Alan Committie

Infobox actor


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name = Alan Committie
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occupation = Comic actor
Entertainer
yearsactive = 1997 - present
website = [http://www.alancommittie.co.za/ alancommittie.co.za]

Alan Committie is a South African comic actor and qualified high school teacher.

Committie has performed on stage, television, radio and the Internet.

In addition to his own, self-written shows, Committie has performed a number of other stage productions including Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman.

Committie is particularly well known for his character Johan van der Walt, a highly officious, disturbingly pedantic, offensive, rude security officer and part-time film critic.

Performance career

Committie's own stage plays

*Stressed for Success
*Stressed to Kill
*One Man One Remote
*TV or not TV
*Titanic on Ice
*Once upon a Laugh (with Robyn Scott)
*Dracula - Unclotted (with Geatan Schmid)
*Dick and Di
*The Clown Jewels Part 2
*The Clown Jewels Part 1

Appearing in

*Rob Becker's Defending the Caveman
*Tom Stoppard's Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
*Michael Frayn's Noises Off

Other appearances

*Fleur du Cap Awards as Master of Ceremonies, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town (2008)
*Stand Up South Africa Comedy Festival in London, UK (2002)
*Smirnoff International Comedy Festival (1997 - 2003)

Television

*Appearing as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's Laugh out Loud
*Staring as Johan van der Walt in M-Net's Van der Walt's Fault
*Cameo appearances in many SA sitcoms including Marc Lottering and Friends
*Appearing in various TV adverts including FAMSA, Polo Classic, OK Bazaars, Castle Lager and Cadbury's
*Character voice-over for SABC's animation series URBO

Radio

*Character voices for various radio spots
*"Unofficial" film reviewer as Johan van der Walt for Nic Marais' breakfast show on KFM

Internet

*Performed and co-wrote a number of viral ads for Rugby 365

=Awards [ [http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=6131 "Who's Who of Southern Africa"] ] =

*Naledi Theatre Awards 'Best Comedy Performance (Male)' for Stressed To Kill (Johannesburg, 2008)
*Fleur du Cap Awards 'Best Performance by an actor' in Rosencrantz and Guildernstern are Dead (Cape Town, 2008)
*S.A. Film & Television Awards 'Golden Horn for Best Supporting Actor in a TV Comedy' for Committie's role of Johan van der Walt (Johannesburg, 2007)

=Education [ [http://www.whoswhosa.co.za/Pages/profilefull.aspx?IndID=6131 "Who's Who of Southern Africa"] ] =

*Higher Diploma in Education, University of Cape Town
*Performer's Diploma, University of Cape Town
*Bachelor of Arts, University of Cape Town (1996)

References

External links

* [http://www.alancommittie.co.za/ Alan Committie's website]
* [http://www.johanvanderwalt.co.za/ Johan van der Walt's website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%22alan+committie%22+%22johan+van+der+walt%22&search_type=&aq=f Video clips of Committie performing]