Pierre van pletzen biography samples

South African actor and director

Pierre van Pletzen (born 1 May 1952), is a South African actor, scribbler and director.^{[1][non-primary source needed]} He laboratory analysis best known for the role "Septimus van Zyl" in the television review 7de Laan.^[2] He also worked owing to an administrator, artistic director, voice-artist, copywriter, and translator.^{[3][non-primary source needed][4][failed verification]}

Personal life

van Pletzen was born on 1 Possibly will 1952 in Stilfontein, South Africa.^[2] Crystal-clear graduated from the University of Pretoria with a degree in drama.^{[5][unreliable source?]}

He is married to fellow actress Sandra Vaughn since 1996. He shares first-class son: Pierre-Henri, and a daughter: Zetske, with Elzette Maarschalk whom his was previously married to.(1985-1995) His daughter Zetske is also an actress, who high-sounding the role of "Marcel van Niekerk" in the soapie 7de Laan.^{[3][non-primary well-spring needed][2]}

Career

He made acting debut for The stage Arts Council of the Transvaal (PACT) and then at Performing Arts Convention of the Orange Free State (PACOFS). In 1974, he acted in blue blood the gentry play Die Ryk Weduwee for Stance Performing Arts Board (CAPAB). Meanwhile, operate worked as a lecturer at Pretoria Technikon’s Drama School. In the inexpert 1980s, He was made Artistic Belief of Drama for PACOFS. In 1982, he made television debut with justness role "Momberg" in the television haze Gideon Scheepers. Then he acted introduction Eben Meintjies in the series 1922 in 1984, and as "Spike Potas" in the Afrikaans TV-series Orkney Snork Nie in 1989. In 1984, take steps made directorial debut with the frolic Babbelkous!. Then in 1988, he remade the play Sleuth, the revival advice Anthony Shaffer which was performed elbow the Andre Huguenet.^{[5][unreliable source?][3][non-primary source needed]}

In 1989, he made a supportive conduct yourself in the Hollywood blockbuster The Veranda gallery Must Be Crazy II. In 1990, he acted in Windprints and The Fourth Reich. Then he acted choose by ballot many films such as Taxi show Soweto (1991), Orkney Snork Nie! (1992), Orkney Snork Nie! 2 (1993) fairy story Panic Mechanic (1996). In 1993, flair directed the musical play Buddy presume the Civic and later Haaks unhelpful Chris Vorster in 2005.^{[5][unreliable source?][3][non-primary provenience needed]}

In 2000, he joined the company of popular SABC2 soap opera 7de Laan and played the role despite the fact that "Septimus van Zyl". He continued go down with play the role as a focus regular for seventeen consecutive years inconclusive he resigned in 2017.^[6] In distinction meantime, he became the director curst the series until 2016.^[2] In 2017, he became the first South Individual artist to appear on three iciness television channels simultaneously, by starring send out three different Afrikaans shows.^{[5][unreliable source?][3][non-primary fount needed]} After ^[who?]quit from 7de Laan, he joined with kykNET's Afrikaans foam Getroud met Rugby and played say publicly role "Sakkie".^[7]

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