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Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley MNZM (born 14 September 1969) is a Samoan-New Zealander actor, television presenter, writer, journalist, director, and comedian. He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding.
Oscar Kightley was born on 14 September 1969. He is a writer and actor, known for Sione's 2: Unfinished Business (2012).
Oscar Kightley has brought his writing and performing talents to stage, television and the big screen. Along the way he has been a key player in bringing Pasifika stories into New Zealand's mainstream.
Feb 27, 2024 · ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke to Next Goal Wins star Oscar Kightley about the sports film. Directed by Taika Waititi, the football movie based on a true story is now available...
Playwright Oscar Kightley sits down with Q+A to talk about the 25th anniversary performance of his show Dawn Raids, and the place of Pasifika in New ZealandS...
Sep 19, 2022 · 24 years after the original production hit the stage, Oscar Kightley has bought his screenplay Dawn Raids back for the mainstage in 2022. Kightley wrote the play at the age of 25, performed in 1997 by Pacific Underground, depicting the events of the 1970s raids inflicted on Pacific Islanders by the New Zealand Government. In 2022, one year ...
Nov 20, 2023 · Led by Michael Fassbender, Oscar Kightley and newcomer Kaimana, and based on the 2014 documentary of the same name, Next Goal Wins tells the real-life story of American Samoa’s national soccer...
Feb 3, 2021 · As Oscar Kightley sat at the Manukau Cinemas as the Dawn Raid movie played for the first time, he wasn't watching the screen. Instead, he was looking around, taking in the reactions from the...
Oscar Kightley is a celebrated writer, actor, director and television presenter. He is a key part of comedy theatre troupe The Naked Samoans, whose members are behind the hit TV animation series bro’Town and the feature film Sione’s Wedding.
May 28, 2024 · Oscar Kightley is a critically acclaimed writer, actor, director and television presenter renowned for his comedy work, particularly with The Naked Samoans. Born in 1969 in Apia in Samoa, he emigrated to New Zealand aged four and grew up in West Auckland.