Brett Goldin

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Brett Goldin was a South African actor and part of the Crazy Monkey comedy troupe.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Murder
2 Credits
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Brett was born in 1977. He attended Crawford College High School in Johannesburg before moving to the University of Cape Town to study further.

In 2004, Brett wrote his first stage play, a one-man show entitled 'Bad Apple'. 'Bad Apple' supposed what would happen if a Colombine style killing spree were to happen at a wealthy public school in Johannesburg. The production opend at the Intimate Theatre in Cape Town, directed by Matthew Wild on the 11 August 2004. The production received excellent reviews from the local press.

[edit] Murder

Goldin was found murdered alongside a friend, Richard Bloom in April, 2006. They were hijacked, assaulted and shot execution-style with single shots to their heads and were found naked, except for their socks, Some media coverage of the murders, where pictures of the victims' naked bodies were published, was "particularly disturbing and highly insensitive"..^[1] Brett was due to leave for the UK, where he was part of the cast of South African production of Hamlet, four days after he died.

[edit] Credits

Among numerous theatre productions, his film and television credits include commercials for Pepsi and South African music chain CNA, short clips Crazy Monkey created for MTV, and a starring role in the South African hit movie Straight Outta Benoni.^[1]