Montloana Warren Masemola (born 18 May 1983) is a South African
actor
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popularly known for portraying Lentswe Mokethi on the soap opera ''
Scandal!''.
Life and career
Early life and education
Montloana Warren Masemola
born May 18, 1983, in
Garankuwa, Gauteng. Masemola relocated to
Soshanguve
Soshanguve is a township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along Mabopane, and Ga-Rankuwa.
The name Soshanguve is an
acronym for Sotho, Shangaan,
Nguni and Venda, thus showing
the multi-ethnic composition of
the ...
, where he was raised. He completed his matric in 2000 at Tshwane Christian School, then headed to
Newton, Johannesburg, for
dancing
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. He was enrolled at Moving into Dance, an
art school
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, where he studied for a year before studying
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...
at the
Market Theatre Laboratory, graduating in 2004 after 2 years of study.
2008:Acting career beginnings
In 2008, Masemola joined the
e.tv
e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is the first and only privately owned free-to-air television station in South Africa. It is the fifth terrestrial television channel in the country, following three channels that are operated by the sta ...
soap opera ''
Scandal!'',
where he played Lentswe Mokethi, an
art director. He then starred as Thokozani "Thoko" Chanel on the
SABC 1
SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni.
It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC ...
sitcom ''Ses'Top La''.
[ In 2010, he played the role of Tizozo on ]SABC 1
SABC 1 is a South African public television network operated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) which carries programming in English and Nguni.
It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels. SABC ...
's ''Intersexions'', a drama series.[ He has also starred in other popular TV shows such as ''90 Plein Street'', ''The Republic'', ''Ayeye'', ''Heist'',][ ''Ring of Lies'',][ ''Saints and Sinners'',][ '' The River'', ''Tjovitjo'', '' Vaya'', and ''Single Galz & Single Guyz''.]House Of Zwide
''House of Zwide'' is a South African television drama series. It is an e.tv original production, co-produced by The Bomb Shelter and Videovision Entertainment for e.tv. The series stars Vusi Kunene, Khaya Dladla, Nefisa Mkhabela, and Winnie ...
) fasion e.tv
e.tv (commonly referred to on-air as e) is the first and only privately owned free-to-air television station in South Africa. It is the fifth terrestrial television channel in the country, following three channels that are operated by the sta ...
soap which he started to make his first appearance in September 2022, playing the character of the famous glamouras Alex Khadzi who is on a huge battle fasion field with Funani Zwide.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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South African male soap opera actors
1983 births
Living people
People from Ga-Rankuwa
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