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Aubrey Poolo
Aubrey Poolo (born 30 November 1976), is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the films ''Five Fingers for Marseilles'', ''Life Above All, Generation The Legacy'' and ''Madiba''. Personal life He was born on 30 November 1976 in Attredgeville, township of Pretoria, South Africa to a family of politicians. He was raised by his grandmother with the help of elders of Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC). Career At very young age, he joined with the television program ''Legae la bana''. In 2010, he made the film debut with the film ''Life, Above All''. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected as the South African entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Foreign Language Film at the 83rd Academy Awards and then made the final shortlist announced in January 2011. With the success of the film, he was selected to the 2017 American television mini-series ''Madiba (miniseries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretoria
Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg mountains. It has a reputation as an academic city and center of research, being home to the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), the University of Pretoria (UP), the University of South Africa (UNISA), the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Human Sciences Research Council. It also hosts the National Research Foundation (South Africa), National Research Foundation and the South African Bureau of Standards. Pretoria was one of the host cities of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Pretoria is the central part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality which was formed by the amalgamation of several former local authorities, including Bronkhorstspruit, Centurion, Gaute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
