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Rapulana Seiphemo Biography, Age, Accident, Controversy, Career, Love Life

Mneka Mb by Mneka Mb
August 26, 2020
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Rapulana Seiphemo Biography, Age, Accident, Controversy, Career, Love Life

Rapulana is a veteran in the acting industry, one might call him the Mr Miyagi of South African. This is because he’s the proverbial beast. All those who choose to learn from him are phenomenal as a result of his teachings.

Rapulana Seiphemo Biography, Age, Accident, Controversy, Career, Love Life

Name: Rapulana Seiphemo

Date of Birth: 4 November 1967

Occupation: Actor, Filmmaker, Writer, Lecturer

Place of birth: Meadowlands, South Africa

Siblings: 3 brothers and 1 sister

Children: 3 children

Spouse: Olga Rubeiro

Net Worth: $3 million

Background

Rapulana was born on the 4th of November in 1967. He was born in the small town of Meadowlands in South Africa. This is the same place he grew up with his siblings.

Educational Background

He attended Texas A&N University where he attained a Bachelor of Arts degree. Before this he had gone to  Anchor Comprehensive High School in Soweto.

Career

Rapulana has a multitude of accolades beneath his belt. He starred in the soapie Isidingo for three years (1998-2001) and Highjack Stories (2000). Rapulana was also in a film directed by Oliver Schmidt which received an official selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001. He had a lead role in Akin Omotoso’s God is African. He played the role of John Dube in the Oscar-winning movie Tsotsi, directed by Gavin van den Bergh. Tsotsi won the Oscar award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006.

Rapulana has directed several stage productions including Athol Fugard’s Master Harold and the Boys (at the Market Theatre in 1998) and Five Past Two at the Sibikwa Community Theatre (1996). He won the 2002 Duku Duku Award in the category Best Actor in a Soapie, for his portrayal of Tau Mogale in Generations. In 2006 he was cast in the role of Pheko Mokoena, on the SABC2 soapie Muvhango. He was also a producer on the SABC1 drama series Mzansi. In 2007 he appeared in the South African film Jerusalema, which was released in October. He was also a judge on the SABC1 reality competition television series Class Act, since 2010. Then he went on to host the SABC1 reality game show Ambush, in 2010.

In recent years fans were heart broken when they found out that he was leaving his role on Generations: The Legacy. He had to leave the show for greener pastures in the form of Mzansi’s soapie The Queen. However his departure had its fair share of as he still had a contractual obligation of another year. After a few hiccups he managed to sort it out. He joined the queen as Hector Sechaba a high-ranking police colonel with a penchant for the narcotics trade and father to Mpho Sebata played by Ntando Duma.

Rapulana Seiphemo Biography

Filmography

  • 1995: Rhythm and Rights
  • 1996: Deafening Silence
  • 1997: Jump the Gun as Thabo
  • 1998: Isidingo as Godlieb Mofokeng
  • 1999: A Reasonable Man as Joe Zuma
  • 2000: Hijack Stories as Zama
  • 2002- 2006: Generations as Tau Mogale
  • 2003: God is African as Maltex
  • 2005: Tsotsi as John Dube
  • 2006- 2013: Muvhango as Pheko Mokoena
  • 2006: Izoso Connexion as Rapulana
  • 2008: Jerusalema as Lucky Kunene

  • 2010: Themba as Vuyo Matakane
  • 2009: White Wedding as Tumi
  • 2010- 2011: He was one of the judges of the Class Act a reality show.
  • 2011: Silent Witness as Anton Radebe
  • 2010: Generations as Tau Mogale
  • 2012: Room 9 as Damian
  • 2011: Skeem as Nyoka
  • 2015: Dias Santana as Makimba Ferreira
  • 2011: Paradise Stop as Potso Mogopudi
  • 2014: Generations as Tau Mogale
  • 2011: Layla Fourie as Sipho Khumalo
  • 2013: Boomba and TT as Stanley.
  • 2014: Task Force as Joseph Ndlovu

Net Worth

Rapulana is estimated to be worth $3 million. This revenue mainly comes from his acting. In addition his behind the scenes roles earn him even more as well. Because he is so multi faceted he can fit in any role within the entertainment industry and his versatility makes him an irreplaceable and profitable man. His monthly salary rests on the other end of R50 000 with a minimum of about R55 000 a month.

Love Life

Rapulana married his longtime sweet heart Olga Rubeiro in 2003. They married at the Royal Swazi Sun in Ezulwini. They have 3 children together, 2 boys and a girl. His daughter Katlego, true to her being a “daddy’s girl”, took up acting like her father at a very young age.

Rapulana has also been linked to his on screen love interest from Generations, Zoe. However the stars have denied these allegations and maintain that they are just on screen lovers and their on screen strictly remains on screen.

Rapulana Seiphemo Biography, Age, Accident, Controversy, Career, Love Life, Car Accident

Rapulana was involved in a car accident in 2016. Three people died and three others were were badly injured. It is said that Rapulana was hijacked at a stop light but he refused to yield to his said captors. In true movie style he accelerated with the captors in the car and it resulted in the fatal collision. He was facing charges of two counts of murder and attempted murder. Rapulana was pardoned. He recovered successfully after series of treatments.

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