Veteran Actor Patrick Shai Dies | Commits Suicide
Mzansi has lost another veteran actor. Word reaching Mzansi Ndaba news is that actor Patrick Shai has died. It is also believed that Patrick Shai committed suicide. The celebrated actor has appeared in numerous stage plays, television productions and feature films.
Mzansi Ndaba believes that Patrick Shai committed suicide in the garage at his house in Dobsonville, Soweto. News of his passing was met with shock and disbelief from South Africans local and abroad. Condolence messages poured in from the entire nation after learning of Patrick’s passing.
An official message from the family read :
It is with great sadness to announce the passing of the veteran actor Ntate Patrick Shai. He passed away this morning (22 January 2022).
The message further asked the nation to give the Shai family time to process the painful loss.
News of his passing was shared by a deep throat family friend who did not want to be named for fear of reprisal.
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Lekgetho Shai posted a broken heart on Twitter soon after news of Patrick Shai broke the internet.
Shai started his career at Safari Ranch as a dancer with Mzumba African Drama and Ballet. He went on to scoop many awards on both television and stage.
Patrick is also one of the founder members of Free Film Makers – an alternative to then-mainstream television in South Africa.
He has appeared in numerous television series including Mission Top Secret, Behind the Badge, Zero Tolerance, Hillside, Soul City, Life is Wild and Yizo Yizo. He also played the role of Christmas in the 1996 BBC mini-series Rhodes.
Shai has acted in many made-for-TV movies, including The Land of Dreams (1990), Inside (1996), La Ferme du crocodile (1996), The Place of Lions (1997) and The Gates of Cleveland Road (2000).
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He also has an extensive feature film resume. according to TVSA
A few days ago. Patrick Shai trended after he posted a worrying video challenging Cassper Nyovest to a boxing match. In the video, Patrick threatens to beat Nyovest and calls him “a son of a b***h”. He later issued an apology to Cassper Nyovest.
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