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Brett McKenzie is a New Zealand actor and musician best known for his role as Bret McKenzie in the musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. He is also a Grammy Award-winning songwriter and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand, and attended Onslow College. He graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Theatre. McKenzie has appeared in several films, including The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. He has also appeared in television series such as Flight of the Conchords, The Muppets, and The Simpsons. McKenzie has won several awards for his work, including a Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media for the song "Man or Muppet" from The Muppets. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the same song. As of 2021, Brett McKenzie's net worth is estimated to be roughly $3 million.

Popular As Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie
Occupation art_department,art_director,production_designer
Age 44 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 27 March 1979
Birthday 27 March
Birthplace Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand

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Brett McKenzie Height, Weight & Measurements

At 44 years old, Brett McKenzie height is 6′ 0″ .

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Height 6′ 0″
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Who Is Brett McKenzie's Wife?

His wife is Hannah Clarke (m. 2009)

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Wife Hannah Clarke (m. 2009)
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Children Leo McKenzie, Vita McKenzie

Brett McKenzie Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Brett McKenzie worth at the age of 44 years old? Brett McKenzie’s income source is mostly from being a successful Art Department. He is from New Zealand. We have estimated Brett McKenzie's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
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Source of Income Art Department

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2014

McKenzie wrote the original songs for the 2014 movie Muppets Most Wanted.

2012

At the 84th Academy Awards in 2012 his song, "Man or Muppet", won the Academy Award for Best Original Song.

2011

McKenzie has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy. His silent role in the first film as Figwit achieved some minor internet fame, which led to Jackson giving him a line in the third film. In April 2011, McKenzie was cast as the elf Lindir for The Hobbit. His father Peter McKenzie played the role of Elendil in Lord of the Rings.

2010

McKenzie and fellow Conchord Clement guest starred as a pair of camp counselors in "Elementary School Musical", the season premiere of the 22nd season of The Simpsons, which aired on 26 September 2010.

2009

As Flight of the Conchords they have toured internationally and released four CDs: Folk the World Tour in 2002,The Distant Future (which won the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album) in 2007, the Grammy nominated Flight of the Conchords in 2008, and I Told You I Was Freaky in 2009. The Conchords produced a six-part improvisational comedy radio program for the BBC and have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. After a successful appearance in 2005 on HBOs One Night Stand, the Conchords were offered their own 12-part HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Its first season ran from June to September 2007, and its second season premiered on HBO 18 January 2009.

2007

Along with Clement, McKenzie was featured as 2007 Salon "Sexiest Man Living" and 2008's "100 Sexiest People" in a special edition of the Australian magazine Who.

1982

McKenzie was born in Wellington, New Zealand and has one younger and one older brother. He is a former member of The Black Seeds. He released an album called Prototype as Video Kid and was a member of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra. McKenzie attended Clifton Terrace Model School between 1982 and 1987 ("model" refers to a standard school for training teachers as opposed to modelling). His classmates at the school included Antonia Prebble and Age Pryor. McKenzie then went onto Wellington College where he was a prefect and won the Wellington regional heats of the Smokefree Rockquest with his band The Blue Samanthas, who played Jazz and upbeat funk. It was after The Blue Samanthas and the end of Rockquest, that McKenzie joined the Black Seeds. It was while studying at Victoria University of Wellington that he met Jemaine Clement who was also attending the Uni and studying film and theatre. They didn't complete their degrees but ended up living together and first were members of So You're a Man, and then later forming Flight of the Conchords.

1976

Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie ONZM (born 29 June 1976) is an Academy award-winning New Zealand comedian, actor, musician and producer. He is one half of musical comedy duo Flight of the Conchords along with Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an oft-lauded American television series, which aired for two seasons on HBO. McKenzie served as music supervisor for two Muppet films, The Muppets (2011) and Muppets Most Wanted (2014), the former of which won him an Academy Award for Best Original Song for the song "Man or Muppet". His latest work has seen him write the lyrics to the 2016 Sainsbury's Christmas advert featuring James Corden on vocals.