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Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie is an Academy Award-Winning, New Zealand comedian, actor, musician and producer. He is one half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an oft-lauded American television series, which aired for two seasons on HBO. McKenzie served as music supervisor for two Muppet films, The Muppets (2011) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014), the former of which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet". His latest work has seen him write the lyrics to the 2016 Sainsburys Christmas advert featuring James Corden on vocals.
Birth Name
Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie
Born
Tuesday, 29 June 1976
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Flight of the Conchords: Live in London | Bret | 2018 |
| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Huck | 2016 |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Self | 2015 |
| Lennon or McCartney | Self | 2014 |
| Austenland | Martin | 2013 |
| The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey | Lindir | 2012 |
| Deano and Nige's Best Last Day Ever | Nige | 2012 |
| The 84th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Winner | 2012 |
| CBS Saturday Morning | Self - Musical Guest | 2012 |
| Outback | Hamish (voice) / Hamish | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
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Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
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| Year | Type | Category | Won |
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| 2019 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2012 | Oscar | Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song | Won |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2009 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | Nominated |
| 2008 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
