Morrison, and musician Laurie Morrison.
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Temuera Morrison is Maori, of Te Arawa and Tainui whakapapa, and has Scottish and Irish ancestry.
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Temuera Morrison's sister was performer Taini Morrison and his uncle was musician Sir Howard Morrison.
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Temuera Morrison trained in drama under the New Zealand Special Performing Arts Training Scheme.
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Temuera Morrison said in 2010 that he felt typecast by the role, to the point that it was "a millstone round my neck".
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Temuera Morrison has appeared in supporting roles in Speed 2: Cruise Control and The Beautiful Country.
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In 2005, Temuera Morrison became the host of the talk show The Tem Show on New Zealand television.
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Temuera Morrison started writing an autobiography in 2009, which he hoped would inspire others to "reach for the stars".
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Temuera Morrison released his debut album, Tem, through Sony Music Entertainment NZ in late November 2014.
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Part of the plot involves an army of clones created with Jango's DNA, so Temuera Morrison provided the voice acting for the clones.
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Temuera Morrison has since portrayed Jango Fett and his clones in several Star Wars video games, all produced by LucasArts.
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Temuera Morrison played the clone commando "Boss" in Star Wars: Republic Commando, voiced all the troopers in Star Wars: Battlefront, and voiced both Jango and Boba Fett in its sequel, Battlefront II.
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Temuera Morrison reprised his role as Jango in Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, a game centered around the character, and LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, along with his clones, but was uncredited in the latter.
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Temuera Morrison voiced Boba in the 2006 game Star Wars: Empire at War, and DICE's Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefront II, the latter of which were produced by EA.
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Temuera Morrison physically portrayed Boba Fett for the first time in the second season of The Mandalorian.
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Temuera Morrison's Fett has heavy scars on his face, and wears dark robes before reclaiming and restoring his armor.
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Temuera Morrison says that with the physically worn appearance, he adjusted his voice to be more gravelly, as if Boba's vocal cords were affected by his past traumas.
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Temuera Morrison reprises his role as Boba Fett, following Fett's life after the events of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi.
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In 2022, Temuera Morrison made a cameo appearance as a homeless veteran clone trooper in the Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series, and voiced Rex and other clones in an episode of Ahsoka.
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Temuera Morrison returned to Shortland Street for six weeks in June and July 2008 to reprise the role of Dr Hone Ropata.
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Temuera Morrison reprised the role in The Flash, released in 2023, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, which released in December 2023.
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Temuera Morrison provided the voice of Moana's father, Chief Tui, in the 2016 animated Disney film of the same name.
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Temuera Morrison reprised the role in the 2024 sequel, and provided Tui's singing voice instead of Christopher Jackson.
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Temuera Morrison has an adult son from a relationship in the late-1980s with singer Kim Willoughby from the all-girl group When the Cat's Away; and a daughter with Peata Melbourne.
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Temuera Morrison's partner is Ashlee Howden-Sadlier, who is of Maori descent.