Skeem Saam actor Emkay ‘Mlungisi Mathe’s age and salary stuns Mzansi
No doubt he has the plug and the bling too. Of late, he has been dupped as the golden boy of small screens because of his unmatched talent. Best known for his Rhythm City on-screen character Mlungisi Mathe is proving to be a reckoning force when it comes to small screens with his Emkay on-screen character on Skeem Saam.
Well, we can all agree that he is a jack of all trades and master of all as he happens to be a Mashandi singer known in musical circles as Skhandi Boy.
The celebrated actor hogged headlines a few months ago when it was revealed that he accepted his ancestral calling to be a Sangoma. He was born on 14 July 1990 in Zonkizizwe, Katlehong, Johannesburg. Like those before him, he started his acting career through theatre plays before breaking into small screens.
He starred in the “The Island” theatre play by John Kani and Winston Ntshona. He was also part of the Black Brains in Action Theatre Productions.
Skeem Saam actor Emkay ‘Mlungisi Mathe’s age and salary shocks Mzansi
Against his illustrious theatre career, he bagged a gig on etvs hit drama series Rhythm City. On Rhythm City, he was part of the star-studded cast that included Mduduzi Mabaso, who starred as Suffocate Ndlovu, a celebrated gangster in DK.
However, from his recurring role on Rhythm City, he bagged a gig on SABC1’s drama series Skeem Saam. The celebrated actor was cast as Emkay. He has fast become one of the faces of the drama series. Currently, he is nailing his on-screen character like never before.
As the walls are closing in on Lehasa, Emkay and Eunice seem to have evidence that incriminates Lehasa as the man behind the death of Fanie. The flash drive also had information that proves that Fanie left millions of rands in cryptocurrency.
Mzansi has been wondering how much the celebrated take home from his on-screen character in the backdrop of his unmatched acting flair. However, despite Skeem Saam being a low budget drama series, it seems as if the showrunners pays well. Sources have it that for his Emkay character, the celebrated actor earns between R30 000-R40 000 depending on time on scenes, role prominence and experience.
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