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 '''Abduragman Adams''' (19**-)
-Actor for stage, television and film, director, scriptwriter and drama lecturer. Also known as Abdu Adams and [[Abduraghmaan Adams]].
+Actor for stage, television and film, director, scriptwriter and drama lecturer. Also known as [[Abdu Adams]] and [[Abduraghmaan Adams]].
 == Biography ==

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 '''Abduragman Adams''' (19**-)
-Actor for stage, television and film, director, scriptwriter and drama lecturer. Also known as [[Abdu Adams]] and [[Abduraghmaan Adams]].
+Actor for stage, television and film, director, scriptwriter and drama lecturer. Also known as Abdu Adams and [[Abduraghmaan Adams]].
 == Biography ==
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 === As teacher ===
-Became a lecturer in the Drama Department at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] *Date unconfirmed* He left teaching for a freelance career in 2003, returned to Stellenbosch in 2010, and left again in 2013. He later lectured in Live Performance at [[AFDA]] in Cape Town, and founded the [[Saturday Varsity Film Academy]], which offers acting masterclasses for emerging screen and stage performers.
+Became a lecturer in the Drama Department at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] in 199*.* He left teaching for a freelance career in 2003, returned to Stellenbosch in 2010, and left again in 2013. He later lectured in Live Performance at [[AFDA]] in Cape Town, and founded the Saturday Varsity Film Academy, which offers acting masterclasses for emerging screen and stage performers.
 === As director ===

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-(19**-) Actor for stage, television and film, director, scriptwriter and lecturer. (Also known as [[Abduraghmaan Adams]].)
+'''Abduragman Adams''' (19**-)
 == Biography ==
-Born and raised in Cape Town.
+Born and raised in Cape Town. He first trained and worked as a nurse before turning to the performing arts, and has been active in the industry since the 1990s.
 == Training ==
-First trained and worked as a nurse, before studying for a B.Dram degree at the at the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]].
+Studied for a B.Dram degree at the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]].
 == Career ==
-He has alternated between periods as a freelance actor/director and periods as a lecturer at the [[University of Stellenbosch]].
+He has worked across stage, television and film, alternating between freelance acting and directing and periods of lecturing.
 === As teacher ===
-Became a lecturer in the Drama Department at Stellenbosch in 199*. He left teaching to follow a free-lance career in 2003, but returned to University teaching at Stellenbosch in 2010, once more quitting in 2013.
+Became a lecturer in the Drama Department at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] *Date unconfirmed* He left teaching for a freelance career in 2003, returned to Stellenbosch in 2010, and left again in 2013. He later lectured in Live Performance at [[AFDA]] in Cape Town, and founded the [[Saturday Varsity Film Academy]], which offers acting masterclasses for emerging screen and stage performers.
 === As director ===
-Directing projects include ''[[Skrêmbuild Eggs vir Nasiebrou]]'' [lit something like "Scrambled eggs for nation cooking"),a satirical prose and verse voice programme utilizing [[Afrikaans]] writing in all the dialects and forms available. A commissioned work for the [[Kleinkaroo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]])at Oudtshoorn 1999 and 2000.
+''[[Skrêmbuild Eggs vir Nasiebrou]]'' — a satirical prose-and-verse voice programme drawing on [[Afrikaans]] writing in its various dialects and forms — a commissioned work for the [[KKNK|Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]], Oudtshoorn, in 1999 and 2000.
 === As actor ===
-'''On stage:'''
+'''On stage:''' among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht centenary year (1998) for the [[University of Stellenbosch]]; a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' ([[Grahamstown Festival]], 1999?*); ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]); ''Rooikôppetjie''* (Spier, 2001); ''[[Naelstring|Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]]; [[KKNK]], Oudtshoorn, and [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001); ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]; [[KKNK]], 2002); ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]], 2006); [[Gideon van Eeden]]'s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007); ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9); ''Some Like It Vrot'' (2012); ''[[Coconuts and Marulas]]''; and ''[[As die See Byt]]'', written by [[Christo Davids]].
-Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring|Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9), ''[[Coconuts and Marulas]]'' also in ''[[As die See Byt]]'' written by ][[Christo Davids]].
+: Nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] Most Promising Student award for his work at the [[University of Stellenbosch]].
-'''On television''':
+: Nominated for a [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, for ''Some Like It Vrot''.
-Roles in ** , ''[[Fishy Feshuns]]'', **, **** (2005), one episode of ''[[Boland Moorde]]''([[KykNet]],2013).
+: Won the [[SAFTA|South African Film and Television Award]] for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film, for ''[[Noem My Skollie]]''. Further SAFTA nominations followed for his television work in ''Melody'' and his film role in ''Indemnity''.*
-'''On film:'''
+: Received a Ministerial Award at the Western Cape Cultural Affairs Awards for his contribution to mentoring emerging actors.
-''[[Four Corners]]'' (2013), ''[[Noem My Skollie]]'' (2016).
+== Sources ==
-== Writer ==
+'Abduragman Adams', TVSA. https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=610
-Co-wrote ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9) with [[Gary Naidoo]].
+'Noem My Skollie: Call Me Thief (2016) - Awards', IMDb.
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 '''On stage:'''
-Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring|Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9), ''[[Coconuts and Marulas]]''.
+Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring|Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9), ''[[Coconuts and Marulas]]'' also in ''[[As die See Byt]]'' written by ][[Christo Davids]].
 '''On television''':

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 '''On stage:'''
-Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9), ''[[Coconuts and Marulas]]''.
+Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring|Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9), ''[[Coconuts and Marulas]]''.
 '''On television''':

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 '''On stage:'''
-Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Padkos/Roadkill|Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9) .
+Among his most notable performances have been the lead in Brecht's ''[[Baal]]'' in the Brecht Centenary year for the University of Stellenbosch, a version of ''[[Report to an Academy]]'' (**) Grahamstown Festival 1999?),  ''[[Roadkill/Padkos]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]]) and ''[[Rooikôppetjie]]'' **?? (Spier, 2001), ''[[Naelstring / Honour thy mother, Fuck thy Father]]'' ([[Pieter Fourie]], [[KKNK]] Oudtshoorn/ [[Grahamstown Festival]], 2001),  ''[[Bok-bok staan styf]]'' ([[Malan Steyn]], [[KKNK]], 2002),  *** ''[[Amadeus]]'' ([[Baxter]], 2006),  [[Gideon van Eeden]]’s ''[[Boetman is Bedônit]]'' ([[KKNK]] and [[Aardklop]], 2007) **, ''[[Let's Mix It]]'' (2008-9) .
 '''On television''':