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[[Cobus Venter]] is a South African singer and actor.  
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[[Cobus Venter]] () is a bilingual ([[Afrikaans]] and English) South African singer and actor.  
  
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== Biography ==
  
Cobus Venter diep spore as sanger en akteur met hoofrolle in musiekblyspele soos ''[[My Fair Lady]]'', ''[[Fiddler On The Roof]]'', ''[[Dis Hoe Dit Was]]'', ''[[Ons Vir Jou, Shaka Zulu]]'', ''[[Jock of the Bushveld]]'', ''[[Tree Aan!]]'', ''[[Ester Die Musical]]'', ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Jesus Die Musiekblyspel]]'' en ''[[Droomkind]]''. 
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
In 2010 word hy twee keer genomineer vir ’n [[Mercury Durban Theatre toekenning]] as Don Quixote in ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' en as Freddy Einsford-Hill in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' – wat hy wen vir sy vertolking van FreddyCobus maak ook sy merk op die dramaverhoog in produksies soos ''[[Siener In Die Suburbs]]'' (KKNK 2002), ''[[Swaelduif]]'' (KKNK 2003) en ''[[Full Circle]]'' in 2006.  As iemand wat daarvan hou om mense te laat lag wys hy ook sy slag in klugte: ''[[Knypie Op Die Kant]]'' en ''[[Knypie 2: ’n Dubbeldosis]]''.  Sy hoogtepunte as klassieke tenoor sluit in: die Afrikaanse Oratorium, Die Skepping en die rol van posmeester Smit in die nuwe Afrikaanse opera, ''[[Poskantoor]]'', wat onlangs as beste produksie by [[Aardklop]] 2014 bekroon is.  Hy het die rol van Tom Koekemoer vertolk in verlede jaar se ''[[My Boetie se Boetie se Boetie se Baba]]'' en is vanjaar te sien in die hoofrol in ''[[Daa’ Gaat die Bruid!]]'' onder regie van [[Frans Swart]].
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He has appeared a variety of productions from formal opera and musicals, to drama, comedy, farce and cabaret. Shows include  ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' (for which he received the [[Mercury Durban Theatre Award]] as "Freddy Einsford-Hill") , ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', ''[[Dis hoe dit was]]'', ''[[Ons vir Jou]]'', ''[[Shaka Zulu]]'', ''[[Jock of the Bushveld]]'', ''[[Tree Aan!]]'', ''[[Ester. Die Musical]]'', ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''[[Jesus. Die Musiekblyspel]]'', ''[[Droomkind]]'', 
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''[[Man of La Mancha]]'', ''[[Siener In Die Suburbs]]'' (KKNK 2002), ''[[Swaelduif]]'' (KKNK 2003), ''[[Full Circle]]'' (2006), ''[[Knypie Op Die Kant]]'', ''[[Knypie 2: ’n Dubbeldosis]]'', ''[[My Boetie se Boetie se Boetie se Baba]]'' (2006) ''[[Daa’ Gaat die Bruid!]]'' (2007), ''[[Poskantoor]]'' (2014) and ''[[Antie Pohl]]'' (2018).
2018: Appeared in ''[[Antie Pohl]]'' at the ''[[Innibos]]'' National Festival
 
  
 
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Cobus Venter () is a bilingual (Afrikaans and English) South African singer and actor.

Biography

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

He has appeared a variety of productions from formal opera and musicals, to drama, comedy, farce and cabaret. Shows include My Fair Lady (for which he received the Mercury Durban Theatre Award as "Freddy Einsford-Hill") , Fiddler on the Roof, Dis hoe dit was, Ons vir Jou, Shaka Zulu, Jock of the Bushveld, Tree Aan!, Ester. Die Musical, Cinderella, Jesus. Die Musiekblyspel, Droomkind, Man of La Mancha, Siener In Die Suburbs (KKNK 2002), Swaelduif (KKNK 2003), Full Circle (2006), Knypie Op Die Kant, Knypie 2: ’n Dubbeldosis, My Boetie se Boetie se Boetie se Baba (2006) Daa’ Gaat die Bruid! (2007), Poskantoor (2014) and Antie Pohl (2018).

Sources

http://www.lefra.co.za/index.php

Rapport Gauteng, 15 July 2007.

http://all-timeradio.com/mediavrystelling-2016-07-11-kom-groet-die-grotheld-by-die-vrystaat-kunstefees/

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