"Flight of the Conchords Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of musicians Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series that aired for two seasons on HBO. They previously referred to themselves as ""New Zealand's fourth most popular guitar-based digi-bongo acapella-rap-funk-comedy folk duo"", but as of 2014 refer to themselves as ""the almost award-winning fourth-most-popular folk duo in New Zealand"". They were named Best Alternative Comedy Act at the 2005 US Comedy Arts Festival and Best Newcomer at the"
"that the show would not return for a third season. Both McKenzie and Clement appeared alongside Rhys Darby in a horror comedy titled """", though not as Flight of the Conchords. The film was released on 3 August 2009. They have also each appeared in several films separately: Clement in ""Men in Black 3"", ""Eagle vs Shark"", ""Dinner for Schmucks"", ""Gentlemen Broncos"", ""Muppets Most Wanted,"" and ""Moana"", and McKenzie in """", """", """" and ""Austenland."" The song ""I'm Not Crying"" appears in the film ""The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists!"". In 2014, both Clement and Rhys Darby starred in"
"In the film, Boris the Animal, an old enemy of Agent K, escapes from prison and goes back in time to kill the younger K in order to allow his species, a ruthless alien race known as Boglodites, to attack Earth. This forces Agent J to go back in time and team up with K's younger self on a mission to save his partner and the world. ""Men in Black 3"" was released on May 25, 2012 and grossed over $624 million worldwide, making it the 10th highest-grossing film of 2012. Unadjusted for inflation, it is the highest-grossing film in"
"Jemaine Clement Jemaine Clement (born 10 January 1974) is a New Zealand singer, comedian, musician, actor, voice actor, director and writer. With Bret McKenzie, as the comedy duo Flight of the Conchords, he has released several albums and created comedy series for both the BBC and HBO. He has had featured parts in films such as ""Gentlemen Broncos"" (2009), ""Rio"" (2011), ""Men in Black 3"" (2012) and ""Moana"" (2016). In 2014, he made his feature film directorial debut with the horror comedy mockumentary ""What We Do in the Shadows"", which he wrote, starred in and directed with Taika Waititi. He"
"Bret McKenzie Bret Peter Tarrant McKenzie, ONZM (born 29 June 1976) is a 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"
"Bowie's stage personas Halloween Jack, who wore an eye patch, from the album Diamond Dogs. Bret also later dresses like Halloween Jack in the video for Bowie's In Space. The robot on the birthday card is a robot from the ""Doctor Who"" serial ""Robot"". The space-helmet-wearing band that appears during the bridge of ""Bowie"" is a reference to the 1977 video for ""Magic Fly"" by the French electronic music band Space. There is a Sub Pop sticker on Bret's guitar case. Bowie (Flight of the Conchords) ""Bowie"" is the sixth episode of the HBO comedy series ""Flight of the Conchords""."
"Chelcie Ross Chelcie Claude Ross (born June 20, 1942) is an American character actor, most known for ""Major League"", ""Basic Instinct"", ""Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey"", ""Hoosiers"" and ""The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"". He served in Vietnam as an officer in the United States Air Force where he had been awarded a Bronze Star, and earned an MFA from the Dallas Theater Center. He left the air force in 1970. His son, Ian Ross, plays bass in the band John 5 and The Creatures, the instrumental group fronted by guitarist John 5 (Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie.) In 2007, Ross appeared,"
"Julian Barratt Julian Barratt Pettifer (born 4 May 1968), known professionally as Julian Barratt, is an English comedian, actor, musician, music producer and member of surreal comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh known for his partnerships with fellow comedian and ""Boosh"" member Noel Fielding. He played Howard Moon in their cult-comedy BBC sitcom of ""the same name""""."" Alongside Fielding, he has starred in ""Unnatural"" ""Acts"", ""Nathan"" ""Barley"" and ""Garth Marenghi's Darkplace"". Barrett also co-wrote and starred in the 2017 film ""Mindhorn"". He currently stars in the critically acclaimed Channel 4 black-humour sitcom ""Flowers."" Barratt was born in Leeds. He adopted his"
"Lenny Venito Lenny Venito (born May 10, 1969 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, who has made appearances in movies such as ""Gigli"", ""Men in Black 3"", and ""War of the Worlds"". He also starred as Marty Weaver in the ABC comedy ""The Neighbors"". Venito was featured in ""The Sopranos"" as the character nicknamed ""Murmur,"" who helped shake down actor Ben Kingsley (playing himself) and violently mug actress Lauren Bacall (also playing herself). He also appeared as John, an incompetent mugger, in two episodes, ""Mugged"" and ""Wingmen"", of another HBO Series, ""Flight of the Conchords"". He also appeared"
"played a character in the television pilot ""Saddle Rash"" along with Sarah Silverman, H. Jon Benjamin and Mitch Hedberg. In ""The Third Conchord"", the twelfth and final episode of the first season of ""Flight of the Conchords"", Barry played Todd, a bongo playing megalomaniac, who tries to introduce the song ""Doggy Bounce"" to the Conchords' repertoire, and a new band name: The Crazy Dogggz. In 2010, Barry had a recurring role as a fictionalized version of himself in the second season of the live-action Adult Swim series ""Delocated"" - in which he is a frequent associate of the Russian mafia"
"Jack Black Thomas Jacob Black (born August 28, 1969) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and songwriter. His acting career has been extensive, starring primarily in comedy films. Black is known for his roles in ""High Fidelity"" (2000), ""Shallow Hal"" (2001), ""School of Rock"" (2003), ""King Kong"" (2005), ""The Holiday"" (2006), the ""Kung Fu Panda"" franchise (2008–2016), ""Tropic Thunder"" (2008), ""Gulliver's Travels"" (2010), ""Bernie"" (2011), ""Goosebumps"" (2015), and """" (2017). He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards. Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock duo Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass."
"and Tom Meighan. He has also appeared in Kate Bush's music video ""Deeper Understanding"" as a means of thanks for the ""Let's Dance for Comic Relief"" performance. Fielding is friends with the members of Razorlight, and involved them in the ""Priest and the Beast"" episode of ""The Mighty Boosh"". Fielding lent his voice to the Midfield General song ""Midfielding"". Fielding also sometimes plays bass live for Robots in Disguise. Furthermore, he has been known to DJ, often playing at The Barfly in London with the rest of The Mighty Boosh or with his DJ collective known as Team Disgusting, made"
"Men in Black 3 Men in Black 3 (alternatively Men in Black III, and stylized as ""MIB³)"" is a 2012 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin. It is the third installment in the ""Men in Black"" film series based on the comic book series ""The Men in Black"" by Lowell Cunningham. It was released fifteen years after the original ""Men in Black"" (1997) and ten years after the first sequel, ""Men in Black II"" (2002). Sonnenfeld and Steven Spielberg returned as director and executive producer, respectively."
"YouTube following notification from Phil Collins Limited that the piece infringed their copyright to ""In The Air Tonight."" ""Gorilla"" was further parodied as an introduction to the second half of the 2007 Children in Need special, with an actor dressed as Pudsey Bear taking the central role. British comedy series The Mighty Boosh features a drumming gorilla named Bollo, played by Dave Brown, and the actor appeared as Bollo in a viral video auditioning for the Cadbury advert to promote the third series of the show. This video was later included as an easter egg on the DVD release of"
"Bulgaria. He has been married three times: first to Penny, from 1977 to 1992, with whom he has two children; then to Michelle until 2005, and on 18 August 2018 wearing Bulgarian folk dress, a traditional wedding in front of many thousands spectators during the folklore festival in Zheravna, Bulgaria to the Bulgarian Deyana. In October 2014 he became a grandfather. Ben Cross Harry Bernard Cross (born 16 December 1947), known professionally as Ben Cross, is an English stage and film actor, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film ""Chariots of"
"sung in a mix of styles including folk, heavy metal and rap. This episode features a prominent reference to ""The Lord of the Rings"" movies, which were all filmed in New Zealand and featured Bret in a small role. Several other episodes have contained references to ""The Lord of the Rings"" as well, usually in the context that it is one of the few things for which New Zealand is famous. The Actor (Flight of the Conchords) ""The Actor"" is the eleventh episode of the HBO comedy series ""Flight of the Conchords"". This episode first aired in the United States"
"the Thunderers. He has a degree in French and Russian from Oxford University and he can play the violin. He and wife Charlotte have two sons. Ben Willbond Benjamin Thomas ""Ben"" Willbond (born 18 January 1973) is an English actor and screenwriter with numerous credits in television, radio and film. Willbond was educated at Stamford School in Lincolnshire and read Russian and French at the University of Oxford. Along with Arnold Widdowson, Willbond was part of the comedy duo ""Ben & Arn"", who won Perrier Award for ""Best Newcomer"" in 1999, and formed the self-proclaimed ""thinking man's French pop duo"""
"nominated, it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Dinklage), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Clarke) and Outstanding Drama Series. It also won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> The recurring actors listed here are those who appeared in season 3. They are listed by the region in which they first appear: The musicians Will Champion of Coldplay and Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol made cameo appearances, and Bart the Bear 2 (a.k.a. ""Little Bart"") was the bear that fought in the pit at Harrenhal. ""Game of Thrones"" rapidly became"
"Vas Blackwood Vasta Roy ""Vas"" Blackwood (born 19 October 1962) is a British actor from London. Blackwood played Lenny Henry's sidekick Winston Churchill in ""The Lenny Henry Show"" (1987) and David Sinclair in ""Casualty"" (1996–97). Since playing Rory Breaker in the hit film ""Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels"" (1998) he has had a number of film roles, including ""Mean Machine"" (2001), ""9 Dead Gay Guys"" (2002) and ""Creep"" (2004). In 2005 he appeared in A Bear's Tail, a spin-off of ""Bo' Selecta!"". He also made an appearance as Lennox Gilbey in ""Only Fools and Horses"". He also played main"
"Erik Dellums Erik Todd Dellums is an American actor, voice actor, and narrator. He played the drug kingpin Luther Mahoney for two seasons on """" and voiced the roles as the radio DJ Three-Dog in the 2008 video game ""Fallout 3"" and the main antagonist, Prince Arcann in ""Knights of the Fallen Empire"", the 2015 expansion to """". Dellums was born in the San Francisco Bay Area, California and moved to Washington, D.C. in his teenage years. He graduated from Brown University in 1986 and has since worked in Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C. He is the"
"the horror comedy mockumentary titled ""What We Do in the Shadows"", directed by Clement and Taika Waititi. Extra video content can be seen on the HBO Flight of the Conchords site, for example Dave's Pawn Shop Video. In May 2010, Bret and Jemaine also appeared in a web video on bbc.co.uk in which they officially opened the BBC's Comedy website. In an interview with Vulture, Bret said that plans were in the works for a reunion tour in 2012 and that he and Jemaine were discussing a Flight of the Conchords movie. On 28 November 2011, he stated that efforts"
"announced and revealed to be titled, ""MIB 23"". However, development has since appeared to cease. In March 2018, a spin-off titled ""Men in Black International"" was reported to be in planning starring Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson. Men in Black 3 Men in Black 3 (alternatively Men in Black III, and stylized as ""MIB³)"" is a 2012 American science fiction action comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and starring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin. It is the third installment in the ""Men in Black"" film series based on the comic book series ""The Men in Black"" by"
"Rhys Darby Rhys Montague Darby (born 21 March 1974) is an actor and comedian from New Zealand, known for his energetic physical comedy routines, telling stories accompanied with mime and sound effects of things such as machinery and animals. He was nominated for the Billy T Award in 2001 and 2002. He also won the 2012 Fred (Dagg) award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival, for Best NZ show. Darby is best known for playing Murray Hewitt, the band manager of ""Flight of the Conchords"" in the television series, a role he originally played in the under the name"
"as a guest vocalist with Crowe's former band 30 Odd Foot of Grunts. Durand and his family reside in Los Angeles. Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor and singer. Durand is known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in ""The Strain"", Joshua in ""Dark Angel"", Martin Keamy in ""Lost"", Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in """", Gabriel in ""Legion"", Little John in ""Robin Hood"", Jeeves Tremor in ""Smokin' Aces"", and Carlos in ""The Butterfly Effect"". He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in """". An accomplished"
"a home before settling down. He has since been reported to be single. Toby Kebbell Tobias Alistair Patrick Kebbell (born 9 July 1982) is an English stage and film actor. He is known for his roles in films such as ""Dead Man's Shoes"" (2004), ""RocknRolla"" (2008), """" (2010), ""War Horse"" (2011), ""Wrath of the Titans"" (2012), ""Dawn of the Planet of the Apes"" (2014), ""Fantastic Four"" (2015), ""Warcraft"" (2016), ""A Monster Calls"" (2016), ""Ben-Hur"" (2016), and ""Gold"" (2016). He is also known for his work in the ""Black Mirror"" episode ""The Entire History of You"". He most recently starred in"
"couple currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with their dogs, Jax and Betty Lou. Anson Mount Anson Adams Mount IV (born February 25, 1973) is an American actor. He portrayed the fictional character Cullen Bohannon in the AMC western drama series ""Hell on Wheels"". He was also cast in the role of Jim Steele on the short-lived NBC series ""Conviction"" and appeared in the film ""Tully"" (2000). In 2017, he portrayed the Marvel Comics superhero Black Bolt in ""Marvel's Inhumans"". On April 9, 2018, it was announced that Mount will have a recurring role as Captain Christopher Pike of the"
"and the show ""PrankStars"" to be cancelled. Mitchel Musso Mitchel Tate Musso (born July 9, 1991) is an American actor, musician, and singer, best known for his three Disney Channel roles as Oliver Oken/Mike Standley III in ""Hannah Montana""; Jeremy Johnson in the animated series ""Phineas and Ferb""; and his Disney XD role as King Brady on ""Pair of Kings"". He was the host of Disney Channel's ""PrankStars"". In some of his other works, he voiced DJ in the computer animated/motion capture film, ""Monster House"", and starred as Raymond Figg in the Disney Channel Original Movie, ""Life Is Ruff"", released"
"the dogs who have played the role of Toto from the iconic story about The Wizard of Oz. In February 2016, the a cappella group Voctave released the video ""Disney Love Medley"" which featured Maldonado and her fiance Jeremy Michael Lewis. In the video, Maldonado and Lewis perform the songs ""I See the Light"" from ""Tangled"", ""You'll Be in My Heart"" from ""Tarzan"" and ""Go the Distance"" from ""Hercules"" with the members of Voctave providing the backing vocals. In May 2016, Maldonado, along with Grassi and Hoying, appeared in an episode of ""Bones"" titled ""The Strike in the Chord"". Maldonado"
"Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi (; ; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, director, and former firefighter. Buscemi has starred and supported in numerous successful Hollywood and indie films, including ""Parting Glances"", ""New York Stories"", ""Mystery Train"", ""Reservoir Dogs"", ""Desperado"", ""Con Air"", ""Armageddon"", ""The Grey Zone"", ""Ghost World"", ""Big Fish"", and ""The Death of Stalin"". He is also known for his appearances in the Coen brothers films ""Miller's Crossing"", ""Barton Fink"", ""The Hudsucker Proxy"", ""Fargo"", and ""The Big Lebowski"". Buscemi provides the voice of Randall Boggs in the ""Monsters, Inc."" franchise. From 2010 to 2014 he portrayed"
"Ross Hull Ross Hull (born August 25, 1975) is a Canadian actor and television personality. He is known for his role as Gary, the leader of the Midnight Society, on the television series ""Are You Afraid of the Dark?"". Born in Montreal, Quebec, Hull began his acting career in 1987 with the film ""Nowhere to Hide"". Hull also appeared in other shows, including ""Ready or Not"" and ""Are You Afraid of the Dark?"". and then landed the role of Chris Sheppard in ""Student Bodies"". He made an appearance on ""Stargate Atlantis"" in the episode Suspicion. In January 2005, Hull became"
"his work on ""The Sopranos"", ""Boardwalk Empire"", and ""Portlandia"" has received recognition. Steve Buscemi Steven Vincent Buscemi (; ; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, director, and former firefighter. Buscemi has starred and supported in numerous successful Hollywood and indie films, including ""Parting Glances"", ""New York Stories"", ""Mystery Train"", ""Reservoir Dogs"", ""Desperado"", ""Con Air"", ""Armageddon"", ""The Grey Zone"", ""Ghost World"", ""Big Fish"", and ""The Death of Stalin"". He is also known for his appearances in the Coen brothers films ""Miller's Crossing"", ""Barton Fink"", ""The Hudsucker Proxy"", ""Fargo"", and ""The Big Lebowski"". Buscemi provides the voice of Randall"
"Chris Phillips (voice actor) Chris Phillips (born February 26, 1958) is an American voice actor, songwriter, singer, and producer. He is known for his roles in Rockstar games such as Marty Chonks and El Burro in ""Grand Theft Auto III"" and his role as Alex Balder, Mercenary and Killer Suit in ""Max Payne"". He is also well known for his roles in Atari games Such as Nolaloth, Thunderbelly, Lorne Starling, Koraboros and Prison Leader in ""Neverwinter Nights 2"" and Crowley in ""Alone in the Dark"". As a young boy, Phillips and his sister Pam used to make comedy tapes with"
"Kevin Durand Kevin Serge Durand (born January 14, 1974) is a Canadian actor and singer. Durand is known for portraying Vasiliy Fet in ""The Strain"", Joshua in ""Dark Angel"", Martin Keamy in ""Lost"", Fred J. Dukes / The Blob in """", Gabriel in ""Legion"", Little John in ""Robin Hood"", Jeeves Tremor in ""Smokin' Aces"", and Carlos in ""The Butterfly Effect"". He received a 2012 Best Supporting Actor Genie nomination for his portrayal of Lenny Jackson in """". An accomplished dramatic actor and former comedian, Durand has performed in a wide variety of starring roles in numerous independent and major studio"