Gray Hofmeyr is considered to be one of the foremost film and television directors and writers in South Africa.
10 Facts About Gray Hofmeyr
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Gray Hofmeyr has won more awards than any other in South Africa and over twenty actors and actresses have won best performance awards under his direction.
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Gray Hofmeyr began his career in television in the 1970s in the United Kingdom where he was a floor manager at the BBC.
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Gray Hofmeyr began directing for television in 1975 and in 1992 began an award-winning scriptwriting career.
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Gray Hofmeyr was a key figure in the early days of television in South Africa, having directed the hit series The Villagers and popular comedy series People Like Us, The Big Time and Suburban Bliss.
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Gray Hofmeyr directed the made-for-TV films The Outcast, Two Weeks in Paradise and Thicker than Water.
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Gray Hofmeyr created and produced the popular South African soap opera Isidingo.
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Gray Hofmeyr has directed twelve feature films, eight of which he co-wrote.
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Gray Hofmeyr directed Leon Schuster's Sweet 'n Short, There's a Zulu on My Stoep, Mr Bones and Mama Jack.
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In January 1997 Gray Hofmeyr became Head of Drama for Endemol South Africa, a division of Dutch-based Endemol Entertainment, one of the largest television companies in Europe.