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Michael Eric Hurst, ONZM (born 20 September 1957) is a New Zealand actor, director and writer, mostly on stage and television. He is probably best known internationally for playing Iolaus in the television programs Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and companion series Xena: Warrior Princess. Most recently, he is known for his role in directing the popular Starz series Spartacus: Blood and Sand and Ash vs Evil Dead.
Hurst was born in Lancashire, England, the eldest of three brothers. When he was seven his family moved to Christchurch, New Zealand. He enrolled at Papanui High School, then University of Canterbury, but for only one year.
He married New Zealand actress Jennifer Ward-Lealand in 1988. They have two sons: Jack Louis Ward Hurst, born in 1997, and Cameron Lane Ward Hurst, born in 1999.
In 1984, Hurst won the lead role of David Blyth's Death Warmed Up, New Zealand's first splatter movie. The plot saw Hurst's character weathering institutionalisation, sundry wackos, and a motorcycle chase in the tunnels below Waiheke Island. The film won the grand prize at a fantasy film festival in Paris. The same year Hurst began playing drummer Dave Nelson over two series of Heroes, about a band searching for fame.
Michael /ˈmaɪkəl/ is a male given name that comes from the Hebrew: מִיכָאֵל / מיכאל (Mīkhāʼēl, pronounced [miχaˈʔel]), derived from the question מי כאל mī kāʼēl, meaning "Who is like God?" (literally, "Who is like El?). In English, it is sometimes shortened to Mike, Mikey, Mickey, or Mick.
Female forms of Michael include Michelle, Michele, Michaela, Mechelle, Micheline, and Michaelle, although Michael is occasionally seen as a female name; women named Michael include actresses Michael Learned and Michael Michele. Another form is Mychal, which can either be a male or female name.
Patronymic surnames that come from Michael include Michaels, Carmichael, MacMichael, McMichael, Micallef, Michaelson, Mikkelsen, DiMichele, Mikhaylov, Mykhaylenko, Mikeladze, Michels, and Mitchell.
The name first appears in the Hebrew Bible in the Book of Numbers, 13:13 where Sethur the son of Michael is one of 12 spies sent into the Land of Canaan. The archangel Michael features in the Book of Daniel 12:1, and in the Qur'an as Mikhail.
New Zealand (/njuːˈziːlənd/ new-ZEE-lənd, Māori: Aotearoa [aɔˈtɛaɾɔa]) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. The country geographically comprises two main landmasses – that of the North Island, or Te Ika-a-Māui, and the South Island, or Te Waipounamu – and numerous smaller islands. New Zealand is situated some 1,500 kilometres (900 mi) east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and roughly 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) south of the Pacific island areas of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. Because of its remoteness, it was one of the last lands to be settled by humans. During its long isolation, New Zealand developed a distinctive biodiversity of animal, fungal and plant life. The country's varied topography and its sharp mountain peaks, such as the Southern Alps, owe much to the tectonic uplift of land and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, while its most populous city is Auckland.
Somewhere between 1250 and 1300 CE, Polynesians settled in the islands that were to become New Zealand, and developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, Abel Tasman, a Dutch explorer, became the first European to sight New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the British Crown and Māori Chiefs signed the Treaty of Waitangi, making New Zealand a British colony. Today, the majority of New Zealand's population of 4.5 million is of European descent; the indigenous Māori are the largest minority, followed by Asians and Pacific Islanders. Reflecting this, New Zealand's culture is mainly derived from Māori and early British settlers, with recent broadening arising from increased immigration. The official languages are English, Māori and New Zealand Sign Language, with English predominant.
Bitch Slap is a 2009 action and exploitation film directed by Rick Jacobson and stars Julia Voth, Erin Cummings, America Olivo and Michael Hurst, with cameos by Lucy Lawless, Kevin Sorbo, and Renée O'Connor.
Three girls, a down-and-out stripper named Trixie, a drug-running killer and ex-convict named Camero, and a corporate powerbroker nicknamed Hel, arrive at a remote desert hideaway to extort massive riches from a ruthless sword-wielding killer named Pinky, who is also a notorious underworld figure. None of the three women is who they appear to be: each has an ulterior motive.
They kidnap a gangster called Gage and try to force him to reveal where the treasure is buried. He refuses, believing they will kill him anyway, but Hel promises he will not be harmed. Camero shoots him, against the wishes of Hel, saying she made no such promise. His phone rings, and they believe Gage is connected to Pinky.
Things become more complicated when a police officer named Deputy Fuchs arrives. Unknown to them, he was in the audience five nights ago when Trixie performed as a stripper to seduce Gage. However, the three women hide the body and are able to convince Fuchs to leave. While digging for the treasure, Camero asks the girls about the best sex each has ever had, believing the answer tells her something important about their character. She admits her best sex ever was with a circus contortionist, although she did not even know the contortionist's name.
Hurst may refer to:
Michael Hurst Bitch Slap Scene
Behind Bitch Slap (Clips): Michael Hurst Is Insane
Michael Hurst Tribute
Michael Hurst - Sexyback
Michael Hurst on acting, producers and joining the union
Michael Hurst in a Kilt
Michael Hurst in Here To Stay - The English
Remembering Kevin Smith
So Serious - Iolaus
Michael Hurst (b.1925) : Swagman's Promenade for orchestra (1965)
Michael Hurst doing what he does best. He agreed to appear in this movie as a favor to one of the old producers of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and ended up stealing the show (as is what usually happens). The rest of the movie is hilariously ridiculous as it's supposed to be, but entertaining if you know what you're getting into.
Clips from the entertaining documentary "Behind Bitch Slap: Building A Better B-Movie". Over 15 years after the beginning of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Eric Gruendemann (one of the many ex-producers of the show) called in a bunch of favors from the old Hercules/Xena cast to appear in his pet project exploitation B-movie. Special focus on the famously energetic and insane New Zealand entertainment legend, Michael Hurst, who took a break from his successful theater acting/directing career in New Zealand to appear in the movie. (For those of you in the States unfamiliar with Michael Hurst, think Kenneth Branagh, if he was still buff and fed a strict diet of coffee, speed, and anti-depressants. He is famous for his incredible acting range and stunt fight choreography and is quite...
This is my last tribute to Hercules and there is no better way to end it then a vid of Michael Hurst. Loved him as Iolaus. I enjoyed making this one as well. I don't own anything.
My Personal Tribute To One Of My Favourite Two New Zealand Actors, Michael Hurst No Matter What Role He Plays, Michael Never Forgets His Sense Of Humour. Michael Hurst Is My First Favourite New Zealand Actor and He Is Well Talented In Whatever Role He Plays. Clips: Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Bitch Slap and Xena Warrior Princess Music By Justin Timberlake Sexyback
Excerpts from an extended interview with Michael Hurst, NZ actor, director and producer. http://www.michaelhurst.co.nz/ Michael speaks about the importance of acting, his experience with Producers, comparing the producers of the hit TV show Hercules to producers in the NZ film industry and encouraging industry actors to join Actors Equity, the official union for actors in film and theatre. www.actorsequity.org.nz
Michael Hurst, on a stage, singing in a kilt. This man is brilliantly insane. (Sorry about the camera angle)
Clip of Michael Hurst hosting an episode of Here To Stay discussing the English background of New Zealand (Michael Hurst is himself originally from England). Unfortunately, I couldn't find the clip later in the episode where he recites Shakespeare in Maori.
Kevin Smith (Ares) being discussed by Michael Hurst and Kevin Sorbo at Armageddon Con
Music video of Hercules' sidekick, Iolaus, edited to ELO's song "So Serious". Video was played to intro Michael Hurst (Iolaus) at the '07 Xena convention in Burbank, CA.
Performed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Measham.
This is an interview with Michael Hurst about his experience with Ulcerative Colitis and using fecal transplants to successfully treat it, for information about his experiences and how to do fecal transplants yourself, go to http://www.FecalTransplants.org
Cientista premiado realiza macabras experiências que transformam pessoas inocentes em seres assassinos. Uma vítima de suas experiências mata o próprio pai e é condenado. Depois de cumprir a pena, sai a procura do cientista para se vingar.
A fantastic interview with Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand on their background in NZ theater, film, and television and current projects. Michael Hurst is sporting a fantastic cap due to his role as the balding Mark Rothko in the critically acclaimed 2011 ATC play Red.
We don't own the rights to any of the music its for entertainment purposes ONLY!!!! www.itunes.com
This week, Player Attack is still hanging around at Oz Comic-Con, catching up with some very clever people. Voice actor Neil Kaplan has appeared in everything, from Transformers: Robots in Disguise to Digimon to Star Wars: The Old Republic, but we love him most as the voice of Tychus J. Findlay from StarCraft II! We also find out what Michael Hurst has been doing since he hung up the sandals and bowed out as Iolaus from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (hint: Bit more acting, bit of directing, bit of theatre...). And then, of course, we spend a bit of time with a couple of lovely young me - Daniel Portman and Finn Jones - who took a bit of a time out from filming Game of Thrones to come and chat with us. Plus, of course, we have all the latest gaming news - this is Player Attack!
Episode 3 - Paterfamilias (commentary by executive producer Rob Tapert, director Michael Hurst, and actress Lucy Lawless)
The show notes can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/podcasts/sys-podcast-episode-121-writer-director-michael-hurst-talks-about-his-latest-sci-fi-time-travel-thriller-paradox
Recorded on 10/11/13 - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/webcast-one-live
Death Warmed Up (1984) Full Movie - Michael Hurst
Yapımı : 2016 - ABD Tür : Aksiyon , Dram Yönetmen : Michael Hurst Oyuncular : Zoe Bell , Adam Huss , Malik Yoba , Brian Flaccus , Michael Aaron Milligan Senaryo : Michael Hurst
An Interview with Michael Hurst from Hercules The Legendary Journeys at OZ Comic Con Adelaide 2015. His tip to me was to not ask about Shakespeare as he would go on forever! Noted. For photos and write ups please go to: https://tinselntapshoes.wordpress.com/
Lysistrata - Directed by Michael Hurst on from July 30th 2015 at Q Theatre, Queen Street. To book phone 09 309 9771 or visit https://www.patronbase.com/_QTheatre/Productions/5302/Performances
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This is an interview with Michael Hurst about his experience with Ulcerative Colitis and using fecal transplants to successfully treat it, for information about his experiences and how to do fecal transplants yourself, go to http://www.FecalTransplants.org
Michael did this interview in July 2013, shortly before taking the show to Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He talks about the origins of the show, influences from his own background and from other performers and writers, and reactions from folks who have seen it--including Sir Ian McKellen. This audio recording is accompanied by pictures from the show. After its third performance at Edinburgh, No Holds Bard received its first review - five stars!
Series creator Michael Hirst and Costume Designer Joan Bergin describe the storyline, trajectory, and incredible outfits that you'll see in series four of The Tudors. Interestingly - the more desperate and empty Henry VIII felt, the more beautiful his costumes became.
Kevin Smith (Ares) being discussed by Michael Hurst and Kevin Sorbo at Armageddon Con
Michael Hurst reflects on his work on Hercules, Xena, Spartacus & the ATC production of Chicago and looks at how the industrys attitude towards sex has changed dramatically in that time. Michael Hurst at CreativeMornings Auckland, April 2014. Free events like this one are hosted every month in dozens of cities. Discover hundreds of talks from the world's creative community at http://creativemornings.com/talks Don't miss a video. Subscribe! http://bit.ly/1jeJwut Follow CreativeMornings: http://twitter.com/creativemornings http://facebook.com/creativemornings
Liz Gunn interviews director Michael Hurst for The 13th Floor ahead of the Auckland Theatre Company production of Aristophane's Lysistrata, running at The Q Theatre from July 30-August 23, 2015
Michael Hurst doing what he does best. He agreed to appear in this movie as a favor to one of the old producers of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and ended up stealing the show (as is what usually happens). The rest of the movie is hilariously ridiculous as it's supposed to be, but entertaining if you know what you're getting into.
Clips from the entertaining documentary "Behind Bitch Slap: Building A Better B-Movie". Over 15 years after the beginning of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Eric Gruendemann (one of the many ex-producers of the show) called in a bunch of favors from the old Hercules/Xena cast to appear in his pet project exploitation B-movie. Special focus on the famously energetic and insane New Zealand entertainment legend, Michael Hurst, who took a break from his successful theater acting/directing career in New Zealand to appear in the movie. (For those of you in the States unfamiliar with Michael Hurst, think Kenneth Branagh, if he was still buff and fed a strict diet of coffee, speed, and anti-depressants. He is famous for his incredible acting range and stunt fight choreography and is quite...
This is my last tribute to Hercules and there is no better way to end it then a vid of Michael Hurst. Loved him as Iolaus. I enjoyed making this one as well. I don't own anything.
My Personal Tribute To One Of My Favourite Two New Zealand Actors, Michael Hurst No Matter What Role He Plays, Michael Never Forgets His Sense Of Humour. Michael Hurst Is My First Favourite New Zealand Actor and He Is Well Talented In Whatever Role He Plays. Clips: Hercules The Legendary Journeys, Bitch Slap and Xena Warrior Princess Music By Justin Timberlake Sexyback
Excerpts from an extended interview with Michael Hurst, NZ actor, director and producer. http://www.michaelhurst.co.nz/ Michael speaks about the importance of acting, his experience with Producers, comparing the producers of the hit TV show Hercules to producers in the NZ film industry and encouraging industry actors to join Actors Equity, the official union for actors in film and theatre. www.actorsequity.org.nz
Michael Hurst, on a stage, singing in a kilt. This man is brilliantly insane. (Sorry about the camera angle)
Clip of Michael Hurst hosting an episode of Here To Stay discussing the English background of New Zealand (Michael Hurst is himself originally from England). Unfortunately, I couldn't find the clip later in the episode where he recites Shakespeare in Maori.
Kevin Smith (Ares) being discussed by Michael Hurst and Kevin Sorbo at Armageddon Con
Music video of Hercules' sidekick, Iolaus, edited to ELO's song "So Serious". Video was played to intro Michael Hurst (Iolaus) at the '07 Xena convention in Burbank, CA.
Performed by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Measham.
This is an interview with Michael Hurst about his experience with Ulcerative Colitis and using fecal transplants to successfully treat it, for information about his experiences and how to do fecal transplants yourself, go to http://www.FecalTransplants.org
Cientista premiado realiza macabras experiências que transformam pessoas inocentes em seres assassinos. Uma vítima de suas experiências mata o próprio pai e é condenado. Depois de cumprir a pena, sai a procura do cientista para se vingar.
A fantastic interview with Michael Hurst and Jennifer Ward-Lealand on their background in NZ theater, film, and television and current projects. Michael Hurst is sporting a fantastic cap due to his role as the balding Mark Rothko in the critically acclaimed 2011 ATC play Red.
We don't own the rights to any of the music its for entertainment purposes ONLY!!!! www.itunes.com
This week, Player Attack is still hanging around at Oz Comic-Con, catching up with some very clever people. Voice actor Neil Kaplan has appeared in everything, from Transformers: Robots in Disguise to Digimon to Star Wars: The Old Republic, but we love him most as the voice of Tychus J. Findlay from StarCraft II! We also find out what Michael Hurst has been doing since he hung up the sandals and bowed out as Iolaus from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (hint: Bit more acting, bit of directing, bit of theatre...). And then, of course, we spend a bit of time with a couple of lovely young me - Daniel Portman and Finn Jones - who took a bit of a time out from filming Game of Thrones to come and chat with us. Plus, of course, we have all the latest gaming news - this is Player Attack!
Episode 3 - Paterfamilias (commentary by executive producer Rob Tapert, director Michael Hurst, and actress Lucy Lawless)
The show notes can be found here: http://www.sellingyourscreenplay.com/podcasts/sys-podcast-episode-121-writer-director-michael-hurst-talks-about-his-latest-sci-fi-time-travel-thriller-paradox
Recorded on 10/11/13 - Captured Live on Ustream at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/webcast-one-live
Death Warmed Up (1984) Full Movie - Michael Hurst
Yapımı : 2016 - ABD Tür : Aksiyon , Dram Yönetmen : Michael Hurst Oyuncular : Zoe Bell , Adam Huss , Malik Yoba , Brian Flaccus , Michael Aaron Milligan Senaryo : Michael Hurst
Though there ain`t no silence
I can hear my heart still beating strong
Don`t need any guidance
Or so many things went wrong
Who believes in rumours
And all the lies we have to face
Don`t know where we go now
Maybe freedom is the place
Refrain:
I need room to move
I need room to live
I need time just for my own
Most peculiar but I know
I need room to move
I need room to live
Let`s escape those old routines
It sounds funny but it seems
The light is slowly fading
And the yellow turns to grey
I can see you in a distance
And you`re much too far away
The winners and the loosers
In the end they`ll have to fail
I`sliding on the surface
But there`s so much more to gain
Refrain
Anywhere we`re going now
Anything that we believe in
What we keep on fighting for
Let the future be our hope
Anytime it gets too close
I need to break right out of here
Deep inside I know somehow
We see the same sun shining
We see the same sun shining
I need room
I need room to move, oh yeah