Adrian Tangaroa Wagner

Iwi

Te Ati Awa, Te Whānau a Apanui, Wanganui, Ngāti Hauiti.

Education

Schooled in the U.K and Victoria University.

Tell us something you remember about school:

I didn't like my school and I left in the 5th form. Free school dinners.

Occupation

Producer, singer songwriter, actor, performing artist.

What did you want to be when you were young?

I didn't actually know.

Who are your inspirational role models?

My grandmothers.

What significant event has influenced your life?

Moving to the alien environment of the U.K when I was ten years old.

What is your favourite...

· food?

Curry Thai, Indian and boil ups.

· movie?

Star Trek, Braveheart.

· person/people?

My parents

· TV programme?

Science fiction or History.

· music?

Jazz, early rock and roll, ballads, R'n'B, ska, reggae.

· pastime?

Rangataua o Aotearoa.

Tell us about some of your personal qualities and attributes.

I have staying power, loyal, focused.

What are your ambitions?

I want to learn to make films, telling stories as only we can tell them. To make a Māori language jazz album.

What is your most embarrassing moment?

I was doing a show a Christchurch girls college in a real serious part of our play when my track pants fell to the ground revealing my holey underwear.

What sparked your interest in following your particular career path?

I was broke one year as a student and I went busking with my bro's. I then discovered that I loved performing.

December, 2003