Kagiso Modupe, is a South African

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and

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. He is best known for his roles in the popular serials ''Losing Lerato'', ''Gog' Helen'' and ''Unpredictable Romance''.

Personal life

He is married to Liza Lopes, a film producer. The couple has two daughters and 1 son. His elder daughter, Tshimollo acted with Kagiso in the film ''Losing Lerato'' as the lead role 'Lerato'.

Career

In 2019, he starred in lead role 'Thami' in the blockbuster ''Losing Lerato''. The film was funded by Kagiso and his wife Liza. The film screened in cinemas across South Africa and

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. The film was not screened in Botswana due to red tape. The film received critical acclaim and won six awards at the

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in California. Kagiso won the Best Actor Feature award, Samela Tyelbooi won Best Actress Feature, his daughter Tshimollo won the Best Child Performance award. Besides the major awards, the film won Golden Era Humanitarian Narrative Award, Best Original Score Award and Festival Favourite Award. In the meantime, he dubbed the voice for “Tyler Perry” of Mzansi. He also acted in the popular television serial '' Scandal!'' with the role 'Mangaliso "Mangi" Nyathi'. After few years, he quit from the role. Apart from acting, he became an author with the book ''Along Came Tsakani''.

Filmography

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Kagiso Madupe articles
{{DEFAULTSORT:Modupe, Kagiso Living people South African male television actors South African male film actors South African film producers Year of birth missing (living people)