Shimpal Lelisi
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Biography
Born in Niue, Shimpal came to New Zealand at the age of four.[2] He began acting at an early age, taking part in school productions.[3] Theatre was the beginning of his professional career, and among his stage appearances was with the Naked Samoans in Naked Samoans Talk about Their Knives. Shimpal has since stayed with the group in later productions. The latest of the show was in December 2006 entitled Naked Samoans Go Home (Again).[4]
In 1999, Shimpal joined the core cast of the soap opera Shortland Street, playing the role of Nurse Louie Iosefa.[5] However, his most successful involvement with television has been bro'Town. Shimpal is credited as both voice actor and writer for the animated series with the three other original Naked Samoans. In 2006, he co-starred in the comedy film Sione's Wedding.[2] Shimpal also works as a TV reporter for Tagata Pasifika (which co-stars Robbie Magasiva).[2]
In 2014 he was fined $900 and banned from driving for six months for drunk-driving.[1]
Lelisi is a castaway on the 2022 series of the New Zealand reality television show Celebrity Treasure Island.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Film | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sione's 2: Unfinished Business | 2012 | Sefa |
| Sione's Wedding | 2006 | Sefa |
Television
| Series | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Radiradirah | 2010 | Tony/Andy the Android |
| Tagata Pasifika | 2006–present | Presenter |
| bro'Town | 2004–2009 | Valea Pepelo (voice) |
| Shortland Street | 1999–2000 | Nurse Louie Iosefa |
See also
References
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External links
- Profile and Biography of Shimpal on NZ On Screen
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- Niuean actors
- New Zealand male television actors
- New Zealand television presenters
- Niuean emigrants to New Zealand
- Living people
- New Zealand male soap opera actors
- 20th-century New Zealand male actors
- 21st-century New Zealand male actors
- Participants in New Zealand reality television series
- New Zealand sketch comedians
- New Zealand male comedians
- 21st-century New Zealand comedians