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New Zealand’s Hunky Hollywood Hotshot, Cliff Curtis
Cliff Curtis, the man who jets home to New Zealand from LA for 24 hours, and rubs shoulders with the likes of Bruce Willis, Johnny Depp, and Anthony Hopkins, would rather sacrifice making it “big-time” in Hollywood, than live outside of his native New Zealand.
Star of River Queen, Whale Rider, Sunshine, Die Hard 4, and a dozen other Hollywood blockbusters, Clive Curtis says he doesn’t want to be “pigeon-holed” into his typical bad-guy terrorist, drug-dealer, gangster role.
NZ Herald reports that Curtis is still paying off a mortgage in his home town of Rotorua. (Now that sounds a bit silly to me.. while choosing not to become a Hollywood “mega-star”, surely you make enough money to wipe out a mortgage?)
Hayley Westenra, New Zealand’s Pure, Angelic Superstar
Hayley Westenra, 21-year old beauty from Christchurch, is New Zealand’s best selling artist of all time, regardless of genre. (It’s also her birthday today)
She’s performed for presidents and prime ministers, raised funds for bicycles in Ghana, promoted AIDS awareness and environmental activism.
Read on to discover why the world loves Hayley Westenra, the Kiwi with an angel’s voice.
World Loves New Zealand’s Nuts (Flight of the Conchords)
The Grammy Award-winning “Flight of the Conchords”, are undoubtedly one of New Zealand’s wackiest exports.
Describing themselves as “the almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand”, their clever, off-the-wall lyrics, dry humor, and self-deprecating “kiwi-ness” have global appeal.
Their self-titled BBC radio show gained such popularity that they were signed up for a 12-part TV series with HBO.
Happy Birthday, Lucy Lawless, New Zealand’s Favorite Cylon!
Lucy Lawless is a Kiwi in both name, nationality and nature. Irreverent and self-assured, she’s a unflappable straight-shooter who speaks on camera (mostly) with her (sexy) native Kiwi accent. And it’s her birthday today.
Happy Birthday Lucy!
Brooke Fraser now unavailable in New Zealand
Beautiful Kiwi Christian singer-songwriter Brooke Fraser is married as of yesterday, according local online magazine nzgirl. Brooke tied the knot with Scott Ligertwood, co-band member from Hillsong United.
Brooke Fraser, New Zealand’s Hottest Export
Brooke Fraser was introduced to me as “New Zealand’s hottest export”. While she may not be as widely known in the global music scene, you’re unlikely to find a Kiwi who doesn’t know (and love) her. The twenty four years old Wellingtonian, currently living in Sydney, Australia, has released two albums: What to Do With Daylight, and Albertine.
