Matthew Richard Lucas is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter. He is best known for his work with David Walliams on the BBC sketch comedy series Little Britain (2003–2006) and Come Fly with Me (2010–2011).
The following lists events that happened during 1981 in South Africa.
Scott Lucas is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League, and he is noted as being the other major forward for the Bombers along with Matthew Lloyd during Essedon's turn-of-the-century domination. Together, Lloyd and Lucas were affectionately dubbed the "twin towers" due to their height in the Bomber forward line.
Lucas York Black is an American film and television actor. He is best known for his leading role as Sean Boswell in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), which he reprised in Furious 7 (2015) and F9 (2021). He also portrayed Caleb Temple in the CBS television series American Gothic (1995–1996) and Special Agent Christopher LaSalle on CBS's NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2019). His other notable films include Sling Blade (1996), Flash (1997), Crazy in Alabama (1999), All the Pretty Horses (2000), Friday Night Lights (2004), Jarhead (2005), Get Low (2009), Legion (2010), Seven Days in Utopia (2011), and 42 (2013).
Ray Lucas is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for three teams, the New England Patriots, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins during his seven-year career from 1996 to 2002. He is currently a studio analyst for the show Jets Nation on New York City-based sports network SportsNet New York.
Lucas Pezzini Leiva, known as Lucas or Lucas Leiva, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for Grêmio, Liverpool, Lazio and Brazil.
Sipho Mandla Agmatir Thwala is a South African rapist and serial killer who was convicted in 1999 for the murders of 16 women and 10 rapes. He was sentenced to 506 years in prison. Thwala was known by the moniker "The Phoenix Strangler".
The 2008–09 Premier Soccer League season was the thirteenth since its establishment. Supersport United were the defending champions, having won their first Premier Soccer League title on the final day of the previous season. The campaign began in August 2008, ended in May 2009. A total of 16 teams contested in the league, 14 of which contested in the 2007–08 season, and two of which were have been promoted from the National First Division.
Lucas Rodrigues Moura da Silva, known as Lucas Moura, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger and forward for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo.
The Eswatini women's national football team represents Eswatini in international football for women.
Lucas François Bernard Hernandez is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or left-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. He is known for his versatility and defensive prowess. He is the older brother of fellow professional footballer Théo Hernandez, and their father Jean-François Hernandez was also a footballer.
Uzalo is a South African soap opera produced by Stained Glass Productions, which is co-owned by Kobedi "Pepsi" Pokane and Gugu Zuma-Ncube. It began airing in 2015, quickly becoming a hit due to its compelling narrative, writing, direction and the performances of the relatively-unknown cast. It initially told the story of two young men who were switched at birth, one being raised in a family with core Christian values and the other at a crime syndicate. It currently broadcasts from Monday to Friday on SABC 1. It is currently the most watched television show in South Africa.
Théo Bernard François Hernandez is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club AC Milan and the French national team. Known for his speed, dribbles, and goalscoring ability, he is regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world. He is the younger brother of fellow professional footballer Lucas Hernandez, and their father Jean-François Hernandez was also a footballer.
Matilda Lucas-Rodd is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). They previously played for the Carlton Football Club from 2017 to 2019 and the St Kilda Football Club from 2020 to 2022. They were the inaugural Hawthorn best and fairest winner, and have served as Hawthorn captain since season seven.
Luca Zinedine Zidane is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Segunda División club Eibar. He is the son of former footballer Zinedine Zidane.
Linda Thwala is a South African rugby union player that made 14 appearances for the Boland Cavaliers in 2016 and 2017, including two in the 2016 Currie Cup Premier Division. His regular position is prop.
Khela Fana Thwala is a South African boxer. He competed in the men's light flyweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Isibaya is a South African television drama series that started production in 2013, premiering on Mzansi Magic and created by Angus Gibson, Desiree Markgraaff, Teboho Mahlatsi, Catherine Stewart and Benedict Carton. Siyabonga Thwala leads the male cast as Mpiyakhe Zungu and Thembi Nyandeni leads the female cast as Mkabayi "MaNcwane" Zungu.
Siyabonga Thwala is a South African television and stage actor, television host, producer and businessman. He is most well known for his role of Mpiyakhe Zungu on Mzansi Magic's Isibaya. Siyabonga Thwala has starred and appeared in a number of high profile television shows in South Africa winning multiple awards for his acting.
