Herman Binge
BINGE, Herman (1953- ). Actor, director, film maker and television producer.
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Biography
Son of theatre academic and critic Ludwig Binge. Married to actress Joanie Combrink and his son, Ludwig Binge has also gone into theatre.
Training
He studied drama at the Stellenbosch University.
He was seen on stage in 4 Vertrekke en 'n Tuin, Pavane, Met Permissie Gesê, Lusistrata.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
Became the executive director of Waterfront Television Pty (Ltd), trading as Fremantle Productions (South Africa); which produces dramas, sitcoms, game shows, documentaries and reality television for local broadcasters, and as part of the international FremantleMedia group, represents various FremantleMedia formats in South Africa and Africa. Productions include such popular series as Death in the Family (1993), The Syndicate (1999), Known Gods (2005) Transito (2008), and the made-for-TV movies, Daisy de Melker (1993) and Pride of Africa (1997). In 1999 he made a major two-part series on Afrikaans theatre, entitled Die Tweede Lewe ("The Second Life"), for KykNet television. In this he interviewed numerous contemporary artists, academics, critics and so on.
Awards, etc.
Suid-Afrikaanse Akademie vir Wetenskap en Kuns erepenning vir 'n dokumentere televisieprogram in Afrikaans, 2003.
Sources
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
For more information
IMDb [1].
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