Paul Nakad
| Paul Nakad | |
|---|---|
 "Sleek the Elite" with a Hellenic dancer at "Greek Dancing with the Stars", Paniyiri Festival 2007, Musgrave Park, South Brisbane. | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Nakad |
| Also known as | Sleek the Elite |
| Born | October 21, 1975 |
| Genres | Hip-hop |
| Occupations |
Actor Rapper Technician |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1991–present (as a rapper), 1998–present (as an actor) |
Paul Nakad (born 21 October 1975) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known by the name Sleek the Elite, which he used as a character name for the Pizza TV show and Fat Pizza movie.[1]
Fat Pizza would be the last regular spot in the Pizza series that Nakad would appear. It is believed that he and director Paul Fenech had a falling out (as shown in the episode A Real Slice of Pizza) and because of that, he was written out of future episodes of the show.[citation needed]
Biography
Born in Eastwood, New South Wales, Nakad grew up in the Ryde area. At the age of sixteen, Nakad left school.[2] After leaving school he became a refrigeration and air-conditioning technician.
Personal life
Nakad has stated that his five favourite Australian artists are "Midnight Oil, Men at Work, Kylie Minogue, Def Wish Cast and myself."[3]
Music
While working as a technician, Nakad spent all his spare time writing music and constantly gigging in small clubs, on community radio and steadily building his form as a unique Lebanese Australian hip-hop voice.[4]
This street-cred and his poetic turn of phrase, freestyle technique, and audience support culminated in 1997 when he recorded his first album Sleekism. DJ Soup provided Nakad's unique sample-laden music with groovy, funky, hard hitting beats as well as production.
In 2000, Madcap Records reissued Sleekism with altered artwork but with no content alterations.[2]
In 2007, Rumors of a new album surfaced via his MySpace page.
Other appearances
In 2003, Nakad was guest programmer for Australian music show rage.[5]
Acting
In 1998, Nakad landed his first acting role in Paul Fenech's short film Basic Equipment, and then later Fenech's feature film, Somewhere in the Darkness. Nakad and Fenech adopted the Sleek the Elite persona to Fenech's comedy series Pizza in 2000 and 2001.
In 2003, Nakad would appeared in the feature film Fat Pizza: The Movie.
After the release of the movie version of the Pizza series, Nakad left the Pizza team to focus on his rap career releasing Hard for a Rapper in 2004. Nakad also teamed up with stand-up comedian and actor Nick Giannopoulos appearing in Wog Story. While the show was running in Melbourne, Paul Nakad shared a dressing room with Anh Do. Do was working on the script of the film Footy Legends, and created the role of Walid especially for Nakad.
Discography
- Sleekism (1997) - Sleekism Records
- Sleekism (2000) - reissue from Madcap Records
- Sleek the Elite EP (2003) - Badfly Records
- Hard for a Rapper (2004) - Badfly Records
Compilations
- Home Brewz Volume 2, Various Artists (1997) - "Microphone Bangin'"
- Basic Equipment, Various Artists (1998) - "Revelations"
Supwoofer mate Subwoofer'
Filmography
- Fat Pizza: The Movie (2003), as Sleek the Elite
- Footy Legends (2006), as Walid
Television
- Pizza (2000, 2001), as Sleek the Elite
References
- ↑ Paul Fenech (director) (2003-04-10). Fat Pizza (Motion Picture). Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: SBS Independent.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Artist Profile/Bio.". Madcap Records. 2000. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ↑ "Sleek The Elite" (interview). Australian Music Online. 2003-06-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ↑ Mitchell, Tony. "The Middle Ground: Lebanese-Australian hip hop". taketherudder.com. Retrieved 2008-07-21.
- ↑ "Guest Programmers and Specials". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2003-07-12. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
External links
- Paul Nakad at the Internet Movie Database
- Paul Nakad at TV.com
- Sleek The Elite's Website archived by The Internet Archive