Lani John Tupu (born November 4, 1955 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor, best known for his portrayal of Bialar Crais on the hit TV series Farscape (he also provided the voice of the Pilot in that show; hence, he was featured in nearly every episode). Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Farscape is an American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced for the Sci-Fi Channel.
He trained as a teacher at the Teachers’ Training College in Wellington, New Zealand, but had had a long interest in acting. Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the He originally became well known in New Zealand as the lead, Dr Miller, in the prime-time soap Country GP (1984–5), which replaced a popular, long-running series, Close to Home. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) See Close to Home for other uses Close to Home was the name of a long-running New Zealand television Soap He remained on the show for two seasons, before shifting to Australia to continue his career there. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
He landed guest roles in Australian TV series, as well as the Australian-filmed Mission: Impossible of 1988–9. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Mission Impossible (often referred to as Mission Impossible The Original Series) is an American Television series that chronicles Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) He returned to New Zealand screens in a lead role in Marlin Bay (1991–3). Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
Early in his career, he used an Anglicised version of his name, Larney Tupu. He also uses Lani John Tupu.
Lani also works as an Artist with many of his limited edition prints and lithographs sold and auctioned by MiamiSciFi. com. He has also sold at several galleries. His work includes scenery of places he has visited, abstracts, composites and theme based series.
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