Jonathan Brugh
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Jonathan Brugh | |
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 Brugh at the 2016 Mad Monster Arizona | |
| Born | 25 April 1970 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, Executive Producer |
Jonathan Brugh (born 25 April 1970) also known as Jonny Brugh, is a New Zealand comedian, comic actor, musician, voice actor, writer, director, and producer. He is best known for his work in 800 Words (2014) and What We Do In The Shadows (2014).
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.
Career
Film and television
In 1993 Brugh created comic duo Sugar and Spice with Jason Hoyte and performed comedy across Australasia with Te Radar and Brendhan Lovegrove who all became comedians together.[1] Sugar and Spice were regular performers on long running New Zealand live comic show Pulp Comedy (1996–2001). In 1996, they won a Chapman Tripp theatre award for Best Comic Performance, and in 1998, they won the Billy T Award (1998).
Brugh is best known for his role as Deacon in What We Do In The Shadows, a film by Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement. He has previously worked with Clement in the mockumentary Ashley Thorndyke – A Work In Progress by Duncan Sarkies.
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 is currently a narrator in Duncan Sarkies' radio series Uncle Bertie's Botanarium alongside Jemaine Clement and musician Lawrence Arabia.[4]
Music and theater
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 theater performance titled "Deacon the Vampire Live: 188 Years of Bullshit."[5] The performance was a part of the annual Bread & Circus World Buskers Festival.
References
- ^ "PressReader.com - Connecting People Through News". www.pressreader.com.
- ^ "Jonny Brugh". IMDb.
- ^ "Quirky sci-fi farce Mega Time Squad sends up all those time-travel tropes". Ars Technica. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "Duncan Sarkies and Jemaine Clement: Uncle Bertie's Botanarium". 16 April 2016.
- ^ "New Zealand Theatre: theatre reviews, performance reviews - Theatreview". www.theatreview.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-08-11.