~ Manu is a New Zealand Maori name that means “bird”. He was given the name after his uncle who was the Bishop Of New Zealand.
~ Mother was a Queensland beauty queen, father, an entertainer in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
~ Offered ballet scholarship in New York after finishing high school, but chose to travel Europe and the US instead.
As big as Manu is physically, I can’t picture him being a ballet dancer, but, uh…I’m sorry I lost my train of thought while drooling over this picture.
