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(****-****). Actor. Studied ballet at [[UCT]] and drama at Arts Educational in London. Worked with [[CAPAB]]. ([[SACD]] 1978/79)
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[[Willie Esterhuizen]] (19**-). Actor for stage, television, and film, and hugely successful scriptwriter for television sitcoms.
  
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== Training ==
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He studied ballet at [[UCT]] and drama at Arts Educational in London.
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== Career ==
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He worked with [[CAPAB]].
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His most memorable television sitcom-series were ''Orkney Snork Nie'' (= “Orkney does not snore”) and ''Vetkoekpaleis'' (= “palace of doughnuts”). In the latter he also played the central character, “Worsie” (= “Little Sausage”). 
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== Awards ==
 
He was the winner of the [[Amstel Playwright of the Year]] Special Merit Award in 1981 for his play ''[[Spaceships and Peanut Butter]]''.
 
He was the winner of the [[Amstel Playwright of the Year]] Special Merit Award in 1981 for his play ''[[Spaceships and Peanut Butter]]''.
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== Sources ==
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[[SACD]] 1978/79.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
  
  
ESTERHUIZEN, Willie. (19**-) Actor for stage, television, and film, and hugely successful scriptwriter for television sitcoms. His most memorable television sitcom-series were ''Orkney Snork Nie'' (= “Orkney does not snore”) and ''Vetkoekpaleis'' (= “palace of doughnuts”). In the latter he also played the central character, “Worsie” (= “Little Sausage”). 
 
  
  

Revision as of 15:50, 9 October 2017

Willie Esterhuizen (19**-). Actor for stage, television, and film, and hugely successful scriptwriter for television sitcoms.

Training

He studied ballet at UCT and drama at Arts Educational in London.

Career

He worked with CAPAB.

His most memorable television sitcom-series were Orkney Snork Nie (= “Orkney does not snore”) and Vetkoekpaleis (= “palace of doughnuts”). In the latter he also played the central character, “Worsie” (= “Little Sausage”).

Awards

He was the winner of the Amstel Playwright of the Year Special Merit Award in 1981 for his play Spaceships and Peanut Butter.

Sources

SACD 1978/79.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.



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