Hungani Ndlovu: Real Life Facts About Romeo From Scandal
Hungani Ndlovu is a celebrated South African actor who plays Romeo Medupe on etv’s hit soapie Scandal. Romeo’s character is one that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats anticipating what disruption he will get into next.
Ndlovu is one of the most followed actors in South Africa. The star actor is one of the darlings of Mzansi when it comes to acting. The celebrated Scandal actor was born on the 19th of June 1994. The 26-year-old Hungani hails from Nelspruit in Mpumalanga.
Ndlovu is an actor, dancer, presenter and MC. It took him a while to reassure himself that he wanted to make a career out of dancing. Hungani spent three years in the USA, where he studied and worked on his dancing and acting. During his stay in the USA Ndlovu was taking dancing classes from the best choreographers in the world such as Ian Eastwood, WillDaBeast Adams, Parris Goebel, Anze Skrube and FliiStylz (Chris Brown’s Choreographer) just to name a few.
He graduated in Los Angeles at Filii’Cademy in Acting for Film. Ndlovu is a passionate entertainer. At the age of 24, Ndlovu landed his first television role with Scandal. The Scandal was Ndlovu’s thrust into the limelight.
Hungani Ndlovu: Real Life Facts About Romeo From Scandal
His first lead role in Memoir of an Honest Voice was nominated for Best Short Film at the Africa Academy Awards in 2015. This short film went on to be nominated in three more festivals in the USA. However, Hungani was in director James Ngcobo’s A Raisin in the Sun, a story about a family in the south of Chicago in the US and its everyday struggles in the squalor the family calls home.
Dancing was initially just a part-time for Ndlovu. This grew into a passion for him and he was confident that it would lead into a career for him. Pushing forward with his passion for dance, he landed up dancing for Tuks Senganga. He was able to meet with Shelton Forbez, a South African dancer, model and presenter on Vuzu. He founded Sans Group where he educates and empowers others in the creative arena.
Hungani tied the knot with former co-star on Scandal, Stephanie Sandows. The star actor has amassed a fortune in his illustrious career. Hungani estimated net worth is $500 000. Just like any other celebrities, Ndlovu is a favourite fan of cars. Ndlovu has a fleet of exotic cars in his name but his Mini Cooper Countryman is one of the expensive whips is his car collection.
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