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Chief Sielu Malietoatauasa Faamoetauloa | |
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 Chief Sielu in 2015 | |
| Born | Folosielu Avea August 20, 1961 Savai'i, Western Samoa |
| Nationality | Samoan |
| Occupation(s) | Luau producer, host, comedian, fire knife dancer, actor, musician, singer, author |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | Sharla Avea (m. 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | chiefsluauhawaii |
Chief Sielu Avea (Chief Sielu in short) is a Samoan-born comedian and ambassador of Polynesian culture.[1] Since 2012 he has been the producer and host of Chief's Luau, a Hawaiian Lūʻau on Oahu.[2][3]
In 1993, Chief Sielu became the first World Fireknife Dance Champion, a title given to the winner of the World Fireknife Championships held annually in Laie, Hawaii.[4][5] Since then, he has performed fire-knife in dozens of countries and started at Sea Life Park luau which is now Aloha Kai Luau. Chief Sielu has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Tonight Show, MTV, BBC Television, Drunk History,[6] Impractical Jokers,[7] and the Miss Universe Pageant. In 2002, he threw the flaming spear that ignited the ceremonial torch at the Stadium of Fire event prior to the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[8]
Chief Sielu's formal title, awarded to him by the Head of the Independent State of Samoa, is Malietoatauasa Faamoetauloa.[9]
- ^ Wells Tower,"The Hawaii Cure". nytimes.com. March 12, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Chief's Luau is headed West with a permanent home at Wet'n'Wild". hawaiinewsnow.com. January 12, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Samoa Tourism Sector Plan 2014-2019" (PDF). pafpnet.spc.int. March 12, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pulefano Galea'i: The History of PCC's Special Event and Samoan Knife Dancing". polynesia.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "World Fireknife Championships | Polynesian Cultural Center". World Fireknife Championship. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- ^ "Drunk History". comedycentral.com.au. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Impractical-jokers season-8 episode-28 Summer Vacation". trutv.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ "Stellar line up for 24th Teuila Festival 2014 in the heart of Apia". samoa122.rssing.com. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
- ^ Avea, Sielu (1994). Tatau: The Art of the Samoan Tattoo. Published by Sielu Ent.