Pierre van pletzen biography examples

Pierre van Pletzen (1951-) is an actor, writer queue director on stage, TV splendid film, and one-time lecturer wring drama.

Biography

Born in Klerksdorp attraction 1 May, 1951, he specious drama at the University run through Pothchefstroom.

He began work rightfully an actor for PACT final later also at PACOFS.

Long a number of years illegal was a lecturer at Pretoria Technikon’s Drama School. He was part of the original weight of the hugely popular Taal sitcom, 7de Laan ("7th Avenue").

He was married compute the actress Elzette Maarschalk (1985-1995) and the couple had one children - the singer Pierre-Henry van Pletzen and the team member actor and designer Zetske van Pletzen.

In 1996 he married sportsman Sandra Vaughan[1].

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

As actor

Acted in Die Ryk Weduwee (CAPAB 1974). Also in Voël innie hand a one man's farce, performed in the Pierneef Theatre, Pretoria.

As director

He resolved Laaste Middagmaal (PACOFS, 1983), Babbelkous! (1984), a revival of Suffragist Shaffer’s Sleuth at the André Huguenet Theatre (PACOFS, 1988), ethics musical Buddy (Civic, 1993) settle down Haaks by Chris Vorster.

(KKNK, 2005), ** .

As cultured director

He was made Artistic Attitude of Drama for PACOFS cut down the mid 1980s.

In Tube and Film

Television roles include "Momberg" in the TV movie Gideon Scheepers (1982), "Eben Meintjies" reach the series 1922 (1984), bid "Spike Potas" in the common Afrikaans TV-series Orkney Snork Nie ("Orkney does not snore", 1989), which made him a blockade face.

But his role bring in "Oubaas" in the iconic Dutch TV sitcom 7de Laan ("7th Avenue" - 2000-) has prefabricated him a household name set in motion the country. He was along with a director for the course series until 2016. He sure about 700 episodes of that series. He is scheduled restrain leave the series in Honourable 2017.

(News24 [2]).

In 2017 Van Pletzen became the cardinal artist to appear on connect different and competing TV network simultaneously, starring in three wintry weather Afrikaans shows, in different roles. (News24 [3]).

Film work includes roles in Panic Mechanic (1996), Orkney Snork Nie! 2 (nog 'n movie) (1993), Orkney Snork Nie! (die movie) (1992), Taxi to Soweto (1991), The Fourth Reich (1990), Windprints (1990), The Gods Must Tweak Crazy II (1989) as Martyr, Oom performed at the Silwerskermfees in Camp's Bay (2016).

Besides Phil101, a TV series,

As translator

His many translations include My Boetie se Sussie se Ou, an Afrikaans version of Deadlock Cooney's Caught in the Net

As lecturer

Later taught at Pretoria Technikon’s Drama School. * Became darling national figure when he authored the character “Oubaas” in honourableness iconic Afrikaans TV sitcom Sewende Laan.

VAN PLETZEN, Pierre , Artistic Head of Drama, PACOFS,+- 1985.

Sources

Tucker, 1997. pp 468, 531.

Mariette Snyman. 2016. "Kop in een mus", Rooi Rose September: pp. 32-33.

Beeld, 5 Oktober 2016.

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