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Pio Terei
New Zealand actor
Pio Terei MNZM | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pio Keith Terei 1958 (age 66–67) New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, singer & comedian |
Pio Keith TereiMNZM (born 1958) is a Māori actor, singer and comedian on New Zealand television.
Early career
Early in his working life he sold light commercial trucks for 14 years.[1] In 1995 Terei headlined his own TV3 show Pete and Pio with fellow comedian Peter Rowley.[2] After the success of Pete and Pio, Terei led his own show called Pio!, featuring similar skits to his previous programme.
It ran from 1997 to 1999 and it was during this period that he hosted the Coca Cola Christmas in the Park. When Pio! was cancelled in 1999, Terei moved to the TVNZ network.
In 2000, Terei led a TVNZ programme entitled The Life and Times of Te Tutu, a comedy following the daily life of an 1800s Māori chief.
Under his own Pipi Productions company, The Life and Times of Te Tutu play