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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
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''[[The Coloured Museum]]''. He played the role of King in ''[[Not With My Gun]]'', 1998.
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He had a role in ''[[The Colored Museum]]'', 1996. He played the role of King in ''[[Not With My Gun]]'', 1998.
  
 
He played the title role in the film ''Kini''.
 
He played the title role in the film ''Kini''.

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Vusi Kunene (19**-). Actor on television, film and stage.

Biography

Youth

Training

Studied at the University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art.


Career

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

He had a role in The Colored Museum, 1996. He played the role of King in Not With My Gun, 1998.

He played the title role in the film Kini.

Awards, etc

Nominated Actor of the Year and Outstanding Actor in a Comedy, National Vita Awards, award year 1996, for The Coloured Museum.

He won the Avanti Award as best Television Actor for Deafening Silence.

He won the All Africa Film Award as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Reverend Msimango in Cry the Beloved Country.


Sources

National Arts Festival programme, 1998. 51.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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