Christiaan Van Vuuren
Christiaan Van Vuuren | |||||||
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| Born | Christiaan Van Vuuren 1982 (age 41–42) Sydney, Australia | ||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||
| Years active | 2006–present | ||||||
| Known for | Acting, writing, directing, musical comedy, Soul Mates | ||||||
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YouTube information | |||||||
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| Years active | 2009–present | ||||||
| Genre | Comedy | ||||||
| Subscribers | 119 thousand[1] | ||||||
| Total views | 30.63 million[1] | ||||||
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Last updated: 26 June 2020 | |||||||
Christiaan Van Vuuren (born 1982) is an actor, writer, director and video blogger from Sydney, Australia. Van Vuuren was placed in quarantine in a Sydney hospital twice for tuberculosis. While in quarantine for six months, he gained fame via videos posted under the name The Fully Sick Rapper. He has since been featured on television programs such as Stan's The Other Guy, BBC2's STAG and Foxtel's Top of the Lake: China Girl.
In 2014 and 2016, along with his brother Connor Van Vuuren, Christiaan co-wrote, co-directed and starred with Nicholas Boshier in the ABC television series Soul Mates;[2] the three had previously collaborated on the web series Bondi Hipsters.[3]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Sick | Self |
| 2012 | Too Late | Director / Lead Actor |
| 2012 | Prick | Mate |
| 2014 | Emu | Dan |
| 2016 | Down Under | Doof |
| 2017 | Three Summers | Dexter |
| 2019 | The Hitchhiker | Paul |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bondi Hipsters | Writer / Director / Dom Nader | 70 |
| 2012 | SICK! | Chris Van Heerden | 1 |
| 2012 | Event Zero | Gav | 1 |
| 2012 | Skit Box | Director / Actor | 5 |
| 2013 | The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting | Director / Actor | 3 |
| 2013 | #7DaysLater | Actor | 3 |
| 2014 | Soul Mates | Dom/Rocky/Roger/Dave/Director/Writer/Producer | 6 |
| 2016 | STAG | Christoph | 1 |
| 2016 | Soul Mates 2 | Dom/Rocky/Roger/Amram/Director/Writer/Producer | 6 |
| 2017 | Top of the Lake: China Girl | Stally | 5 |
| 2017 | The Other Guy | Dezzy | 3 |
| 2018 | Squinters | Director / Gav | 6 |
| 2019 | The Other Guy | Dezzy | 5 |
| 2019 | Squinters | Director / Gav | 3 |
| 2019 | Over and Out | Creator / Writer / Lewis | 5 |
| 2019 | Location Scouts | Creator / Writer / Director | 6 |
Quarantine and The Fully Sick Rapper
Van Vuuren's first quarantine period began when he started coughing up blood and an x-ray revealed a hole in his lung: he was admitted to hospital on 9 December 2009 and placed in isolation on 11 December 2009. This first period of quarantine ended on 2 January 2010. Van Vuuren was re-admitted on 18 January 2010 when his tuberculosis proved resistant to medication. He was finally released from quarantine on 28 June 2010 after producing videos about his experience in isolation. His videos recorded as The Fully Sick Rapper while quarantined received over two million hits and led to the World Health Organization (WHO) contacting him to help promote World Tuberculosis Day. During his time in quarantine, Christiaan and his brother Connor developed a 60 minute telemovie titled 'SICK!' which won the One80Project and was later produced and broadcast on MTV Australia. [4] As of April 2010, his Facebook page had attracted over 14,000 likes.[5]
Videos
As of 18 October 2019, Van Vuuren has 159 videos available on his YouTube channel. His web series Bondi Hipsters has helped him reach over 31 million views.[6] His stuntman brother helps him to write webisodes.[7]
As of 30 May 2010, he also performs 'Rap-Up' of the week's local news for New Zealand's Campbell Live current affairs show.
Television
Most recently Van Vuuren has starred in 'Stag' on BBC2, Jane Campion's 'Top of the Lake: China Girl', and 'Over and Out' which won 'Best Short Form Series' at CanneSeries 2019. In 2014, Van Vuuren starred with Nicholas Boshier in the ABC television series Soul Mates; the two had previously collaborated on the web series Bondi Hipsters.[2][3] In September 2014 Van Vuuren was featured in an episode of the Australian Story documentary series,[8] and in 2016 he appeared in the miniseries Stag.
See also
References
- ^ a b "About Van Vuuren Bros". YouTube.
- ^ a b Visentin, Lisa (15 October 2014). "From Bondi Hipsters to Soul Mates". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ a b Evans, Mel (2 November 2014). "The Hip List: Bondi Hipsters Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nick Boshier, aka Dom and Adrian, are Soul Mates". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Malkin, Bonnie (19 April 2010). "TB sufferer becomes YouTube sensation". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- ^ Burnett, Thane (20 April 2010). "TB-infected salesman's raps go viral". Toronto Star. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ "Ever hear of Bondi Beach? You will soon thanks to these two hipsters"[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Sick Aussie rapper becomes global hit". CBC News. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
- ^ Forsythe, Abe (1 September 2014). "Out Of The Shoebox". Australian Story. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.