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Sello Maake kaNcube pleads for a Sello character name

Sello Maake kaNcube popularly known for his character names on screen such as Archie Moroka and Kgosi has pleaded with producers for a character named Sello.

 The legendary actor took to Twitter that he would like to leave a legacy by his birth name Sello, after seeing that many characters he has played on screen the names stick to him. People call him by his character names everywhere he goes.

One character that seemed to have stuck to people even after years he has played it, is Archie Moroka from a popular Tv series Generations.

Twitter fans quickly responded saying, they will forever call him Archie Moroka and he must forget being called Sello. This might be his New Year’s resolution for 2023 but his fans stan his onscreen names.

The award winning actor has always been a fan favorite from his role on Generations as Archie Mbolekwa, playing Kgosi on The Queen and the recent character on Skeem sam as Professor Kganyago.

Although he has played huge roles in movie productions, people have always liked him better on telenovela’s. The 62 years old actor has been in several theater productions including the international play Lion King and William Shakespear’s play, Othello.

The Soweto born actor holds a Master’s degree on script writing from the University of Leeds and has won a couple of awards including the 2021 Honorary SOTIGUI Award.

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