Desmond Dube

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Desmond Dube (born 27 November 1969) is a South African singer, actor, mime artist and entertainer. He is known for his work in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, Hotel Rwanda, , and .

He is a trained theatrical actor and has appeared in both commercial and street theatre. On stage he played the lead in , and the musical , and also appeared in the poorly received stage play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. He appeared in industrial theatre productions for Eskom, Siyabonga and the . He is best known^{[by whom?]} for his role in the "" commercial for SASOL.

Dube starred in the feature film Inside and Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, and starred alongside Leon Schuster in and .

In 2002, he starred opposite Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl and Nthati Moshesh in The Long Run, which was produced by Anant Singh. The film was acquired by Universal Focus, the speciality division of Universal Films for distribution worldwide excluding Africa.

, one of the most popular comedy variety shows on television in South Africa, is broadcast on SABC 3. It is billed as South African television's first local post-weekend "beat the Monday blues" comedy variety show which appeals to all South Africans. However, poor reviews from a number of critics have led to continued calls for the show to be cancelled.^{[citation needed]}

Dube has received the Avanti Award for Best Comedy Actor in Joburg Blues, an Avanti Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Suburban Bliss, a Stellenbosch Festival Best Supporting Actor and Promising Writer Award, and a Loerie Award for Best Contribution for his role in the SASOL "Amaglugglug" commercial.

In 2004, he was cast in a lead role in the Academy Award-nominated Hotel Rwanda, starring alongside Nick Nolte and Don Cheadle.

In 2008, Dube starred as BK alongside Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose and Lucian Msamati in The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, directed by Anthony Minghella.

See also[]

• Dube on 2
• SABC

External links[]

• TVSA actor profile
• Desmond Dube at IMDb