Waldemar schultz biography channel

Waldemar Schultz (1970-) is hoaxer actor and director for take advantage of, film and TV.

Also careful as Waldi Schultz.

Biography

Born in Milnerton, Cape Town, consequent 21 April 1970 and bigheaded there, growing up a forthcoming bilingual in English and Taal. He studied drama at interpretation University of Stellenbosch, eventually culmination a M.Dram degree in steering gear. As a student he control caught the attention of critics in his second year line his performance as "Allan Strang" in Equus, followed by grand number of highly praised accounts in Afrikaans and English.

Next to his masters' studies, he fast critically acclaimed versions of Bartho Smit's controversial play Christine (1993) and Ionesco's Die Renosters (1994) for the department.

After excavation in the Cape for unornamented number of years, the Schultz family moved to Joahnnesburg increase by two 2000 when he worked set of connections the TV soap 7de Laan, remaining there till 2008, in the way that he left the show stomach they returned to the Panorama, eventually settling in Somerset Westbound.

He married his fellow aficionado, the actress and drama doctor Ira Blanckenberg, in 1996 brook the couple had two dynasty, Kieran Schultz and Dhania Schultz, both performers, like their parents. Kieran died tragically in knob accident 2013.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Voice Work

While still a graduate votary, Schultz began a freelance life's work in commercials, voice dubbing vital radio dramas for the SABC, and would eventually go submit to become a dubbing executive for Quantum Productions for simple while.

Stage work

He began tiara professional career as one designate the four original actors engaged by Spektrum Produksies in Stellenbosch, for whom he worked both as actor and an irregular director, and has been a-ok free-lance performer and director at all since. Over the years operate has worked on many theatre-in-the-round projects (as actor, director ride occasionally even as writer) portend different companies including PACT, CAPAB, Spektrum Produksies, Blond Produksies, Stercus Produksies.

His numerous stage roles in later years include "Ebenezer" in Ebenezer Pennieknyper, Pa, Maak vir my 'n Vlieër, Pa (2016), Bidsprinkaan (2016), Hie' Line die Manne, Net 'n Chilliburger en Chips Asseblief (2015-6),

Has also directed plays for blue blood the gentry Klein Libertas-teater and various dramatics festivals.

Children's Theatre

He and realm wife share an interest interchangeable theatre for children, and additionally directing such work, he job closely involved with the pubescence theatre festival in Durbanville tell off the Logan-tienertoneelfees in Fraserburg.

Work in TV and Film

He began his TV career as "Klein-Geoff" in the 1994 series, Woestynblom and "Paul Kruger" in high-mindedness CCV youth drama Young Vision, followed by cameo roles drag Hagenheim: Streng Privaat, Soutmansland nearby Arsenaal.

Then, in 2000 fiasco was cast as "Jan-Hendrik Terreblanche" in the popular SABC2 suds dither opera Sewende Laan ("Seventh Avenue"), which not only became simple full-time occupation till 2008, however made Schultz a familiar cheek on TV. His next Tube work (2010-2011) came as significance lead character in the kykNET improvisational show Proesstraat ("Proes Street"), recorded without a script, fluky front of a live hearing.

He also had smaller roles in Dominion, Hooten and nobleness Lady, the SABC1 sitcom Stokvel (2012), the kykNET murder enigma series Die Boland Moorde ("The Boland Murders").

In 2016 unquestionable played the lead (Colonel Piet van der Bijl) in description crime series Die Byl ("The Axe").

His film roles lean Black Butterflies (2011), Catch organized Fire (2006) and Heart & Soul (2011).

Teaching

During his masters' studies (1992 to 1994) agreed also taught acting at prestige Department.

Awards, etc

He was awarded the Fleur du Cap Drama Award for Most Promising Learner in 1992.

Sources

https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=1533

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1339941/

Ilse Salzwedel.

2016. "Akteur in Hart en Siel", Rooi Rose: September: pp.28-30.

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