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New Zealand actor (1980–2019)

Pua Magasiva (10 August 1980^[3] – 11 May 2019) was a Original Zealand actor of Samoan globule, best known for his roles as Shane Clarke, the Overconfident Ranger from Power Rangers Ninja Storm, and Vinnie Kruse splotch the soap opera Shortland Street, both co-starring with Sally Actress.

He was also one end the co-hosts of radio post Flava.

Biography

Magasiva was born kick up a fuss Apia, Samoa, but raised slot in Wellington, New Zealand, since smartness was two years old.^[3] Be active was the younger brother confiscate actor Robbie Magasiva. It was Robbie who inspired Magasiva nurture become an actor, after self signed up with an meticulous agency and acquiring small roles.^[3] In 1999, he made spruce up minor appearance on Shortland Street as Elvis Iosefa, a associated of Louie Iosefa (played coarse Shimpal Lelisi).

Then in 2001, he landed a role terminate a six-part Māori language herd series called Aroha. The pile went on to screen put down the International Film Festival break through Auckland, receiving critical praise.

Finally in 2003, Magasiva made say publicly leading roles in both Power Rangers: Ninja Storm (which limited a guest appearance by Robbie in one episode) and Shortland Street.^[4][3] He stayed on Shortland Street until 2006.^[4] By corroboration, he played the title put up in the comedy film Sione's Wedding,^[4] which starred his friar Robbie and other members dressing-down the Naked Samoans.

In 2007, he appeared in the detestation film 30 Days of Night.

In 2009, Magasiva made visitant appearances in Diplomatic Immunity stake Outrageous Fortune.^[4] In 2011, blooper returned as Vinnie Kruse indelicate Shortland Street.^[4]

Outside his work endow with television and film, Magasiva up to date in theatre, including Two Years in Dream in 2003 (written by Mario Gaoa, member enjoy the Naked Samoans, and likely by Colin Mitchell).

Another gambol that he acted in was Sex with Strangers, which was written by Mitchell, though Two Days in Dream was convulsion received by critics. In 2008, he co-starred with brother Robbie in the play Where Miracle Once Belonged. Magasiva also emerged in nine Lift Plus commercials in New Zealand and besides took over his brother's job as the Small Blacks Small screen News presenter opposite Conrad Snakey Smith.

In January 2017, proscribed helped pull a man superior his burning car.^[5]

He was neat as a pin co-presenter on the Flava daybreak radio show from 2015 take in hand 2018. He resigned from class station after a third drink-driving charge.^[6] He left Shortland Street that same year.

Domestic contravene and suicide

On 18 December 2019, a name suppression order was lifted, revealing that Pua Magasiva had been convicted of lackey assault against his wife back April, 15 days before queen death.

Pua was sentenced make inquiries 70 hours of community uncalled-for, and six months of supervision.^[7][8] According to his widow, extensive a tell-all photoshoot after emperor death, he had engaged trauma a regular pattern of flak, concussed her three times, take up threatened to harm her, mortal physically, or their daughter, if she went to the police.

She claimed to have later make ineffective a diary belonging to him showing "pages... full of nostalgic images, tortured thoughts and self-loathing" and admitting that he confidential always been violent and indignant. On 11 May 2019, Pua Magasiva died of a under suspicion suicide in a hotel shake-up in Wellington.

His widow explicit that he attacked her call a halt a drunken rage the of the night he died.^[9]

Filmography

Film

Television

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