Biography of Leon Schuster & Net Worth 2023.
Leon Ernest “Schuks” Schuster (born 21 May 1951) is a South African filmmaker, comedian, actor, presenter and singer.
Early life
Schuster was drawn to the filmmaking process at an early age. As a child, he and his brother would play practical jokes on his family and film these. He explained, in a 2010 interview about his early life in Bloemfontein, “I remember running down the aisle of the Ritz Theatre, playing cowboys & crooks, which was all the rage at the time. I also remember loving Laurel and Hardy, Charlie Chaplin and the Three Stooges. I was always acting things out, and pulling pranks. I used to fool my grandma into thinking I’d shot myself in the foot with my pellet gun… tomato sauce everywhere, me squealing like a wild pig. Pranking is just in my nature, but I’d never thought I’d become a movie star… no, I’m not a movie star, I’m just a local outjie that likes to entertain people.
Education
Schuster went to Hoërskool Jim Fouché in Bloemfontein and then studied for a BA degree at the University of the Orange Free State, where he played rugby for the first team.He returned to Jim Fouché as a teacher for two years.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Gross | Soundtrack Music |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | You Must Be Joking! | Schucks | ||
| 1987 | You Must Be Joking! Too | Schucks | R43 Million | |
| 1989 | Oh Schucks…It’s Schuster! | Schucks | ||
| 1990 | Oh Shucks! Here Comes UNTAG AKA Kwagga Strikes Back | Kwagga Robertse | ||
| 1991 | Sweet ‘n Short | Sweet Coetzee | Clarke/Bremer Performed by Adult Art | |
| 1993 | There’s a Zulu On My Stoep AKA Yankee Zulu | Rhino Labuschagne | ||
| 1996 | Panic Mechanic | Schucks | ||
| 1999 | Millennium Menace | Schucks | R40 million | In Love With You sang by Dana Winner |
| 2001 | Mr Bones | Bones | R33 million | |
| 2004 | Oh Schuks… I’m Gatvol | Schucks | ||
| 2005 | Mama Jack | Jack Theron Mama Bolo Donald |
$4.4 million | |
| 2008 | Mr Bones 2: Back from the Past | Bones | R35 million | Theme song music & performed by Don Clarke |
| 2010 | Schuks Tshabalala’s Survival Guide to South Africa | Schuks Tshabalala | Schuster/Clarke Performed by Crutchmullets | |
| 2012 | Mad Buddies | Boetie | ||
| 2013 | Schuks! Your Country Needs You | Schucks | Don Clarke | |
| 2015 | Schuks! Pay Back The Money | Schucks | Don Clarke | |
| 2018 | Frank And Fearless | Frank | Nic Paton and Don Clarke |
