People of Note - Rob van Vuuren

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Rodney Trudgeon guest on People of Note this week is the comedian and actor Rob Van Vuuren who became famous not only for his role as Twakkie but also for his famous prank that fooled Leon Shuster.
Rob’s new play called “Life” has just opened at the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio and he talks about the play in which he questions his own purpose in life while allowing himself to run rampant as the comic cycnic he so easily portrays while he gets us to laugh at the absurdity of life.
8 May 2016 English South Africa TV & Film

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