David Fane
Encyclopedia
Life and career
Fane was educated at St. Pauls CollegeSt. Paul's College, Auckland
St Paul's College is a college for year 7 to 13 boys and offers a Catholic education to its students. It is located in the central Auckland suburb of Ponsonby. The school originates from 1903 when the Marist Brothers opened Sacred Heart College, Auckland on the site...
in Ponsonby
Ponsonby, New Zealand
Ponsonby is an inner-city suburb of Auckland City located 2 km west of the Auckland CBD, in the North Island of New Zealand. The suburb is oriented along a ridge running north-south, which is followed by the main street of the suburb, Ponsonby Road....
.
Fane got into acting quite late and trained at the New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaari, graduating in 1991. He first appeared on television in a sketch comedy show called SKITZ
Skitz
Skitz is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in X-Treme X-Men #35.-Powers and abilities:...
alongside future Naked Samoans
Naked Samoans
The Naked Samoans is a famous New Zealand comedy group made up of Polynesian entertainers, most of whom are Samoan. The group is noted for performing social humour and satire that attracts a broad audience, especially among white New Zealanders, without sacrificing the group's Pacific Island identity...
Oscar Kightley
Oscar Kightley
Oscar Vai To'elau Kightley, MNZM, is a Samoan-born actor, television presenter and writer who has been a resident and citizen of New Zealand for most of his life.-Biography:He acted in and co-wrote the successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding...
and Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Magasiva
Robbie Magasiva is a Samoan New Zealand actor who has starred in several films and as a member of the Naked Samoans comedy troupe. He has also appeared on television and theatre, and was the co-presenter of New Zealand's Tagata Pasifika with famed athlete Beatrice Faumuina. Magasiva is also known...
. He then did the sitcom spinoff "the semisis" in which he played the father and the minister. The play won the 2004 Chapman Tripp Theatre Award for Outstanding New Zealand Play of the Year. Fane was a founding member of Naked Samoans
Naked Samoans
The Naked Samoans is a famous New Zealand comedy group made up of Polynesian entertainers, most of whom are Samoan. The group is noted for performing social humour and satire that attracts a broad audience, especially among white New Zealanders, without sacrificing the group's Pacific Island identity...
. He played a leading role in Sione's Wedding
Sione's Wedding
Sione's Wedding , is a 2006 comedic film directed by Chris Graham and written by James Griffin and Oscar Kightley, and produced by South Pacific Pictures.- Plot :...
. Other roles include parts in The Tattooist
The Tattooist
The Tattooist is a 2007 New Zealand film directed by Peter Burger and starring American actor Jason Behr and New Zealand actors Nathaniel Lees, Michael Hurst and Robbie Magasiva among others...
, bro'Town
Bro'Town
bro'Town is a New Zealand Television animated series. The show used a comedy based format, targeted at a young adult audience.The series is set amongst New Zealand's fast growing Pacific Islander community, and focuses on a central cast of five young boys...
, Outrageous Fortune
Outrageous Fortune (TV series)
Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
and the lead role in Diplomatic Immunity.
Fane is part host on the TV2 series Island Wars and morning host for the New Zealand radio station Flava 95.8.
Film
- Tongan NinjaTongan NinjaTongan Ninja is a 2002 full length kung-fu action-comedy directed by Jason Stutter and filmed in New Zealand. The film has received recent notoriety for co-starring and being co-written by Jemaine Clement, star of the HBO comedy Flight of the Conchords...
(2002) .... Herman the Henchman - The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) .... Kata
- Sione's WeddingSione's WeddingSione's Wedding , is a 2006 comedic film directed by Chris Graham and written by James Griffin and Oscar Kightley, and produced by South Pacific Pictures.- Plot :...
(2006) .... Bolo/Paul - Eagle vs SharkEagle vs SharkEagle vs Shark is a 2007 New Zealand romantic comedy film directed by Taika Waititi and financed by the New Zealand Film Commission. The screenplay was also written by Waititi, based on the character of Lily created by Loren Horsley....
(2007) .... Eric Elisi - The TattooistThe TattooistThe Tattooist is a 2007 New Zealand film directed by Peter Burger and starring American actor Jason Behr and New Zealand actors Nathaniel Lees, Michael Hurst and Robbie Magasiva among others...
(2007) .... Mr. Va'a - Love BirdsLove BirdsLove Birds is a New Zealand romantic comedy film starring New Zealand stand up comedian Rhys Darby and Golden Globe winner Sally Hawkins. It was directed by Paul Murphy and written by Nick Ward. The film was released on 24 February 2011.-Plot:...
(2011) .... Kanga - Sione's 2: Unfinished BusinessSione's 2: Unfinished BusinessSione's 2: Unfinished Business is a 2012 comedic New Zealand film directed by Simon Bennett and written by Oscar Kightley and James Griffin. It is the sequel to the hugely successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding.-Cast:...
(2012) .... Bolo/Paul
Television
- SKITZSkitzSkitz is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. Her first appearance was in X-Treme X-Men #35.-Powers and abilities:...
(1993–97) .... Various Characters - Telly Laughs (1996) .... Various Characters
- The Semisis (1998) .... Dad
- Target (1999) .... Theo (1999)
- The StripThe Strip (NZ TV series)The Strip is the story of corporate lawyer Melissa Walker, who decides her life needs a new direction and quits her job after finding her husband in bed with his male lover...
(2002–2003) .... Jack Sione - Bro'TownBro'Townbro'Town is a New Zealand Television animated series. The show used a comedy based format, targeted at a young adult audience.The series is set amongst New Zealand's fast growing Pacific Islander community, and focuses on a central cast of five young boys...
(2004–2009) .... Jeff da Maori / Rodney McCorkenstein-Taifule 'Mack'/ Pepelo Pepelo/Agnes Tapili / Additional Voices - The MarketThe Market (TV series)The Market is a New Zealand drama series set in South Auckland's Otara Markets. The show is centered around two families, one Māori and one Samoan .-Cast:*Joe Naufahu - Sef Lima*Xavier Horan - Mike Johnson...
(2005) .... Tu'u Lima - Outrageous FortuneOutrageous Fortune (TV series)Outrageous Fortune was a New Zealand comedy/drama television series, which was created by James Griffin and Rachel Lang and was produced by South Pacific Pictures...
(2005–2010) .... Falani - Diplomatic ImmunityDiplomatic Immunity (New Zealand TV series)Diplomatic Immunity is a New Zealand comedy that follows the misadventures at the consulate of The Most Royal Kingdom of Feausi and a fallen New Zealand Foreign Affairs high-flier who has been sent in to straighten out the consulate staff...
(2009) .... Jonah Fa'auigaese - RadiradirahRadiradirah'Radiradirah' was a New Zealand comedy sketch show that originally aired from the 21 May to the 9 July 2010, with a total of 8 episodes.It featured several well known New Zealand comedians such as Rhys Darby, David Fane, Oscar Knightley and Madeleine Sami, as well as the voicing talents of...
(2010) .... Various characters
Controversy
On 23 June 2010, at the inaugural Radio Roast Fane told a celebrity audience that "Hitler had a right", people living with HIV deserved to be "roasted", and "Jews were expendable". Several days after a hoax resignation was circulated to media outlets, Fane apologised to the New Zealand AIDS FoundationNew Zealand AIDS Foundation
The New Zealand AIDS Foundation is Aotearoa New Zealand’s national HIV prevention and healthcare organisation.In 2010, the NZAF marks its 25th anniversary. Since 1985, the NZAF has grown from the response of Aotearoa New Zealand’s gay communities to the impending HIV epidemic...
(NZAF) and New Zealand Jewish Council. Both organisations accepted his apology on behalf of their communities. Fane was suspended from his Radio Network breakfast show for one week.