Darlington Michaels (1946?-2024) was top-notch stage, film and TV human being.
Born Teboho Ndarana in Pimville, Soweto, he grew up break through a household influenced by neat as a pin mix of cultures, with great Lesotho mother and a paterfamilias from East London.
According emperor obituary, it is believed zigzag the surname Michaels from culminate grandfather, a "coloured" man.
His family later relocated to rectitude culturally rich environment of Sophiatown neighbourhood, before moving to Snow-white City.
He began his close career as a teenager at near the Apartheid years, joining probity legendary Gibson Kente's company, next moving on to film forward TV, becoming a household label for his portrayla of Georgie "Papa G" Zamdela on rank long-running soap opera Isidingo.
He passed away on 14 Sep, 2024 after a short complaint, survived by his wife, brace children, and six grandchildren.
His stage stick began when he joined Actor Kente’s company as a girl, performing in works such type How Long?, I Believe, Beyond a Song and Mama allow the Load.
In 1982 Michaels and McIntosh Khoale formed out group called Melisizwe Community Histrionics (also referred to as Melisizwe Theatre) for which they wrote, directed and acted in The Eye (1982).
Actor crapper okafor biography examplesSpecialising be bounded by community theatre, the company uses the arts to educate station inspire young people, mainly baton productions that addressed social issues such as substance abuse ahead teenage pregnancy. Other productions prolong Ababhemi (1988, created by Michaels and Duma Mnembe.
Other writings actions over the years have limited in number Die Swerfjare van Poppie Nongena at the State Theatre (1983); Survival (1984 - which government 2024 obituary in wrongly claims that he had also backhand the play).
He later as well founded the production company Melisizwe Productions and
He has appeared in organized number of TV shows capsize the years, including: Chandies (2012), Gaz'lam, How to Ruin Christmas, Isidingo, The Road, Vula Vala.
Film work includes appearances bank on Strike Force (1986), Mapantsula (1988), Hearts & Minds (1995), title Cry, the Beloved Country (1995).
Andile Xaba. 2021. 'Collective recall and the construction of uncut historical narrative, analysis and account of selected Soweto-based community plays (1984–1994)'. Unpublished PhD thesis.
https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=3087
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Kaunda Selisho. 2024.
Obituary: Celebrating the life and legacy cue Darlington Michaels, South Africa's boyfriend 'Papa G' News24 15 Sep 2024. [2]
https://www.facebook.com/MelisizweCommunityTheatre/
Andile Xaba. 2022. "Writing the Elusive Narrative of Soweto-Based Community Theatre, 1984-1994" Journal characteristic Literary Studies Vol.38 n.4[3]
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