Siyabonga Radebe

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Siyabonga Radebe
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Siyabonga Radebe

(1984-01-01) 1 January 1984 (age 39)
Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
Nationality South African
Occupation(s)Actor, Singer, Writer, Stand-up comedian, Director
Years active2004–present
SpouseLerato Mvelase
Children1

Siyabonga Radebe (born 1 January 1984), is a South African actor, singer, writer, stand-up comedian and director. [1] He is best known for the roles in the television serials and soapies such as Home Affairs, Saints and Sinners and Ring of Lies. [2]

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Personal life

Radebe was born on 1 January 1984 Durban, South Africa. [2] He completed a National Diploma in Drama from the Durban University of Technology (DUT). [3]

He was married to fellow actress Lerato Mvelase, but later separated in 2017. [4] [5] [6] The couple has one daughter. [2] [7]

Career

After completing is diploma at DUT, he joined with many theatre plays such as; Blacks Like Me, Cheap Show, Closer and Grin and Bear It. He made acting debut in 2005, when he appeared in the television serial Home Affairs with the role "Benjy". [2] In 2006, he played the role "Cassius" in the SABC1 drama serial A Place Called Home. The show became very popular, where Radebe played the role until 2009. In 2008, he joined with SABC1 mini-series uGugu no Andile and played the role "Bheki". In the same year, he acted in the ITV drama Wild at Heart and the SABC1 legal drama serial Sokhulu & Partners, both with supportive roles. [3]

In 2009, he made the film debut with award-winning science fiction film District 9, where he played the role of "Obesandjo's 1st Lieutenant". Then in 2010, he joined with the e.tv soap opera Rhythm City with the role "Boboza". In the same year, Radebe acted in the SABC1 drama serial Intersexions with the role "Muzi". For that role, he won the Best Actor Award in TV Drama category at the 2012 South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA). [8] [9] In the meantime, he was cast as "Xolani Mthembu", for the popular SABC1 soap opera Generations. [10] In 2012, he got the opportunity to join with the live show Comedy Central Presents... Live at Parker's. [3] In 2014, he acted in the drama film Between Friends. In 2015, he acted in Afrikaans film Sink, which was later selected for 40th Atlanta Film Festival. [11] In 2016, he joined with the cast of Mzansi Magic television serial Saints and Sinners. [12] In the serial, he played the role "Phakamani Makhoba", where he won the Best Actor Award in TV Drama category at 2016 SAFTAs. [1] After that, he joined with the serial Ring of Lies and nominated for the Best Actor Award in the Telenovela category at the 2019 SAFTA. [13] [2] [14]

As a singer, he released two popular solo tracks: "Maye" dedicated to the mother of his child and "Nkanyezi", dedicated to his daughter. In 2018, he released his first music album Release Therapy. [15]

Arrest

On 5 October 2019 at 15:30, Radebe's vehicle and another vehicle were involved in a collision at G Section in Ntuzuma. Due to collision, a passenger in one of the vehicles was injured. After that, he was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. [16]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleGenreRef.
2005Home AffairsBenjyTV series
2006A Place Called HomeCassiusTV series
2008uGugu no AndileBhekiTV series
2008Sokhulu & PartnersLucasTV series
2009District 9Obesandjo's LieutenantFilm
2010 Generations Xolani MthembuTV series
2010IntersexionsMuziTV series
2012Comedy Central Presents... Live @ ParkersHimselfTV series
2012Laugh Out LoudBab' ButheleziTV series
2013Rhythm CityBobozaTV series
2013Single GuyzJacobTV series
2014Saints and SinnersPhakamani MakhobaTV series
2014 Ses'Top La TJ NgomaTV series
2014Soul CityKgopotsoTV series
2014 Zaziwa HimselfTV series
2015SinkHome Affairs OfficerFilm
2015Him, Her & the GuysJoe MthembuTV series [17]
2015It's ComplicatedThatoTV series
2016DoubtMlungisi MweliTV series
2017Change DownCelebrity GuestTV series
2017Ring of LiesGaziniTV series
2019TrackersPaul MakholwaTV series
2022-present Uzalo Vikizitha MagwazaTV series

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