Chris Gxalaba - Revision history

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

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

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Miriamt at 07:01, 16 December 2017

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Johann van Heerden at 08:01, 8 September 2014

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Johann van Heerden at 07:57, 8 September 2014

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Johann van Heerden at 07:56, 8 September 2014

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Johann van Heerden at 07:55, 8 September 2014

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Johann van Heerden at 07:55, 8 September 2014

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 Television roles include: Ibrahim in ''[[ER]]''; Caesar in ''[[Home Affairs]]''; Sizwe Yili in ''[[Montana]]''; Spokes in ''[[Shooting Stars]]''; Private Investigator in ''[[Stokvel]]'';
-Roles in feature films include: ''[[Mandela and de Klerk]]'' (1997); ''[[After the Rain]]'' (1999) and in [[Herman Binge]]'s ''[[Leaving the Blues]]''.
+Roles in feature films include: ''[[Mandela and de Klerk]]'' (1997); ''[[After the Rain]]'' (1999), [[Herman Binge]]'s ''[[Leaving the Blues]]'', ''[[Poppie Nongena]]'' (2019).
 == Awards, etc ==

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 == Sources ==
 ''[[Die Burger]]'', 15 September 1999.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 His debut was in 1990 in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''.
-Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Vrededorp]]'', ''[[Vrygrond]]'', ''[[Jobias]]'', ''[[Sodom]]'', ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'', ''[['n Skewe Sirkel]]'', ''[[No-Good Friday]]'', ''[[Die Generaal]]'', ''[[Lysistrata]]'', ''[[The Blood Knot]]'', ''[[Trumpets and Raspberries]]'', ''[[The Quiet Violence of Dreams]]'', ''[[Woza Albert!]]'', ''[[Die Toneelstuk]]''.
+Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Vrededorp]]'', ''[[Vrygrond]]'', ''[[Jobias]]'', ''[[Sodom]]'', ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'', ''[['n Skewe Sirkel]]'', ''[[No-Good Friday]]'', ''[[Die Generaal]]'', ''[[Lysistrata]]'', ''[[The Blood Knot]]'', ''[[Trumpets and Raspberries]]'', ''[[The Quiet Violence of Dreams]]'', ''[[Woza Albert!]]'', ''[[Die Toneelstuk]]'', ''[[Nothing but the Truth]]''.
 Television roles include: Ibrahim in ''[[ER]]''; Caesar in ''[[Home Affairs]]''; Sizwe Yili in ''[[Montana]]''; Spokes in ''[[Shooting Stars]]''; Private Investigator in ''[[Stokvel]]'';

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 His debut was in 1990 in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''.
-Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]''; ''[[Vrededorp]]'', ''[[Vrygrond]]'', ''[[Jobias]]'', ''[[Sodom]]'', ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'', ''[[‘n Skewe Sirkel|'n Skewe Sirkel]]''.
+Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Vrededorp]]'', ''[[Vrygrond]]'', ''[[Jobias]]'', ''[[Sodom]]'', ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'', ''[['n Skewe Sirkel]]'', ''[[No-Good Friday]]'', ''[[Die Generaal]]'', ''[[Lysistrata]]'', ''[[The Blood Knot]]'', ''[[Trumpets and Raspberries]]'', ''[[The Quiet Violence of Dreams]]'', ''[[Woza Albert!]]'', ''[[Die Toneelstuk]]''.
 Television roles include: Ibrahim in ''[[ER]]''; Caesar in ''[[Home Affairs]]''; Sizwe Yili in ''[[Montana]]''; Spokes in ''[[Shooting Stars]]''; Private Investigator in ''[[Stokvel]]'';

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-'''GXALABA, Chris''' (1964- ). A South African actor (also known as [[Christopher Gxalaba]]).
+[[Chris Gxalaba]] (born 1964). A South African actor (also known as [[Christopher Gxalaba]]).
-Roles in *** ''[[Vrededorp]]'', ''[[Vrygrond]]'', ''[[Jobias]]'', ''[[Sodom]]'', ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'', ''[[‘n Skewe Sirkel|'n Skewe Sirkel]]''.
+== Biography ==
-He had lessons in drawing, graphic art, music, dance at the Ntlazane Youth Association in Guguletu, Cape Town in the 1970s. He wrote short plays for the Methodist Church. Studied Drama at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] since 1987, graduating three years later. His debut was in 1990 in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''. He won the AA Vita Award as Best Actor for his role in ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'' in 1991. He had a film role in [[Herman Binge]]'s ''[[Leaving the Blues]]''.
+=== Youth ===
-Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'';
+=== Training ===
 Television roles include: Ibrahim in ''[[ER]]''; Caesar in ''[[Home Affairs]]''; Sizwe Yili in ''[[Montana]]''; Spokes in ''[[Shooting Stars]]''; Private Investigator in ''[[Stokvel]]'';
-Roles in feature films include: ''[[Mandela and de Klerk]]'' (1997); ''[[After the Rain]]'' (1999);
+Roles in feature films include: ''[[Mandela and de Klerk]]'' (1997); ''[[After the Rain]]'' (1999) and in [[Herman Binge]]'s ''[[Leaving the Blues]]''.
 == Sources ==
-''Die Burger'', 15 September 1999.
+''[[Die Burger]]'', 15 September 1999.
-Return to [[ESAT Personalities G]]
+Return to [[ESAT Personalities  G]]
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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 He had lessons in drawing, graphic art, music, dance at the Ntlazane Youth Association in Guguletu, Cape Town in the 1970s. He wrote short plays for the Methodist Church. Studied Drama at the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] since 1987, graduating three years later. His debut was in 1990 in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in ''[[Guys and Dolls]]''. He won the AA Vita Award as Best Actor for his role in ''[[Sizwe Bansi is Dead]]'' in 1991. He had a film role in [[Herman Binge]]'s ''[[Leaving the Blues]]''.
-Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, the Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Sizwe Banzi is Dead]]'';
+Roles in stage productions include: ''[[The Suitcase]]''; ''[[Cry, The Beloved Country]]''; ''[[Sizwe Banzi is Dead]]'';
 Television roles include: Ibrahim in ''[[ER]]''; Caesar in ''[[Home Affairs]]''; Sizwe Yili in ''[[Montana]]''; Spokes in ''[[Shooting Stars]]''; Private Investigator in ''[[Stokvel]]'';