Didier Kamanzi
{{short description|Burundi–born Rwandan actor}}
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Didier Kamanzi, is a Rwandan actor.{{cite web | url=http://umuryango.rw/imyidagaduro/article/abakobwa-bakunda-amaso-yange-ikiganiro-na-kamanzi-didier-wamamaye-nka-max-muri#!| title=Girls Love My Eyes! interview with Kamanzi Didier who is best known as Max In the film| publisher=umuryango | accessdate=14 October 2020}} One of the most popular actors in Rwandan cinema, Kamanzi is best known for the roles in the films Rwasa, Rwassibo and Catherine.{{cite web | url=http://www.mutoni.tv/didier.html| title=About Didier | publisher=mutoni | accessdate=14 October 2020}}
Apart from acting, he is also a player in the Rwanda national rugby union team.
Personal life
He was born in 1994 in Burundi as the third child of a family with six siblings. After the Rwandan genocide, he returned to Rwanda in 1994 and attended high school. He worked as a bouncer for a local night club for a few months.
Career
While he worked as a bouncer in the night club, he got an offer to audition for a film. He went to the audition and he got the role.
In 2015, he won the award for the Best actor at the Rwandan movie awards.{{cite web| url=https://kissfm.rw/bwa-mbere-ibihembo-bya-rwanda-movie-awards-bigiye-guhabwa-nabanyamahanga/| title=RWANDA MOVIE AWARDS TO BE GIVEN FOR FOREIGNERS FOR FIRST TIME| publisher=kissfm| accessdate=14 October 2020| archive-date=30 September 2020| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200930092953/https://kissfm.rw/bwa-mbere-ibihembo-bya-rwanda-movie-awards-bigiye-guhabwa-nabanyamahanga/| url-status=dead}}
Partial filmography
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| Year | Film | Role | Genre | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mutoni | Rusangwa | TV series | |
| 2014 | Umurabyo | Film | {{cite web | url=https://www.igihe.com/imyidagaduro/sinema/article/filime-umurabyo-izanye-ubutumwa| title=The film 'Umurabyo' brings a message against the kidnapping of people in the District | publisher=igihe | accessdate=14 October 2020}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|nm8614919}}
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