Toni Caprari

CAPRARI, Toni ("Tony") (1960-). South African actor, mostly television and film.

Biography

Born in Johannesburg.

Training

Received formal acting, singing and vocal training from the Technikon Pretoria. He is an accomplished actor and voice-over artist with a wide variety of skills such, singer, lyricist, acoustic & bass guitarist. He also has Martial arts experience in Jiu Jitsu. [1]

Career

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

On stage he has appeared in Shooting Billy the Kid, Cuba and His Teddy Bear.

Feature film credits include: Back to Freedom (1988); Accidents (1988); River of Diamonds (1990); Thieves of Fortune (1990); Impact (1991); Point of Impact (1993); The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993); There's a Zulu on My Stoep (1993); Armageddon: The Final Challenge (1994); Cyborg Cop II (1994); Cyborg Cop III (1995); Kickboxer 5 (1995); Merchant of Death (1997); Dangerous Ground (1997); Ernest Goes to Africa (1997); Tarzan and the Lost City (1998); Merlin: The Return (1999); Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire (2000); Askari (2001); Crazy Monkey Presents Straight Outta Benoni (2005); Lord of War (2005).

Awards, etc

In 2006 the Lego Toys spot which he voiced received the Bronze Award in Cannes, France for Best radio commercial. In 1995 Toni was part of the play Cuba and His Teddy Bear which received the 1st Quarterly Vita Award for Best Theatrical Production. He was nominated in 1996 for the Artes in the category, Best Supporting Actor in a TV Drama Series and in 1997 he received a Vita Nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy Series. [2]