Leon Schuster

Leon Ernest " Schuks " Schuster ( born May 21, 1951 in Vereeniging, South Africa) is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, presenter and singer who lives in Johannesburg.

  • 4.1 albums

Life

Schuster was drawn to filmmaking at a young age. He and his brother were playing tricks on the family and filmed it with an old home video camera.

Schuster studied and took off her BA degree at the University of the Orange Free State. Then he spent two years teaching at a high school in Bloemfontein.

Career

Schuster began in 1975 to work for the South African Broadcasting Corporation. During his time at the SABC Leon Schuster created the radio series in Afrikaans Vrypostige Mikrofoon with Fanu Rautenbach, where he disguised his voice and made ​​fun of the unsuspecting victims.

Music

1982 Schuster was inspired by Decibel Records to record some songs sports. His first record Leon Schuster sold 100,000 copies. His second album Broekskeur he was able to sell 40,000 copies and this was followed Briekdans and Leon Schuster - 20 Treffers which was sold over 270,000 times.

His hit CD Here Com The Bokke won the FNB Sama Music Award as best selling CD in 1995. The subsequent CD, Gatvol in Paradise was purchased more than 125,000 times and made the unofficial Gauteng anthem, Gautengeling known.

Film

Schuster's first movie You Must Be Joking! , Which was produced by him in collaboration with Johan Scholtz and Elmo de Witt, was very popular among the South African public, so that it has a sequel titled You Must be Joking! Too moved to yourself.

These films were skits with a hidden camera. Schuster made ​​a lot more of these films and slapstick films, of which the most notable was Mr. Bones, who also internationally, including in Germany, was released in theaters. The film became the most successful of all the Schuster movies and played at the South African box office more than 33 million rand.

Filmography

Discography

Albums

  • Leon Schuster, 1982
  • Groen, Goud en White
  • Hie ' Commie Bokke, 1995
  • My Mates - The Bokke
  • Gautvol in Paradise
  • Catchup Song and Every Cricket Hit
  • Op Dun Eish
Singing
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