Desmond Dube Bio, Wiki
Desmond Dube is a South African Actor/Singer/Entertainer/Mime Artist featuring in the series, How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower where he plays the role of Uncle Shadrack. He is best known for making appearances in television films, and series such as Joburg Blues in 1997, Friends Indeed, The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Suburban Bliss, and Hotel Rwanda in 2004.
Desmond Dube Age
Dube is 53 years old as of 2022. He was born on the 25th of January 1969 in Basotho, South Africa.
Desmond Dube Height
He stands at an approximate height of 5 feet 6 inches.
Desmond Dube Career
Dube is a cast member in the Television Series, How to Ruin Christmas, The Baby Shower episode(2022). He also made an appearance in the 2020 episode The Wedding of How to Ruin Christmas, in the same role as Uncle Shadrack.
Desmond happens to be a trained theatrical actor and has made an appearance in both commercial and street theatre. While on stage, he has played the lead role in the musical Street Sisters, Jozi Jozi, and Peto. This is in addition to appearing in the poorly received stage play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Asides from this, he has appeared in industrial theatre productions for the AIDS Show, Eskom, and Siyabonga. He is known for his role in the “Amaglugglug” commercial for SASOL. Asides from this, he has starred in the film Tarzan: The Epic Adventures, Inside, and alongside Leon Schuster in Millennium Menace and Panic Mechanic.
The year 2002 saw him star opposite Oscar nominee Armin Mueller-Stahl and Nthati Moshesh in the film, The Long Run. This film was produced by Anant Singh. It was acquired by Universal Focus, the specialty division of Universal Films for distribution worldwide excluding Africa.
He also hosts one of the most popular comedy shows in South Africa, Dube on Monday broadcast on SABC3. This show is billed as South African television’s first local post-weekend “bet the Monday blues” comedy variety show which appeals to all South Africans. Unfortunately, his poor reviews from a number of critics have led to continued calls for the show to be canceled.
Aside from this, he has received the Avanti Award for Best Comedy Actor in Joburg Blues. This is in addition to receiving an Avanti Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in Suburban Bliss, and a Promising Writer Award. Aside from this, he has received a Loerie Award for Best Contribution for his role in the SASOL “Amaglugglug” commercial. He has also received a Stellenbosch Festival Best Supporting Actor.
The year 2004 saw him being cast in a lead role in the Academy Award-nominated film Hotel Rwanda. There, he starred alongside Nick Nolte and Don Cheadle. The year 2008 saw him star as BK alongside Jill Scott, Lucian Msamati, and Anika Noni Rose in the film The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. This film was directed by Anthony Minghella.
Desmond Dube How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower
How To Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower’ is to premiere on Netflix on 9 December 2022. Can Tumi make it through this holiday family reunion without ruining it completely? Because she’s always messing things up. The creators of the movie series are Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela. Stars in the show include; Busi Lurayi, Thando Thabethe, and Clementine Mosimane.
Desmond Dube Net Worth
In Desmond’s career as an Actor/Singer/Entertainer/Mime Artist, he has been able to accumulate a net worth ranging between $1 Million and $3 Million.
Desmond Dube Parents and Siblings
Born and raised in South Africa, Dube manages to keep information regarding his parents and whether or not he has any siblings away from the limelight. He is, however, frequently believed to be the son of Lillian Dube which is false information. Despite having worked together and sharing the same sure name, the duo are not related. An update of his family information will be done when available.
Desmond Dube Wife/ Spouse
Dube is married to his wife, Tlotliso Matsela. The duo first met at Wits in the year 1997. They dated for about five years before they made a decision to marry on the 2nd of March 2002. They tied the knot at Makiti Resort. He posted a photo of his wife on the 14th of February 2021 wishing her a happy Valentines Day.
Desmond Dube Kids
The duo are proud parents to their two georgeous daughters who he manages to keep information about away from the limelight. We will update this information once more information is available to the public.
Desmond Dube Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
He is vocal on his social media accounts where he posts frequently. On his Twitter account, he has about 480 followers and about 13.1K followers on his Instagram account.