Mncedisi Shabangu
{{Short description|South African actor (1969–2022)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Mncedisi Shabangu
| birth_name = Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu
| birth_date = {{Circa|1969}}
| birth_place = KwaMashu, Durban, Natal (now KwaZulu-Natal), South Africa
| death_date = {{Death date and given age|2022|07|24|53}}
| death_place = KaNyamazane, Mpumalanga
| occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|playwright|theatre director}}
| years_active = 1992–2022
| awards = Standard Bank Young Artist Award
}}
Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu ({{Circa|1969}} – 24 July 2022){{Cite web |date=24 July 2022 |title=Actor, playwright and director Mncedisi Shabangu passes on |url=https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/actor-playwright-and-director-mncedisi-shabangu-passes-on/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=SABC News – Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader. |language=en-US}} was a South African actor, playwright, and theatre director best known for his role as Khulekani Ngobese in a South African TV musical drama series Rhythm City. He was the winner of several awards including the 2004 Standard Bank Young Artist Award.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newframe.com/mncedisi-shabangu-theatres-all-round-master/|title=Mncedisi Shabangu, theatre's all-round master|date=21 September 2020|website=New Frame}}{{Cite web|url=https://mpumalanganews.co.za/383325/actor-makes-home-town-proud-with-safta-win/|title=Actor makes home town proud with Safta win|date=2 June 2020}}{{Cite web |title=Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu |url=http://artsforaction.org.uk/practitioners/mncedisi-baldwin-shabangu/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=Arts for Action |language=en-US}}
Shabangu died at his home in KaNyamazane, Mpumalanga on 24 July 2022.{{Cite web |last=bongekilekhumalo |date=2022-07-24 |title=Award-winning actor, playwright and director Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu dies |url=https://mpumalanganews.co.za/412482/award-winning-actor-playwright-and-director-mncedisi-baldwin-shabangu-dies/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=Mpumalanga News |language=en-US}}
Early years
Shabangu was born in KwaMashu, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. However, like most black families in South Africa in the 70s, he and his family were relocated to KaNyamazane near Mbombela, Mpumalanga (previously known as Nelspruit) at the behest of the South African government under the Group Areas Act.{{Cite web |title=artsmart : arts news from kwazulu-natal : drama |url=https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/1055.html |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.artsmart.co.za}}
While growing up in the townships, his passion for acting and interest in stage plays were ignited by the late South African playwright and producer, Gibson Kente. In 1995, he enrolled at Market Theatre Laboratory in Johannesburg, where he trained as an actor and theatre maker.{{Cite web |date=15 June 2018 |title=KaNyamazane-born actors bring powerful story to Innibos |url=https://lowvelder.co.za/436722/kanyamazane-born-actors-bring-powerful-story-innibos/}} In 1998, he studied theatre-making at the Royal National Theatre Studio in London, England.{{Cite web |title=MNCEDISI SHABANGU - THE HEAD & THE LOAD |url=https://www.theheadandtheload.com/ms-bio |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=WILLIAM KENTRIDGE |language=en-US}}
Career
Over the years, Shabangu has written and acted in numerous award-winning theatre, film and television performances.{{Cite web|url=https://www.joburg.org.za/media_/Newsroom/Pages/2020%20News%20Articles/August%202020/Zakes-Mda%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98Dead-End%E2%80%99-premieres-on-Joburg-Theatre-stage.aspx|title=Zakes Mda's 'Dead End' premieres on Joburg Theatre stage}}
Awards
Shabangu received the following awards:
- FNB Vita for best supporting actor-Call us crazy (2000){{Cite web |last=Herald |first=The |title=Shabangu's 'Ten Bush' an innovative play |url=https://www.herald.co.zw/shabangus-ten-bush-an-innovative-play/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Herald |language=en-GB}}
- FNB Vita for best director-Vuka Machel (2003){{Cite web |last=Nemakonde |first=Vhahangwele |date=2020-01-16 |title=Revolutionary comedy 'Vuka Machel' is a masterpiece |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/news/2229450/revolutionary-comedy-vuka-machel-is-a-masterpiece/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Citizen |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=sandilep |date=2019-12-11 |title=Vuka Machel |url=https://www.marketlab.co.za/2019/12/11/vuka-machel/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=The Market Theatre Laboratory |language=en-US}}
- Fleur Du Cap for best actor-Tshepang (2003){{Cite web |date=2004-03-10 |title=Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards Winners |url=https://news.wine.co.za/news.aspx?NEWSID=5323 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=wine.co.za |language=en}}
- Standard bank young artist award for drama (2004){{Cite web |title=Full list of Standard Bank Young Artist Award winners |url=https://scifest.nationalartsfestival.co.za/about/young-artists/sbya-alumni/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=SciFest |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Mncedisi Shabangu - Dublin Theatre Festival |url=http://archive.dublintheatrefestival.com/artists/display.asp?m=&artistID=310 |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=archive.dublintheatrefestival.com}}
- Naledi Award for best supporting actor-The suitcase (2018){{Cite web |last=Mulder |first=Louw |date=2018-05-14 |title=Naledi Theatre Awards 2018: The Nominations {{!}} Stage and Screen |url=https://www.stageandscreen.co.za/naledi-nominations-2018/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=www.stageandscreen.co.za |language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web |title=All the nominees in the 2018 Naledi Theatre Awards {{!}} Artsvark |url=https://artsvark.co.za/all-the-nominees-in-the-2018-naledi-theatre-awards/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |language=en-ZA}}
Filmography
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= Actor =
- Secret Agenda (1992){{Cite web |title=Mncedisi Shabangu {{!}} TVSA |url=https://www.tvsa.co.za/actors/viewactor.aspx?actorid=8577 |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=www.tvsa.co.za}}
- Ways of Dying (1999){{Cite web |title=Mncedisi Shabangu – Dublin Theatre Festival |url=http://archive.dublintheatrefestival.com/artists/display.asp?m=&artistID=310 |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=archive.dublintheatrefestival.com}}
- Call Us Crazy (2000){{Cite web |title=Supplemental Information 3: An excerpt from Data Downloads page, where users can download original datasets. |doi=10.7717/peerj.9467/supp-3 |doi-access=free }}
- Best Wedding Ever (2004)
- The Head and the Load (2018) {{Cite magazine |date=2018-12-16 |title="The Head and the Load," William Kentridge's Homage to Africa in the Great War |url=https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-head-and-the-load-william-kentridges-homage-to-africa-in-the-great-war?page=2 |access-date=2022-07-25 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=The Head & the Load |url=https://www.1418now.org.uk/commissions/the-head-and-the-load/ |access-date=2022-07-25 |website=14-18 NOW}}
= Director =
- Wangesheya Wangesheya{{Cite web |last=Ncube |first=Audrey L. |date=24 July 2022 |title=Rhythm City Actor Mncedisi Shabangu 'Khulekani' Dies |url=https://iharare.com/rhythm-city-actor-mncedisi-shabangu-dies/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=iHarare News |language=en-GB}}
- The Barbershop
- Vuka Mashele
= TV and film =
Explanatory notes
There is confusion over Shabangu's date of birth and age. Most sources including SABC News, Sunday Times,{{Cite web |title=Veteran actor Mncedisi Shabangu has died |url=https://www.timeslive.co.za/tshisa-live/tshisa-live/2022-07-24-veteran-actor-mncedisi-shabangu-has-died/}} The Citizen,{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Citizen |date=24 July 2022 |title=South Africans mourn the loss of actor Mncedisi Baldwin Shabangu |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/celebrity-news/3154349/mncedisi-shabangu-dead-age-53-24-july-2022/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=The Citizen |language=en}} sowetan Live{{Cite web |title=Maake ka Ncube mourns former Rhythm City actor Baldwin Shabangu |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2022-07-24-maake-ka-ncube-mourns-former-rhythm-city-actor-baldwin-shabangu/ |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=SowetanLIVE |language=en-ZA}} and the Daily Sun{{Cite web |last=Tebele |first=Mbali |title=Veteran actor Mncedisi Shabangu has died! |url=https://www.dailysun.co.za/dailysun/celebs/veteran-actor-mncedisi-shabangu-has-died-20220724 |access-date=24 July 2022 |website=Dailysun |language=en-US}} indicated that he was 53 at the time of his death. However other sources reported that he was 48 years old.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1001882}}
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Category:Actors from KwaZulu-Natal
Category:South African dramatists and playwrights
Category:South African male dramatists and playwrights