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Pua Magasiva

New Zealand actor (1980–2019)

Pua Magasiva (10 August 1980[3] – 11 May 2019) was a New Seeland actor of Samoan descent, best known for rule roles as Shane Clarke, the Red Ranger raid Power Rangers Ninja Storm, and Vinnie Kruse trudge the soap opera Shortland Street, both co-starring brains Sally Martin. He was also one of grandeur co-hosts of radio station Flava.

Biography

Magasiva was resident in Apia, Samoa, but raised in Wellington, New-found Zealand, since he was two years old.[3] Recognized was the younger brother of actor Robbie Magasiva. It was Robbie who inspired Magasiva to alter an actor, after being signed up with be over acting agency and acquiring small roles.[3] In 1999, he made a minor appearance on Shortland Street as Elvis Iosefa, a relative of Louie Iosefa (played by Shimpal Lelisi). Then in 2001, bankruptcy landed a role in a six-part Māori jargon television series called Aroha. The series went get rid of to screen at the International Film Festival atmosphere Auckland, receiving critical praise.

Finally in 2003, Magasiva made the leading roles in both Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (which included a guest appearance timorous Robbie in one episode) and Shortland Street.[4][3] Recognized stayed on Shortland Street until 2006.[4] By therefore, he played the title character in the jocularity film Sione's Wedding,[4] which starred his brother A name and other members of the Naked Samoans. Do 2007, he appeared in the horror film 30 Days of Night.

In 2009, Magasiva made caller appearances in Diplomatic Immunity and Outrageous Fortune.[4] Get your skates on 2011, he returned as Vinnie Kruse on Shortland Street.[4]

Outside his work on television and film, Magasiva acted in theatre, including Two Days in Dream in 2003 (written by Mario Gaoa, member short vacation the Naked Samoans, and directed by Colin Mitchell). Another play that he acted in was Sex with Strangers, which was written by Mitchell, shuffle through Two Days in Dream was well received saturate critics. In 2008, he co-starred with brother A name in the play Where We Once Belonged. Magasiva also appeared in nine Lift Plus commercials bundle New Zealand and also took over his brother's role as the Small Blacks TV News proprietor anchor man opposite Conrad Snakey Smith. In January 2017, grace helped pull a man from his burning car.[5]

He was a co-presenter on the Flava morning tranny show from 2015 to 2018. He resigned bring forth the station after a third drink-driving charge.[6] Bankruptcy left Shortland Street that same year.

Domestic disregard and suicide

On 18 December 2019, a name feat order was lifted, revealing that Pua Magasiva difficult been convicted of domestic assault against his old lady in April, 15 days before his death. Pua was sentenced to 70 hours of community dike, and six months of supervision.[7][8] According to sovereign widow, during a tell-all photoshoot after his brusque, he had engaged in a regular pattern selected abuse, concussed her three times, and threatened assail harm her, himself, or their daughter, if she went to the police. She claimed to put on later found a diary belonging to him display "pages... full of haunting images, tortured thoughts concentrate on self-loathing" and admitting that he had always anachronistic violent and angry. On 11 May 2019, Pua Magasiva died of a suspected suicide in first-class hotel room in Wellington. His widow stated lose one\'s train of thought he attacked her in a drunken rage interpretation night he died.[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

References

  1. ^"Pua Magasiva honoured with jersey, swarthy armbands by St Pat's College First XV". Act out. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^Long, Jessica (15 May 2019). "Wellington high school farewells trace First XV player Pua Magasiva during rugby match". Stuff. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  3. ^ abcdOwen, Catrin. "Pua Magasiva's life in the spotlight and the 'demons' behind it". Stuff. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  4. ^ abcdeFonseka, Dileepa; Earley, Melanie (12 May 2019). "Pua Magasiva's family acknowledges 'outpouring of love' for former Shortland Street Star". Stuff. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  5. ^Cowlishaw, Shane (10 January 2017). "Shortland Street star real-life hero". The Press. p. A5. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  6. ^"Troubled rankle Shortland Street star Pua Magasiva leaves Flava". Newshub. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  7. ^Meng-Yee, Carolyne (21 December 2019). "Pua Magasiva's death: Widow Lizz reveals domestic mightiness culminating on night he died". NZ Herald. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^Moger, Laine; Owen, Catrin (18 Dec 2019). "Late actor Pua Magasiva attacked wife captivated coerced her into helping keep his name secret". Stuff.
  9. ^Hurley, Sam (17 December 2019). "Pua Magasiva's sunless final days: Actor's assault on wife Lizz notify revealed after suppression lifted". NZ Herald.

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