Alan is a South African

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and qualified high school teacher. has performed on stage, television, radio and the Internet. In addition to his own, self-written shows, has performed a number of other stage productions including

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Defending the Caveman ''Defending the Caveman'' is a comedy play written by American actor and comedian Rob Becker about the misunderstandings between men and women. ''Defending the Caveman'' has been seen in theaters around the world by more than eight million peopl ...

''. He is particularly well known for his character 'Johan van der Walt', a highly officious, disturbingly pedantic, offensive security officer and part-time film critic.

Performance career

's own stage plays

*'' Stressed for Success'' *'' Stressed to Kill'' *'' One Man One Remote'' *''

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'' *'' Titanic on Ice'' *'' Once upon a Laugh'' (with Robyn Scott) *'' Dracula - Unclotted'' (with Geatan Schmid) *'' Dick and Di'' *'' The Clown Jewels'' Part 2 *''The Clown Jewels'' Part 1

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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead ''Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead'' is an absurdist, existential tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard, first staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966. The play expands upon the exploits of two minor characters from Shakespeare's ''Hamle ...

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Other appearances

* Fleur du Cap Awards as Master of Ceremonies,

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(2008) * Stand Up South Africa Comedy Festival in London, UK (2002) *

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International Comedy Festival (1997–2003)

Television

*Appearing as Johan van der Walt in

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'' *Starring as Johan van der Walt in

's '' Van der Walt's Fault'' *Cameo appearances in many SA sitcoms including '' Marc Lottering and Friends'' *Appearing in various TV adverts including

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, Polo Classic,

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's *Character voice-over for

SABC The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is the public broadcaster in South Africa, and provides 19 radio stations ( AM/ FM) as well as six television broadcasts to the general public. It is one of the largest of South Africa's state ...

's animation series

URBO ''URBO: The Adventures of Pax Afrika'' is a South African science fiction animated television series created by the animation department of Octagon CSI, which later became Clockwork Zoo. It started airing in October 2006, and ran until November ...

Radio

*Character voices for various radio spots *"Unofficial" film reviewer as Johan van der Walt for

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' breakfast show on KFM

Internet

*Performed and co-wrote a number of viral ads for Rugby 365

Awards

Naledi Theatre Awards The Naledi Theatre Awards are annual South African national theatre awards held in Gauteng launched in 2004 by Dawn Lindberg Dawn Lindberg (14 April 1945 – 7 December 2020) was a South African folk singer, actress, theatre producer, dire ...

'Best Comedy Performance (Male)' for '' Stressed To Kill'' (

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, 2008) * Fleur du Cap Awards 'Best Performance by an actor' in ''

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, 2008) * S.A. Film & Television Awards 'Golden Horn for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy' for 's role of Johan van der Walt (

, 2007)

Education

*Higher Diploma in Education,

University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu ...

*Performer's Diploma, University of Cape Town *Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Town (1996)

References

External links

Alan 's website
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Johan van der Walt's websiteVideo clips of performing
{{DEFAULTSORT:Committie, Alan Living people 1974 births South African male comedians Place of birth missing (living people) University of Cape Town alumni