LeighHart
- Actor
- Presenter
- Director
Since debuting on TV's SportsCafe in 1996 as an Olympic snail trainer, Leigh Hart has donned moustaches, speedos and a variety of serious journalistic expressions. Post SportsCafe, Hart made and presented multiple seasons of Moon TV — two of them nominated for NZ Screen awards — plus Leigh Hart's Mysterious Planet. He went on to present web show Late Night Big Breakfast, with frequent partner in crime Jason Hoyte.
Screenography
Biography
A fan of Monty Python, spontaneity and the laughter that can be mined from awkward silences, Leigh Hart began perfecting his deadpan screen persona as 'That Guy' on cult show SportsCafe. From 2002, after launching his own show, Moon TV, he began to be known for other roles as well: including a Dutch pet shop owner, a dangerously fast cook, and the spokesperson for a brand of New Zealand bacon.
Awards
2007 Air New Zealand Screen Awards
Nominated for Best Comedy Programme: Moon TV, series 3, episode 1
2005 New Zealand Screen Awards
Nominated for Best Comedy Programme: Moon TV
“The biggest challenge has probably been certain key bits of furniture getting sold from under us mid-show. The show is filmed in a Target furniture store. It's hard to keep continuity and is confusing for the guests.”