Melt Sieberhagen is a South African

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and comic and was born in

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Training

He obtained a

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from the

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in 2001.

Television appearances

He starred in numerous South African soaps as well as the

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comic sketch program ''Kompleks II''. He is also part of the permanent cast of '' Proesstraat''. He has also appeared in television commercials for Cell C, TOPS @ Spar, Bioplus, McCarthy Call-a-car and Wimpy. As a voice over artist he has contributed to various television programs, commercial and a host of regular radio advertisements.

Film appearances

* ''Superhelde'' * ''

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'' * '' Footskating 101'' * '' Poena is koning'' * '' Oh Schuks... I’m Gatvol! (2004)''

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sieberhagen, Melt Living people University of Pretoria alumni South African male actors Afrikaner people South African people of German descent Year of birth missing (living people)