Paul Reid (actor)
Paul Andrew Reid (born 1980 or 1981) is a New Zealand actor, musician and property developer. He played
Biography
Born in 1980 or 1981, Reid was educated at
In 1999, Reid (lead vocals and drummer) formed pop group
Outside of Shortland Street, Reid acted on stage, including a summer season of Christchurch's Shakespeare in the Park.[4]
Reid left Shortland Street in 2004, and moved to Los Angeles to concentrate on music.[5]
In 2009, Reid formed the Auckland property management company, IconiCity, which in 2015 purchased the historic
An investigation by The New Zealand Herald newspaper in 2019 described Reid as New Zealand's "most prolific property flipper", flipping more than 130 properties in the six years to 2018 and earning over $4.5 million profit, including 70 apartments in 2013 alone.[7] In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Reid's company, Icon Group, attracted criticism after serving notices to tenants of Elliott Stables to pay rent arrears or face eviction when their restaurants were struggling as a result of the pandemic.[9]
In April 2022, Reid courted further controversy when he posted a negative review of a bar in St Kevin's Arcade, owned by his property company, criticising the bar's decision to continue using the
Reid continues to be involved in music, as vocalist and drummer of rock trio Capital Theatre, releasing a single, "People" in 2021.[12] The band received a $10,000 grant from NZ On Air to produce the music video for "People".[10][13]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Gormack, Nick (4 February 2003). "'A buzz' for actor, singer". The Press. p. 4.
- ^ Fallow, Michael (13 February 2002). "Rubicon and its Bruce ode". Southland Times. p. 7.
- ^ "Big names for concert". Southland Times. 23 January 2003. p. 7.
- ^ "Soaping it up with Rubicon". Evening Post. 12 July 2001. p. 20.
- ^ "Reid blows into LA". Truth. 10 September 2004. p. 13.
- ^ "Former Shortland Street star buys historic Auckland building". The New Zealand Herald. 12 June 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b Johnston, Kirsty (14 September 2019). "Paul Reid's rise from Shortland St to multimillion-dollar apartment deals". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Chandler, Philip (3 March 2022). "House sold to Reid-linked firm". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Hutt, Kendall (14 September 2020). "Coronavirus: Elliott Stables eateries served notice to pay rent or lose lease". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ a b Muru-Lanning, Charlotte (12 April 2022). "Ex-Shortland Street star landlord gives tenant bad review over vaccine passes". The Spinoff. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ Mcilraith, Brianna (12 April 2022). "Former Shortland St actor turned landlord leaves negative Facebook review for bar that requires vaccine passes". Stuff. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Capital Theatre release new single and music video". The Big Idea. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
- ^ "Capital Theatre - People". NZ On Air. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
External links
- Paul Reid at IMDb