Jonathan Brugh
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Jonathan Brugh, also known as Jonny Brugh, is a New Zealand comedian, actor, and musician. He is best known for his work in What We Do in the Shadows (2014). In the 1990s he was part of the comic duo Sugar and Spice.
Early life
Jonathan Brugh was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His family moved to Auckland in 1977, where he was schooled at Sacred Heart College. He 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.[citation needed]
Career
Film and television
In 1993 Brugh created comic duo Sugar and Spice with Jason Hoyte and performed comedy across
Brugh is best known for his role as Deacon in
Brugh has starred in a number of television series including The Jaquie Brown Diaries (2009), ABC's Soul Mates (2014), 800 Words (2017), and Watercooler (2018).[2]
His other film credits include What We Do In The Shadows: Interviews With Some Vampires (2005), the precursor to the hit cult feature released in 2014, Tangiwai (2011), How To Meet Girls From A Distance (2012), and Waru (2017).[citation needed]
His latest feature film, Mega Time Squad, was released in early 2019.[3]
He was as of 2016 a narrator in Duncan Sarkies' radio series
He is co-creator, with
In 2022, he reunited with director Taika Waititi for a cameo appearance in Thor: Love and Thunder as the god, Rapu.[6]
Music and theatre
Brugh plays bass guitar, guitar and xylophone. He is best known for his time in The Fagan Band (2012–2014). He has played bass for Phil Nicol Band and The jazz band during the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.[citation needed]
In February 2020, Brugh premiered a solo 60-minute theatre performance titled Deacon the Vampire Live: 188 Years of Bullshit.[7] The performance was a part of the annual Bread & Circus World Buskers Festival.[citation needed]
References
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/new-zealand/sunday-star-times-sunday-magazine/20080810/281724085335156 – via PressReader.
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- ^ "Quirky sci-fi farce Mega Time Squad sends up all those time-travel tropes". Ars Technica. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Duncan Sarkies and Jemaine Clement: Uncle Bertie's Botanarium". 16 April 2016.
- ^ "Educators". South Pacific Pictures. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Robert Brian (July 8, 2022). "'Thor: Love and Thunder': All the Easter Eggs You Might Have Missed". Collider. Archived from the original on July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 8, 2022.
- ^ "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews - Theatreview". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 11 August 2020.