THE multi-award-winning South African stage and television actor Jamie Bartlett has died in Johannesburg at the age of 55.
Bartlett is well-known for his role as Mike O’Reilly in Isidingo on SABC3, David Genaro in Rhythm City on e.TV, and as a judge on SA’s Got Talent on e.TV.
Three years ago, Bartlet won a SAFTA for his role on Rhythm City as David Genaro, affectionately known as “The Don”.
He left Rhythm City after 13 years.
His last appearance was in February 2020.
Bartlett was born in 1966 to a South African mother and a British father in Maidenhead, England.
He attended Johannesburg’s St. Stithians Boys College, Cape Town’s Rondebosch High School, and Brynston High School. He went to the University of Cape Town to study speech and drama after graduating from high school.
Film producer Anant Singh, currently attending the 75th annual Cannes Film Festival in the south
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