Mark Wright is a New Zealand actor. He is best known for starring in
Shortland Street and the Power Rangers franchise.He was raised in St
Heliers and educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, Selwyn
College, Auckland, and Toi Whakaari. He was a stage actor in
Wellington, and his first television appeaarance was as Mick Ryan in
Peppermint Twist.He was the 1994 TV Guide Television Award for Best
Performer in an Entertainment Programme and the 1996 TV Guide Best
Actor Award.In 1996, a complaint was made to the New Zealand
Advertising Standards Complaints Board about a Redskins advertisement
aired on New Zealand television. The advertisement featured Wright
dressed in American Indian clothing and assuming an accent. A mock
drumbeat featured on the soundtrack. Despite protest from Nestlé New
Zealand that the advertisement was inoffensive, the Board upheld the
complaint.
Shortland Street and the Power Rangers franchise.He was raised in St
Heliers and educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, Selwyn
College, Auckland, and Toi Whakaari. He was a stage actor in
Wellington, and his first television appeaarance was as Mick Ryan in
Peppermint Twist.He was the 1994 TV Guide Television Award for Best
Performer in an Entertainment Programme and the 1996 TV Guide Best
Actor Award.In 1996, a complaint was made to the New Zealand
Advertising Standards Complaints Board about a Redskins advertisement
aired on New Zealand television. The advertisement featured Wright
dressed in American Indian clothing and assuming an accent. A mock
drumbeat featured on the soundtrack. Despite protest from Nestlé New
Zealand that the advertisement was inoffensive, the Board upheld the
complaint.
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