Johnny Barbuzano

Johnny Barbuzano Biographical Information

HEIGHT : 1.75m
HAIR : Black
EYES : Brown
LANGUAGES : English, Portuguese

FILM
2003 Gums & Noses - Johnny - T.O.M. Pictures

TELEVISION
Binnelaners - Guest support - Kyknet
2002 Isidingo - Herman - Endemol Productions

THEATRE
1998 Master Harold and The Boys - Harold - dir. Rapulana Siphemo
1997 The Woman Who Cooked - Kenneth - dir. Clair Breton
1997 Her Husband - Grahamstown Arts Festival
96/97 Picasso at the Lapin Agile - Singer “Elvis” - dir. Karoly Pinter
1996 Death Defying Acts - Delivery Man - dir. Bobby Heaney
1996 Sexual Perversity in Chicago - Danny - dir. Emily Mcarthur - Grahamstown Arts Festival
Played in over twenty student theatre productions, including leads in Fool for Love, Conduct of Life, One flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Master Harold and the Boys.

DIRECTING
2004 Fela’s TV - Assistant director - SABC 2
2003 Big Brother Africa - M-Net
2003 Quickies - SABC 3
2002 Shakers (John Godber) - Grahamstown Festival
2002 Macbeth/Othello(William Shakespeare) - Gauteng Schools Tour
2001 Kudu/Hatrick (Thomas Hall) - Civic Theatre
2001 White men in buckets (workshop) - Grahamstown
2000 Kudu (Thomas Hall) - One Night Stand Festival Civic Theatre
1999 Deep in the Cocalala - Jerusalem International Festival, International Theaterschool Festival Amssterdam
1998 Deep in the Coca-lala - Market Theatre
1997 Something I Swallowed - Grahamstown Festival
1997 Bouncers (John Godber) - Civic Theatre
1997 I licked a Slag’s Deodorant (J. Cartwright) - Civic Theatre
Directed several student productions and corporate theatre. Details on request.

TRAINING
BA Dramatic Art at Wits University

AWARDS
1999 Percy Tucker Directing Award - Wits University
1998/9 First certificates for directing and acting.
1997 Nominated for FNB Vita Awards for Most Promising Actor in Death Defying Acts

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