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Biography Summary
Lawrence Maleka is a famous South African actor born on 11 April 1990 and he is currently 33 years old. He was born and grew up in Soweto, South Africa. He is very fluent in Zulu and English languages and this has helped him in presenting eloquently. Lawrence Maleka became popular when he hosted Clash of Choirs which is a South Africa Mzansi Magic reality competition and also when he replaced Bonang Matheba in the Third season of the show in 2016. He also gained massive recognition for staring as Zolani on the River television series.
Lawrence’s Profile
Name: Lawrence Maleka
DOB/Age: 11 April 1990 (33 years old)
Origin: Soweto
Gender: Male
Nationality: South African
Languages: Zulu and English
Occupation: Actor, TV Personality
Marital Status: Married to Zenokuhle Maseko
Personal Life
Maleka is the youngest in the family of 3 children who are his older brother and sister. His father is a South African bussinessman. He adores his father so much beacause he plays a role model figure in his life. He was taught to be an independent person and also to be caring to his partner by his loving father. His family were very supportive in his upbringing.
About his marital status Lawrence is happily married to Zenokuhle Maseko who is also a South African screen character, model and actress. She is recognised by her role of Mbali on The River. He got married to his wife and wedded privately. Detailed information about his marital status is not known for he did not disclose information about it but it is believed that he is in a happy marriage.
Lawrence is very fluent in his native language which happens to be Zulu and also in English language.He cherishes Soweto deeply as he was born and raised in the streets of Soweto.
Education
Much about his upbringing and education is not publicly known. However he had a talent in rugby and was a captain of the team who excelled as a player Lawrence has proven to be one of the top young talents because of his vibrant presenting skills he portrayed on the Big Brother. He is a genius beyond doubt who did not attend an arts and drama schools before learning to perform in movies and he knew nothing about theatre arts. So he developed himself by writing scripts and practicing on his own in front of the camera.
What is his Career like?
He is a famous South African actor, host and presenter who gained popularity when he hosted Clash of the Choirs South Africa at Mzansi Magic reality competition. He also presented a number of TV shows. On acting he is well known for playing a character Zolani in The River and has a popular personality for portraying the lead character in several Netflix series, films, TV shows and commecials . He also made a prominent role on a South African telenovela movie called Magic of one.
In 2009, he played a role on Soweto TV as the Gadget Shows’ presenter after auditions. He again hosted other shows for Ziyamporomo and Street Radio. The actor hosted Coca-Cola Happiness on e.tv in 2011. On African Magic Entertainment, he was the co-host of Star Gist together with Vimbai Mutinhiri from 2012 upto 2014.
In May 2015, he became the host on e.tv Lotto Powerball lottery game replacing Fezile Makhanya. Later 2015, he became a host of a Mzansi Magic reality competition series called Clash of the Choirs replacing Bonang Matheba. Lawrence also hosted on The Final Cut an SABC3 reality Competition series.
He also featured on the third Season of Big Brother Titans as the official host when the show made its debut on 15 January 2023 on GOtv channel and DStv channel.
Filmography and Television roles
- Clash of Choirs – Season 3
Host – Himself
- Big Brother Mzansi – Season 3 and 4
Host – Himself
- Isibaya Season – 3, 4 and 5
Don Webster
- All Access Mzansi – Season 12
Host – Himself
- I Love South Africa – Season 1
Host – Himself
- SABC Crown Gospel Music Awards – Season 11
Host – Himself
- SAFTAS – Season 17
Host – Himself
- The Final Cut – Season 1
Host – Himself
- Magic of One
- The River – Season 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
Zolani
- The South African Music Awards – Season 27 and 28
Host – Himself
- Big Brother Titans – Season 1
Host – Himself
Awards
He is an award winning actor with notable performances in different TV shows and movies such as The River, Magic of one, Ziyamporomo and Clash of choirs. His net worth is R11 ooo 000.
Is he active on social media?
Maleka is active on social media and due to his debuts on TV broadcasts, he has massive fan base globally on social media platforms especially on Instagram with about 212k followers. His Instagram handle is Sirlawrencemaleka and on Twitter he is Larencemaleka.
Net Worth
The actor’s estimated net worth ranges between 11 million rands to 18 million rands.
