Video Kid is a project of Bret McKenzie (born 29 June 1976 in New Zealand), a singer and actor, best known as one half of Flight of the Conchords and a former member of The Black Seeds. He has appeared in the first and third films in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy, achieving some internet notoriety as Figwit. His father is Peter McKenzie, who played the role of Elendil in Lord of the Rings. He has two brothers, Justin and Jonathon. Justin also appeared as an Elf extra in "The Fellowship of the Ring" during the Council of Elrond.

McKenzie attended Victoria University where he met Jemaine Clement, and together they formed Flight of the Conchords. They have toured internationally and released three CDs: Folk the World Tour in 2002, Grammy-winning The Distant Future (EP) in 2007 and Flight of the Conchords in 2008. The Conchords produced a six-part improvisational comedy radio program for the BBC and have appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Late Show with David Letterman and The Late Late Show. After a successful appearance in 2005 on HBOs One Night Stand, the Conchords were offered their own 12-part HBO series Flight of the Conchords. Its first season ran from June to September 2007, and it was renewed for a second season. They passed on a third season citing overload.

He has released an album called Prototype as Video Kid. He is also one twelfth of the Wellington International Ukulele Orchestra.

He is currently engaged to a fellow New Zealander, Hannah Clarke.

He currently lives in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Silverlake, when in the U.S.

On the 26th February 2012, Bret won the Academy Award for Best Song for "Man or Muppet" from the Muppets movie.

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