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Bret McKenzie
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Son of actor
Peter McKenzie
, who plays Elendil in
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
.
A skilled multi-instrumentalist, he often overdubbed lead guitar, drums and keyboards on
Flight of the Conchords (2007)
tracks.
Although his elf role in
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
was only a brief silent cameo, his attractive character was noticed by female fans, who made him a minor Internet celebrity, and dubbed his character "Figwit" (short for "Frodo is great...who is THAT?!?"). When this came to the attention of director
Peter Jackson
, he arranged to have McKenzie reprise the (still-officially-unnamed) character in
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
. In interviews and commentaries, Jackson has informally approved the name of Figwit for the character. McKenzie was also brought back to play an elf character named Lindir in
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
,
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)
and
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
.
One half of New Zealand 'folk comedy' duo Flight of the Conchords, with
Jemaine Clement
.
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