Days after the death of Deborah Frazer, the South African entertainment fraternity is mourning again, after the passing of death of popular ...
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Days after the death of Deborah Frazer, the South African entertainment fraternity is mourning again, after the passing of death of popular actor Jamie Bartlett, popularly known as David Genaro in e.tv’s canned soapie Rhythm City.
The family of the award-winning actor Jamie Bartlett informed eNCA that he passed away on Monday evening 23 May at the age of 55-years.Bartlett will be remembered for his villainous role as David Genaro in Rhythm City and for playing Mike O’Reilly in SABC3’s canned soapie Isidingo.
His first major role was in the US film American Ninja 2 before making numerous appearances in both international and local films.
Bartlett also starred in Black Tax season two as Richard Sterling and played the role of D-Mag in Family Secrets season two and Jozi-H season one.
He scored three South African Film & Television Awards for the role of David Genaro and played the role for over a decade before exiting the soapie in 2019.
It is unclear at this stage how the father of one passed away and his family is expected to share more details soon.
The role of David Genaro made Bartlett famous across Africa, as Rythm City aired in many African countries such as Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Cameroon, Malawi and Ghana.
He also won three SAFTAs ( South African Film and Television Awards) for the iconic role. He left Rhythm City towards the end of 2019 after his character David Genaro was written out of the show. He made his final appearance on 5 February 2020 when Genaro was shot.
Rhythm City director Eric Mogale paid tribute to Jamie Bartlett when he left the show saying,
“Working with Bartlett was like being surrounded by greatness on a daily basis, a gentle giant, teacher and obviously talent. He is a multi-talented man. Shooting his exit was one of the greatest story lines that I had to deal with in my entire career and it gave me a lot of anxiety, sleepless nights knowing that a great teacher is leaving our floor.”
He was married to actress Camilla Waldman, best known for her role as Anne de Villiers, the Madam of a high-class brothel, on the SABC1 soapie Generations.
The couple had a son, Hector, and later divorced. - Online Sources
His first major role was in the US film American Ninja 2 before making numerous appearances in both international and local films.
Bartlett also starred in Black Tax season two as Richard Sterling and played the role of D-Mag in Family Secrets season two and Jozi-H season one.
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It is unclear at this stage how the father of one passed away and his family is expected to share more details soon.
The role of David Genaro made Bartlett famous across Africa, as Rythm City aired in many African countries such as Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho, Cameroon, Malawi and Ghana.
He also won three SAFTAs ( South African Film and Television Awards) for the iconic role. He left Rhythm City towards the end of 2019 after his character David Genaro was written out of the show. He made his final appearance on 5 February 2020 when Genaro was shot.
Rhythm City director Eric Mogale paid tribute to Jamie Bartlett when he left the show saying,
“Working with Bartlett was like being surrounded by greatness on a daily basis, a gentle giant, teacher and obviously talent. He is a multi-talented man. Shooting his exit was one of the greatest story lines that I had to deal with in my entire career and it gave me a lot of anxiety, sleepless nights knowing that a great teacher is leaving our floor.”
He was married to actress Camilla Waldman, best known for her role as Anne de Villiers, the Madam of a high-class brothel, on the SABC1 soapie Generations.
The couple had a son, Hector, and later divorced. - Online Sources
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