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He is known as Charles Mingus Kathi by viewers of The Lab. He played this role on the SABC 3 TV series between 2006 and 2009

Age
Mothusi Magano is a 42 years old South African actor who was born on 26 March 1979 in Phokeng, South Africa

Career
In 2006, he starred the role ‘Charles “Mingus” Khathi’ in the SABC3 drama series The Lab. The show became highly popular, where he continued to play the role until 2009.

He started acting at the Mmabana Cultural center where he performed in a pantomime called A Dragon For Dinner. In 1998, he joined with the Wits School of Dramatic Art. In his first year of study he auditioned for all plays at Wits and got the opportunity in two stage plays: Death and the Maiden and Little Shop of horrors.

In 2003, he was invited to play the role ‘Harry Lime’ in one of his friend’s production The Third Man. Then he made his first film appearance in Gums and Noses. He then followed by popular film Hotel Rwanda and Oscar Winning Tsotsi.

In the meantime, he appeared in several theater productions: The Third Man, Stones in His Pockets, Venus, Four, Lysistrata, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet, Bread and Butter, Maid in the New South Africa, American Buffalo, The Coloured Museum, Sexual Perversity in Chicago and Hamlet.

In 2006 he made first television lead role in the serial The Lab. He continued to play the role for three seasons. In 2010, he made a recurring role in the fifth season of the Wild at Heart.

Background
His place of birth is in Phokeng, a village on the outskirts of Rustenburg. At a young age, 5 years, he relocated to Mafikeng with his family. He had his debut performance at the Mmabana Cultural center in a pantomime – A Dragon For Dinner.

Education
After laying a solid foundation in his academics, he enrolled at the University of Witwatersrand in 1998. While studying in his first year in school, he attended auditions for all plays at Wits. He appeared in Death and the Maiden playing the role of Gerardo Escobar. He also appeared in Little Shop of horrors as Audrey Two.

Mothusi Magano’s Wife
Mothusi Magano’s wife is Unknown, he is probably single. Nothing related to his relationship is found anywhere. Similarly, there is no information about his family also. Nothing could be found even on his Instagram where he has 208k followers.

Net Worth
Mothusi Magano is a talented and hard-working artist that has been working tirelessly over the years. His skill and dedication have made him famous in the industry.

Mothusi Magano has an estimated net worth of about $350,000 which he has earned as an actor and presenter.