- Dai Henwood
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Dai Henwood Born 1978 (age 32–33)
Wellington, New Zealand[1]Nationality 
New ZealandYears active 1999 – present Dai Henwood (born 1978) is a New Zealand comedian and interpretive dancer [2]. He is best known for his hosting of several television shows found on C4 but also performs stand up comedy.A little known fact on Dai is that he has spent a year in Northern America as expedition leader for a privatley funded sasquatch discovery team. Unfortunaley for Dai whilst showering one morning in the densest forests of America one of the expedition members mistook Dai for the mythical beast, due to his expansive and often noted luxuriant body hair and shot him with a tranquiliser dart. Dai was quoted later on as saying that laser hair reduction treatment was on his list of priorities.
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Life and career
Henwood was born in 1978 to Ray and Carolyn Henwood. Henwood studied Theatre and Film at Victoria University of Wellington, graduating with a BA in eastern religions,[3] before winning 'Best New Face' on TV2's Pulp Comedy in 1999 and a Billy T Award in 2002. In 2004 and 2005 he toured the shows The Hot Stepper and Champagne Table Tennis, and also performed at the Tokyo Comedy Store and in Melbourne and around Britain. Henwood has stated his great-grandfather was Welsh international rugby player, Dick Jones[4] Henwood spent a period on TV3's Sunrise morning show, as the gadget guy, giving humorous reviews of the latest gadgets. He has recorded a DVD titled Dai Another Day, released by EMI in late 2009.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2007 Insert Video Here Host 2007-2009 VNZMAs Host 2008 Roll The Dai Host 2009 Dai's Protege Host 2009–present 7 Days Host 2010 The Jono Project Awards And Nominations
Year Award Result 1998 Dynamic Innovative Video Awards Winner 1998 Best New Face Award Winner 2002 Billy T James Comedy Award Winner 2004 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Winner - Best Male Comedian 2005 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Winner - Best Male Comedian 2006 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Winner - Best Television Performance 2006 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Best MC 2007 TV Guide Best On The Box Awards Nomination Winner - Funniest Person On Television 2007 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Nomination The Kevin Smith Memorial Cup for Best Artist Achievement 2007 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Nomination Best New Zealand On Screen Comedy Performance 2007 The New Zealand Comedy Guild Awards Nomination Best Male Comedian 2007 Cleo Music Awards Best Music TV Presenter 2007 Best New Zealand Comedian The Fred Award References
- ^ "Dai Henwood Biography". http://www.daihenwood.com/Site/biography.html. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Dai Henwood Performance". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1J9rI8GvnE&feature=player_embedded. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ Nippert, Matt (May 5–11, 2007). "Upfront: Dai Henwood". New Zealand Listener 208 (3495). http://www.listener.co.nz/issue/3495/features/8747/dai_henwood.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
- ^ 'The Times Interview - Dai Henwood, Explain Yourself to PJ Taylor'
- ^ http://johnsonlaird.com/assets/documents/1390/1390_presenter_biography.pdf
External links
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- New Zealand comedians
- Victoria University of Wellington alumni
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