Richard Bezuidenhout | |
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| Born | 10 August 1982 Ilala, Tanzania |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2007 - present |
| Known for | Winner of the Big Brother Africa (season 2) |
Richard Dyle Bezuidenhout[1] is a Tanzanian-born Canadian film actor and producer who won[2] the second season of the reality competition Big Brother Africa (season 2) in 2007.[3]
Film career
Bezuidenhout's film acting and production careers[4] started after winning Big brother Africa show in 2007.Right after the show, he was cast in Nollywood film 'Player no.1 with Ini Edo, Jackie Appiah,[5] following a successful career in Bongo movies film industry including a 2008 film, 'Family Tears' collaborating with the likes of Steven Kanumba and Wema Sepetu. He used part of the money he won in the competition to buy filming equipments to start producing his own movies. In 2011 he starred in an award winning film, 'Zamora' starred by Richa Adhia.[6]
Big Brother controversies
Bezuidenhout could be named as one of the most controversial[7] Big Brother Africa show’s winners.[8] That is because of his sexual affairs[9] with Nigerian contestant, Ofunneka Molokwu, who was totally drunk by the moment of their relation’s edge. Despite that on the next day Ofunneka told Big Brother, that she totally understood, what was going on, many viewers accused Bezuidenhout of the sexual abuse,[10] nevertheless, he went on winning the show.[11]
Even after winning the show, the troubles for him continued when rumors of an affair between Bezuidenhout and his Angolan housemate Tatiana,[12][13] was revealed also a fellow housemate called Kemens[14] blamed the show managers for his exit from the show labeled it as 'planned' since he thought Bezuidenhout did more controversial thing compared to what he had done.[15]
Filmography
| Tv shows | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Television shows | Role | Network |
| 2007 | Big Brother Africa (season 2) | Himself | |
| Movies | |||
| Year | Film | Role | Service |
| 2011 | Zamora | Web | |
| 2008 | Family Tears | Rich | DVD-Video |
| 2007 | Player no.1 (PT 1) | Play boy | Web |
References
- ↑ "Richard Bezuidenhout | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Richard wins Big Brother Africa". News24. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Countown 2: Richard, the married playboy winner of BBA2". TheCable. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Bezuidenhout wants wedded bliss". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "EXPOSED!!! Richard Bezuidenhout's affair with popular Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah". GhanaCelebrities.Com. 2010-03-18. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Richa Adhia and Richard Bezuidenhout's movie scoops a prestigious award at the Khouribga African Film Festival – Bongo5.com". bongo5.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ Legend, The (2018-03-12). "Remember Richard? Most Controversial winner Of Big Brother Africa". The Legend | You can read news stories from your favourite categories such as politics, religion, business, education, entertainment, sports, fashion, lifestyle, etc. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Assault on Big Brother Reality TV: Controversy Surrounds Big Brother Africa". TrendHunter.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Big Brother "Rapist" Wins $100,000 Prize; Threatened To "Bump" His Housemates With His Huge "Machinegun"". jezebel.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Photos & Video: Meet BBA Contestant Richard, Who Se Xually Assaulted An Housemate Ofunneka And Still Won". www.blogarama.com. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ GossipMillNigeria (2017-03-08). "Meet Richard BBA Contestant Who Sexually Molested An Housemate Ofunneka And Still Won". Gossip Mill Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Richard and Tatiana, still together???? | BBA 2: THE AFTERMATH | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "$100,000 richer, Richard hopes his wife will take him back". New Vision. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ "Nigerian wins Big Brother reality show". Nation. 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
- ↑ Posts, Oluwajoba Bamiro Recent Posts Widget Your browser does not support JavaScript! Recent. "Seems Like Kemen's Disqualification Was A Plan,Meet BBA Winner,Richard Who Also Did More Than Kemen But Still Won....Video(18+)". Retrieved 2022-12-26.