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| + | In 2013 he was persuaded to play "Abanazar" in [[Janice Honeyman]]'s pantomime, ''[[Aladdin]]'' at [[Joburg Theatre]]. | ||
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He started his radio career on [[Capital Radio 604]] in 1985, and worked for various stations ([[Radio 702]], [[Highveld Stereo]] and [[Hot 91.9]]), hanging up his headphones in 2021. His shows included the [[The Rude Awakening]] ([[Highveld Stereo]]), which gave him cult-like status in South African radio. Having stopped working for radio, he was presenting his ''Mansfield2day'' show on YouTube before his death. | He started his radio career on [[Capital Radio 604]] in 1985, and worked for various stations ([[Radio 702]], [[Highveld Stereo]] and [[Hot 91.9]]), hanging up his headphones in 2021. His shows included the [[The Rude Awakening]] ([[Highveld Stereo]]), which gave him cult-like status in South African radio. Having stopped working for radio, he was presenting his ''Mansfield2day'' show on YouTube before his death. | ||
Revision as of 16:06, 31 October 2022
Jeremy Mansfield (1963-2022) was an actor, sound recordist and radio personality
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Biography
Born on 15 August, 1963, and was raised in the Eastern Cape. He had his schooling at , attending Kingswood College, where he appeared in numerous college productions, including Oliver!, The Mikado (playing the lead), Thornton Wilder’s Our Town (the narrator), and was the first student to win Honours for Drama at Kingswood.
He then went to Rhodes University to major in Speech and Drama and Journalism.
He passed away on Monday 31 November, 2022.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Theatre
His many stage roles from his student days and later include A Midsummer Night's Dream (directed by Francois Swart), The Taming of the Shrew (directed by Ken Leach), plays by Bertold Brecht, various dance dramas choreographed and directed by Gary Gordon, and appearances in Môre is 'n Lang Dag (1984) and From Midnight to Morning (1985) - both by his fellow student Deon Opperman
In 2013 he was persuaded to play "Abanazar" in Janice Honeyman's pantomime, Aladdin at Joburg Theatre.
He did the sound recording for Deon Opperman's 1994 production Goya,
Radio and TV
He started his radio career on Capital Radio 604 in 1985, and worked for various stations (Radio 702, Highveld Stereo and Hot 91.9), hanging up his headphones in 2021. His shows included the The Rude Awakening (Highveld Stereo), which gave him cult-like status in South African radio. Having stopped working for radio, he was presenting his Mansfield2day show on YouTube before his death.
TV work included presenting SABC2's A Word or 2, M-Net's Front Row and presentations for the Supersport channel.
He published the best-selling book Vrot Jokes and Zhoozsh, a cookbook written with his ex-wife, Jacqui.
Sources
https://www.news24.com/channel/celebrities/radio-legend-jeremy-mansfield-59-has-died-20221031
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