Rob van Vuuren
Van Vuuren in 2009
Born	Robert Craig Jansen van Vuuren (1976-03-26)26 March 1976 (age 48) Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Alma mater	Rhodes University
Years active	1999–present
Children	1

Robert Craig Jansen van Vuuren (born 26 March 1976) is a South African comedian, actor, presenter, theatre maker, and writer.

Van Vuuren was born inPort Elizabeth.^[1] He completed his matriculation atMaritzburg College before going on to graduate with a degree in Drama fromRhodes University in 1997.^[2] During university, he joined the First Physical Theatre Company.^{[citation needed]}

Van Vuuren began his career in theatre, receivingVita andFleur du Cap Theatre Award nominations for his roles in the productionsBirdy andThe Beauty Queen of Leenane respectively.^[3]

Forming a comedy and creative duo withLouw Venter, van Vuuren produced and played Twakkie in YouTube videos and later in theSABC2 sketch comedy seriesThe Most Amazing Show from 2006 to 2007. Venter played Corné. The duo also took these personas on a live tour. During this time, van Vuuren presentedCrazy Games, also for SABC2 and starred in the comedy filmFootskating 101 as Vince Muldoon.

Van Vuuren and his dance partner Mary Martin won the fifth season ofStrictly Come Dancing in 2008. That same year, he wrote and performed his first stand up comedy showRob van Vuuren is Ron van Wuren, which received a South African Comedy Award nomination and picked up the Nando's Breakthrough Act Award at theNational Arts Festival that year.^[4] Through Juju Productions, he directed a number of plays.^[5] He was invited byBrett Bailey to perform atNelson Mandela's 90th birthday party inQunu.^[6] Van Vuuren went on to co-host the first two seasons ofSA's Got Talent with Anele Mdoda.

In 2011, Van Vuuren received the inaugural Comics' Choice Breakthrough Act Award for his work in comedy and has since gone on to win fiveStandard Bank Ovation Awards at the annual National Arts Festival.^[7] He has also taken his comedy shows abroad the likes ofLondon,Brighton,Edinburgh,Perth,Amsterdam,Dubai, andSharjah.^[8]

Van Vuuren starred oppositeSiv Ngesi in the 2012 crime comedy filmCopposites.^[9][10] He, Ngesi, and Danielle Bischoff created the children's book seriesFlorence & Watson as well as it accompanying stage show.

In 2016, van Vuuren andBontle Modiselle co-hosted the competition seriesShowville. That year, he starred in a production ofA Doll's House, for which he received a number of accolades including aFleur du Cap Theatre Award.

Van Vuuren starred as the titular role in the 2017 comedy filmVan der Merwe, reuniting with Venter, who played his brother.^[11] The following year, he appeared in the filmTremors: A Cold Day in Hell. He earned three Fleur du Cap nominations in 2018 and 2019 for his roles in Louis Viljoen'sDangled as well as theBaxter Theatre productions ofEndgame andCurse of the Starving Class.

Van Vuuren joined the main cast of the 2020Netflix crime dramaQueen Sono as Viljoen. The following year, he played Russ Thorn in the 2021Slumber Party Massacre remake and starred as Mr Angelo in the SABC1 drama miniseriesThe Kingdom.

Van Vuuren embarked on a new comedy show in 2022 titledRob van Vuuren is Still Standing at Cafe Roux.

Van Vuuren was married to Danielle Bischoff, with whom he collaborated on Juju Productions andFlorence & Watson, from 2008 until sometime during lockdown.^[12] Van Vuuren and Bischoff had lived inFish Hoek with their daughter, whom they adopted.^[13]

UponShowmax's 2020 decision to review content on its platform, van Vuuren issued an official apology for having engaged inblackface for a 2013Leon Schuster film.^[14]

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