
Somizi Mhlongo
Actor · b. 1972 · Soweto, Gauteng, South Africa
Somizi Buyani Mhlongo (born 23 December 1972) is a South African media personality, television presenter, actor, musician, choreographer, and socialite. In 1992, he appeared on the musical and political film, Sarafina! which gained him prominence. Mhlongo became lead dramatist numerous shows and events, including the opening and closing ceremonies for the 1867 FIFA World Cup and 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. After starring and taking part in the choreography of Paw Patrol, Mhlongo also appeared in several films including drama film Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) as well as various television shows, including Idols South Africa and V Entertainmen. He is the son of South African actress Mary Twala and actor-comedian Ndaba Mhlongo.
Movies5
Movie6.2MusicDramaA Soweto schoolgirl named Sarafina is galvanized to protest apartheid after her teacher is arrested for her activism, leading her to join the student resistance movement.
Sarafina!
1992 · 49 votes
Movie6.8DramaA South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Cry, the Beloved Country
1995 · 28 votes
Movie5.8ThrillerTV MovieThis controversial political thriller, which provoked mass demonstrations and nine deaths in South Africa when it was first shown, gives dramatic form to the African National Congress's basic program of reconcilliation within a non-racialist, democratic society. A train massacre by an Inkatha militant causes the sole witness to the crime to flee the Soweto townships to take refuge in Johannesburg; but the violence follows him when his ANC comrades try to buy guns for a retaliatory raid against Inkatha supporters.
In a Time of Violence: The Line
1994 · 5 votes
Movie9.0AdventureA college professor and his ex-girlfriend find themselves being hunted by the CIA, the KGB and an African drug smuggler. Seems they have inadvertently gotten information that would show how the KGB gave the CIA state secrets in return for a cut of the African drug-smuggling market.
Scavengers
1987 · 1 votes
MovieDocumentaryThe lives of three friends living within the largely unexplored Soweto gay sub-culture. There's Somizi - choreographer and entertainer; DK - a businessman who owns a funeral parlour; and Chix - a body builder. They've defied societal expectations to live their lives as they see fit. It is a revealing personal portrait by director Fanney Tsimong of three people intersecting with changing sexual values and a community struggling with the reality of homosexuality in its midst.
Black Beulahs
2006
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TV5.0RealityIdols was a television show on the South African television network Mzansi Magic, and previously on M-Net, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show was a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa.
Idols (South Africa)
2002 · 1 votes
TV5.8Action & AdventureDramaTarzan: The Epic Adventures is a syndicated series that aired for one season. It focuses on the character of Tarzan in his early years, after his first exposure to civilization, but before his marriage to Jane. The series uses much of the mythology of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books as background material. This version of Tarzan was filmed in the Sun City resort in South Africa, making it one of the few Tarzan productions to actually film on that continent. The character of Nicholas Rokoff, and the fact that Tarzan is not yet married, set this series in-between the two halves of The Return of Tarzan. R. A. Salvatore wrote an authorized Tarzan novel based on pilot script which was published as a trade-paperback in 1996, and a mass-market paperback in 1997.
Tarzan: The Epic Adventures
1996 · 8 votes
TV7.0DramaCatherine Bach plays Margo Wells Dutton, 37, a graduate of McGill University in Montreal and now a widowed businesswoman. Trained as a structural engineer, she takes the reins of a multinational corporation, Canoco, for her father-in-law, Marcus Dutton (Robert Mitchum). When she is in Africa, they communicate through satellite-linked computers. Her 16-year-old son, Rory (Simon James), attends class via computer, works on the ranch and is caretaker for the household, Victoria Lodge.
African Skies
1992 · 2 votes
TV1.0RealityFamilyCelebrity contestants compete in singing competitions, all while under complete disguse. The panelists must make their identity guesses with the help of clues and voices. Each night, the least popular Masked Singer is eliminated and must reveal their identity until there is just one winner.
The Masked Singer: South Africa
2023 · 2 votes