Eteuati Ete Explained

Birth Place:Samoa
Occupation:Actor, Comedian

Etuate Ete (born ~1962) is a New Zealand-based actor and comedian best known as one half of the Samoan duo Laughing Samoans.

Biography

Ete was born in Samoa and moved to New Zealand with his parents at the age of 12.[1] He was one of the first Pacific Islanders to attend the Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, graduating in 1984 with a Diploma in Acting.[2] [3]

In 1981 Ete became one of the founding members of New Zealand's first Pacific Island theatre group, Taotahi. They staged the first full-length Pacific Island play ever performed in New Zealand called “Le Matau” (1984) in which Ete played the lead role for which he was named by The Dominion's theatre critics as the most promising male performer of the year. He wrote and performed the first solo show by a Pacific Islander in New Zealand called The Johnny Smith Myth and has extensive stage, film, television and radio experience. In 2003 he formed the Laughing Samoans with Tofiga Fepulea'i.[2]

In 2017 Ete confessed to a history of domestic violence.[4] [5]

In 2019 he won the Senior Pacific Artist award in the annual Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards.[6] [7] Creative New Zealand said of Ete receiving the award, "He has used his public profile and experience to make a positive impact in as many ways possible. Eteuati has also been bestowed the Samoan matai title of Maiava by his family."[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eteuati Ete: The things we don’t laugh about . Dale Husband . E-Tangata . 17 November 2019 . 27 December 2020 . 16 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116030005/https://e-tangata.co.nz/korero/eteuati-ete-the-things-we-dont-laugh-about/ . live .
  2. Web site: Eteuati Ete. live. 22 June 2020. NZ On Screen. 24 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200624161543/https://www.nzonscreen.com/profile/eteuati-ete.
  3. Web site: Graduate. 2021-08-09. www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz. 10 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210710042217/https://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz/graduate. live.
  4. Web site: Laughing Samoan confesses to his secret past as a wife-beater . Jared Nicoll . Stuff . 18 November 2017 . 27 December 2020 . 14 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201114092854/https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/98722131/laughing-samoan-confesses-to-his-secret-past-as-a-wifebeater . live .
  5. Web site: Eteuati Ete Opens Up on Family Violence . Pasifika Proud . 2019 . 27 December 2020 . 29 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210129034422/http://pasefikaproud.co.nz/stories/ete-eteuati-opens-up-on-family-violence/ . live .
  6. Web site: Outstanding Pasifika artists to be celebrated . Creative New Zealand . 7 October 2019 . 27 December 2020 . 14 February 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214215222/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1910/S00081/outstanding-pasifika-artists-to-be-celebrated.htm . live .
  7. Web site: Congratulations for Maiava Eteuati Ete winning this year's Senior Pacific Artist . Pacific Media Network . 7 October 2019 . 27 December 2020 . 30 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830045900/https://pacificmedianetwork.com/articles/congratulations-for-maiava-eteuati-ete-winning-this-years-senior-pacific-artist . live .
  8. Web site: Outstanding Pasifika artists to be celebrated at the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Awards 2019 . 2022-08-30 . Creative NZ . en-nz . 30 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220830045851/https://creativenz.govt.nz/News-and-blog/2022/06/15/02/25/54/Outstanding-Pasifika-artists-to-be-celebrated-at-the-Creative-New-Zealand-Arts-Pasifika-Awards-2019 . live .

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