Desmond Dube

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Desmond Dube
BornJanuary 25, 1969 (1969-01-25) (age 55)
South Africa
Other namesDooby
Occupations
  • Theatrical actor
  • entertainer
  • ambassador
Years active1994–present

Desmond Dube is a South African singer, actor, mime artist and entertainer. He is known for his work in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency , Hotel Rwanda , Friends Indeed , Suburban Bliss and Joburg Blues .

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He is a trained theatrical actor and has appeared in both commercial and street theatre. On stage he played the lead in Jozi Jozi , Peto and the musical Street Sisters , and also appeared in the poorly received stage play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat . He appeared in industrial theatre productions for Eskom, Siyabonga and the AIDS Show. He is best known[ by whom? ] for his role in the "Amaglugglug" commercial for SASOL.

Dube starred in the feature film Inside and Tarzan: The Epic Adventures , and starred alongside Leon Schuster in Panic Mechanic and Millennium Menace .

In 2002, he starred opposite Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl and Nthati Moshesh in The Long Run , which was produced by Anant Singh. The film was acquired by Universal Focus, the speciality division of Universal Films for distribution worldwide excluding Africa.

Dube on Monday , one of the most popular comedy variety shows on television in South Africa, is broadcast on SABC 3. It is billed as South African television's first local post-weekend "beat the Monday blues" comedy variety show which appeals to all South Africans. However, poor reviews from a number of critics have led to continued calls for the show to be cancelled.[ citation needed ]

Dube has received the Avanti Award for Best Comedy Actor in Joburg Blues, an Avanti Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Suburban Bliss, a Stellenbosch Festival Best Supporting Actor and Promising Writer Award, and a Loerie Award for Best Contribution for his role in the SASOL "Amaglugglug" commercial.

In 2004, he was cast in a lead role in the Academy Award-nominated Hotel Rwanda , starring alongside Nick Nolte and Don Cheadle.

In 2008, Dube starred as BK alongside Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose and Lucian Msamati in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency , directed by Anthony Minghella.

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