Bret McKenzie is a comedian, actor, musician and lyricist from New Zealand. He is famous as the one half of the comedy band, ‘Flight of the Conchords,’ alongside Jemaine Clement. Born into an artistic family, McKenzie was naturally drawn to music at an early age. He decided to study drama and film later on and eventually joined ‘The Black Seeds’, a dub band. At the same time, he started collaborating with Jemaine Clement and their comedy band ‘Flight of the Conchords’ was born. They released many albums, including the Grammy-winner, ‘The Distant Future’. Owing to their unique wit, they soon grew popular and were invited to create a radio series for BBC. The series gave them global exposure, and the duo landed an HBO TV series deal. The series, named after their band, ran for two seasons and was critically successful. Apart from comedy, McKenzie has also starred in several films like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Austenland’. He has written music for films as well. His most recognized works are his songs for the animation movie, ‘The Muppets’, which bagged him an Oscar for Best Original Song. He is currently writing music for several upcoming films. He has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his contributions to music and films.