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Rhythm City's bad boy, Jamie Bartlett a.k.a David Genaro
Rhythm City's bad boy, Jamie Bartlett a.k.a David Genaro
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| Jamie Bartlett(middle)Thandile Zaba(right)and I . |
"A celebrity is not who I am, a celebrity is totally different to an artist.’’
Love him or hate him, Jamie Bartlett better known as local drama, Rhythm City’s David Genaro, since 2007 is one of Mzansi’s most popular on-screen bad boys.
“David is a larger than life operatic character," he says speaking in a low tone of voice, because he only lets his voice fully project when on stage.
Behind his bad boy persona, he is quite an adventurous person.''energetic, cheerful and open-minded''are just some of the words he defines himself by. He is also a lover of motor cars and nature, especially flowers and trees.
He is quite a family-orientated guy too, and shares a close relationship with his 16- year-old son, Hector, who attends St.Johns College in Johannesburg. Hector is not fazed by the attention Jamie receives, after growing up with both his father and mother, actress, Camilla Waldman in the spotlight.
The late Phillip Seymour Hoffman remains one of Jamie’s role models. He proudly lives by the motto "Reach beyond your grasp."
He is quite a family-orientated guy too, and shares a close relationship with his 16- year-old son, Hector, who attends St.Johns College in Johannesburg. Hector is not fazed by the attention Jamie receives, after growing up with both his father and mother, actress, Camilla Waldman in the spotlight.
The late Phillip Seymour Hoffman remains one of Jamie’s role models. He proudly lives by the motto "Reach beyond your grasp."
A typical day in Jamie’s life, when in Johannesburg consists of waking up at 4.00 am, leaving the house at 5.30am , eating, dressing and getting his makeup done on set.
''Very little of what I do is directed,''he says, as he is able to add his own metaphors to his scripts.
He adds that the only similarity between David Genaro, and himself is that they have a good sense of humour. Behind the scenes, he remains good friends with Pam Andrews.They have a lot in common, and even share a birthday on the 9th of July. KB, as well as the directing team are also some of the people he shares a close relationship with off-screen.
Having played numerous bad boy roles, he is adamant that he will never take on a good boy role.
''Very little of what I do is directed,''he says, as he is able to add his own metaphors to his scripts.
He adds that the only similarity between David Genaro, and himself is that they have a good sense of humour. Behind the scenes, he remains good friends with Pam Andrews.They have a lot in common, and even share a birthday on the 9th of July. KB, as well as the directing team are also some of the people he shares a close relationship with off-screen.
Having played numerous bad boy roles, he is adamant that he will never take on a good boy role.
Jamie feels that he is more well-known outside of South Africa, with Rhythm City being broadcast to a total of 22 countries, reaching millions of places such as Cameroon, Ghana and Addis Ababa.''Once someone in Addis Ababa asked me:Are you Jamie Bartlett?,''he says.
He admits that he is attracted to all kinds of women, no particular race at all.
Jamie is adamant that he does not believe in celebrity culture. "A celebrity is not who I am, a celebrity is totally different to an artist,'' he says.
One of his career highlights thus far, is his current role in Death of a Colonialist, because it is a challenging role to play.
Born in Maidenhead, Bekshire in the United Kingdom he comes from a normal, working-class family, and moved to South Africa when Jamie was a little boy. From a young age, he has always wanted to act. ''I just act - I do not sing or dance. Sometimes, I get embarrassed at my own singing,’’ he jokes.
Jamie went on to study Speech and Drama at the University Of Cape Town, and later completed his post-grad master classes at the Chrysalis Theatre Acting School in London.
Jamie went on to study Speech and Drama at the University Of Cape Town, and later completed his post-grad master classes at the Chrysalis Theatre Acting School in London.
Quick Q and A...
Favourite:
Food - Broccoli
Music - whatever my son listens to.
Movie -The Field.
3 Things people do not know about you?
I wear a size 12 shoe,
I like my clothes to be tailor-made
2014
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