Lasizwe Dambuza

Thulasizwe Siphiwe Dambuza (born 19 July 1998) – known professionally as Lasizwe Dambuza – is a South African Comedian, Television Personality, Radio host and actor. He became a local Internet celebrity, uploading videos of himself interpreting how South Africans act on a daily basis on social networks.

Lasizwe Dambuza
Born Thulasizwe Siphiwe Dambuza[1]
(1998-07-19) 19 July 1998
Soweto, South Africa
Nationality South African
Other names
  • Lasizwe
  • Babes Wamaleyvels[2]
Occupation
  • Television and radio personality
  • actor
Years active 2015–present
Relatives
Website www.lasizwe.com

Early life and education

Lasizwe was born in Soweto,Johannesburg. He attended Meredale Primary, a mixed-race primary school in Meredale, south of Johannesburg, and then attended Mondeor High School in Mondeor. His Late mother, Lindiwe Dambuza (since deceased from 2016), was a 40-year-old nurse at Lesedi Private Hospital, in a relationship with his father, Menzi Mcunu.

Along with his mother, his sister, Zonke Nkabinde, played a major role in his life, guiding and protecting him. Lasizwe noticed there was something different about him: that he was uncomfortable around boys but could relate to any feminine topic. At the age of 15 he recognized that he was gay.[4]

He is also young brother to Khanyi Mbau who is an artist, television personality and an actor.

Career

===Broadcast media===Lasizwe is also famous for his youtube videos,story time wit Lasizwe which is getting thousands of views. Lasizwe has made appearances on MTV Base Africa's, You Got Got as one of the main presenters and has also presented on SABC 3's The Scoop Africa and SABC 1's The Real Goboza. He has hosted an outdoor event with Mabala Noise and presented an award at the 2017 South African Hip Hop Awards and has been featured in a Nando's TV commercial and on Fanta's TV commercial as their new teen Marketing Director. In late 2017 he became a radio presenter on TouchHD. In 2018 he landed a role in hosting e.tv's youth show Craz-e World Live as well as VOOV TV's new show VOOVScoop.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Music

In December 2017 He has also been featured on Babes Wodumo and Ntando Duma's music video of the song, Jiva Phez'kombhede.[11]

Endorsements

In early 2018 Lasizwe became Teen Marketing Director for Fanta.[12]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Generations
Himself
Extra, Soap opera
2015 Dinner With Vuzu
Contestant, TV show
2017 MTV You Got Got
Main Cast, TV show
The Scoop Africa
The Real Gaboza
2018 Craz-e World Live
VOOVScoop
MTV You Got Got

References

  1. ↑ "Lasizwe Dambuza on Vuzu". vuzu.dstv.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "#ShadeAlert: Watch Somizi Take On Bonang & Pinky Girl". peoplemagazine.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Khanyi Mbau on her brother Lasizwe's viral videos: I'm very proud, itís in our blood". channel24.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Thulasizwe 'LaSizwe' Dambuza on being gay". sowetanlive.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lasizwe joins the MTV You Got Got crew". msn.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "SAíS PARODY KING LASIZWE JOINS MTVíS YOU GOT GOT TEAM". mtv.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Your favourite Youtube sensations that have turned into A-Listers". zalebs.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Lasizwe tells us about his spicy new show on Touch HD". channel24.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "LASIZWE ROCKS A TOWEL TO THE SA HIP HOP AWARDS!". dailysun.co.za. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lasizwe lands two TV gigs". channel24.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lasizwe Is Coming For Everything And His New Song Proves It". huffingtonpost.co.za. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lasizwe Dambuza the new Teen Marketing Director for Fanta". msn.com. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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