Acting
May 31, 1964
Johannesburg, South Africa
Casper De Vries
Acting
Biography
Casper De Vries is a South African actor, comedian, entertainer, composer, director, producer and author of sketches famous for his Afrikaans one man shows.
Feature Films (20)
Kwagga Robertse owns a farm shop in the fictional Southern African country of Nambabwe and usually cons foreign tourists by pretending to kill a lion, thus earning him the nickname 'Urumbo' (Lion Killer) from the country's natives. Kwagga is upset when the UN sends a platoon of incompetent soldiers with the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (U.N.T.A.G.), to monitor the peace process, and ensure free and fair elections after the Nambabwean War for Independence. The U.N.T.A.G's American leader, Major Bradick D. Mackay and his second-in-command, Captain Zapman are offered a diamond worth a lot of money in the U.S., and they must pay 200,000 USD to Duan Robertse, Kwagga's competitive brother trying to buy a farm left to them by their dead father.
Oh Schucks...! Here Comes UNTAG
A disgraced sports presenter falls victim to an accidental head trauma and slips into a coma. He awakens months later to find that South Africa was not as he left it, he is now in the New South Africa, and his multimillion-Rand idea has been stolen from beneath him.
Sweet 'n Short
Yes, indeed the island of Casparia. Uncle Kallie, Hanno, Blertsie, Solitarire, Greetje, Renier Ferreira, Gizelle and Montelle, the whole lot of them, immigrated to that island of Casparia where they started a new settlement. This crazy bunch takes you on this hilarious journey called, Broeders Ancestors that was recorded in 2009 in the Pretoria State Theatre.
Broeders Ancestors
Yes, indeed the island of Casparia. Uncle Kallie, Hanno, Blertsie, Solitarire, Greetje, Renier Ferreira, Gizelle and Montelle, the whole lot of them, immigrated to that island of Casparia where they started a new settlement. This crazy bunch takes you on this hilarious journey called, Broeders Ancestors that was recorded in 2009 in the Pretoria State Theatre.
Casper de Vries: Broeders Ancestors
South Africa's wickedest satirist is back with a tongue so sharp it could slice through ice. De Vries knows his onions, and remains one of the few comedians who take salacity to the utmost limit without giving the slightest offence. Casper's superb talents have surely earned him a place in the select coterie of the national treasures, this country should guard and nurture with pride.
Casper de Vries: Wetter
Recorded in 2004 at Ceasers Gauteng (now Emperor’s Palace) Snaaks Genoeg was part of Casper de Vries's tour of South Africa’s major cities, with additional trips to Namibia and England. It was the first Afrikaans show staged at the famous London Palladium on the West End, and every ticket – including standing room – was sold out in advance. The first part of Snaaks Genoegfeatures many other popular Casper characters, including the oversexed Oom Kallie Marie and retired hooker Patience April. The show is a stand-up routine in which he pokes fun at Charlize, reality TV and casinos, and highlights the differences between South Africans and Americans.
Casper de Vries: Snaaks Genoeg
Television & Series (2)
Karen Zoid's talk show with comic sketches, visits with influential and exceptional people, and music that will take your breath away.
Republiek van Zoid Afrika
Supersterre is an Afrikaans language singing talent show created by South African singer Patricia Lewis and produced by Lewis and her husband Mark Whitfield in which contestants work with a celebrity coach each week and are eliminated by public vote until one winner remains.