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Temuera Morrison: from Haka to Hollywood, Paul Little Temuera Morrison: From Haka to Hollywood, Paul Little DOWNLOAD http://bit.ly/1RLojRk http://www.powells.com/s?kw=Temuera+Morrison%3A+From+Haka+to+Hollywood From gifted and unorthodox doctor, to wife-beating bully, to Star Wars bounty hunter, one thing Temuera Morrison can't be accused of is being typecast. With humble beginnings in the rural backblocks of Rotorua, Temuera's early life gave him a strong sense of family, community and culture. Following his father's tragic death when Temuera was just 14 years old, he developed his love of &- and talent for &- performing through kapa haka. It was the attention Temuera received as the violent and abusive Jake Heke in Once Were Warriors that brought him international acclaim and ultimately propelled him to Hollywood. 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