Hykie Berg

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Hykie Berg
Born
Hykie Berg

(1978-05-02) May 2, 1978 (age 46)
Pretoria, South Africa
Nationality South African
EducationHoërskool Die Wilgers
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Actor, author, M.C., motivational speaker, presenter
Years active2003–present
Spouse(s)Melissa Jacobs (m. 2013– div.2018)
Gerridene
​
(m. 2020)​
Website https://hykieberg.com

Hykie Berg (born 2 May 1978), is a South African actor. He is best known for the role of 'Darius du Buisson' in the television serial Egoli: Place of Gold and role 'Conrad Bester' in the soap opera, Binnelanders . In 2011, he won the fourth season of the reality competition Survivor South Africa . [1]

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Personal life

He was born on 2 May 1978 in Pretoria, South Africa. He studied up to grade 8 at Hoërskool Die Wilgers where he started using drugs. Then he matriculated in 1996. At the age of 19, he became a heroin addict. He then received drug rehabilitation within a maximum-security cell at the Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital, Pretoria. [1]

From 1997 and 1999, he completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing – Second Year, Marketing/Marketing Management General degree at University of Pretoria. Then he graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Dramatic Arts in Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management from Stellenbosch University between 1999 and 2002. [1]

He was previously married to Melissa Jacobs in 2013 but divorced in 2018. [2] He then proposed to his girlfriend Gerridene on 23 June 2019 and they married in March 2020. [3]

Career

He made television debut in the popular youth series The Res in 2003. Then in 2004, he made a starring role in the serial Plek van Meats. [1] In 2007, he made in his debut film role in Ouma se Slim Kind. In 2004, he joined the cast of the season 13 of the television serial Egoli: Place of Gold and played the role 'Darius du Buisson' in which he won a Crystal Award. He played the role for three seasons up to season 15 in 2007.

In 2018, he became an author where he published the book Hykie Berg: Ultimate Survivor. The book deals with his drug addict life and near death at his peak in acting career, where he finally manages to rehabilitate and achieve the success after. [4]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2004Plek van die VleisvretersRudolph du ToitTV series
2007Ouma se Slim KindSteyn StruwigFilm
2007One WayFrankTV series
2012Lien se LankstaanskoeneDominee GerhardFilm
2012PretvilleTommieFilm
2013Klein KarooMeyer LabuschagneFilm
2015MooirivierStefan MalanFilm
2015ForsakenNeillFilm
2015Dis ek, AnnaMarnus RetiefFilm
2015Verskietende SterTomas SchumanFilm
2015BloedbroersBennie NaudéTV series
2009 -present Binnelanders Conrad BesterTV series
2016Die Geur van AppelkoseAntonTV movie
2018Die OngenooidesDirkShort film

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hykie Berg career". briefly. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Binnelanders star, Hykie Berg confirms split: 'We got divorced a few months ago'". Jacaranda FM. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Actor Hykie Berg ties the knot". news24. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hykie Berg: Ultimate Survivor by Hykie Berg". NB Publishers. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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