Donald Molosi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Donald Molosi
Occupation	Actor
Date Of Birth	Dec 11, 1985(1985-12-11)
Age	39
Birthplace	Mahalapye
Country	Botswana
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Donald Molosi Biography

Donald Molosi is one of the most popular and richest Actor who was born on December 11, 1985 in Mahalapye, Botswana. Donald Molosi was born in Mahalapye, Botswana in 1985 and was a student at Maru a Pula School in Gaborone, Botswana before continuing his studies through London as well as to the United States of America. As a child, Molosi demonstrated a natural talent for performing and, by the age of 16, he was traveling with various arts festivals, which includes those of the Maitisong Festival Gaborone, Botswana together with The Company Maitisong, where Molosi wrote plays as a co-writer as well as the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa. Molosi had television and radio appearances as a child, and he was the youngest person to be on the airwaves as an announcer on Yarona FM. He also collaborated in partnership with UNICEF as a child-presenter for Botswana Television during the UN International Children’s Day of Broadcasting. The result was a brief time in Radio Botswana 2 (RB2) under the direction of radio veteran One Rabantheng.

In the year 2010, Molosi returned to New York’s Off-Broadway, where he was able to stage four solo shows , including Blue, Black and White about the life of Seretse Khama, which was a winner of the Molosi Best Actor Award in 2011. He also performed in Today It’s me which tells the tale of Uganda’s musical celebrity, where he won the Robert Potter Playwriting Award. Molosi was also a featured performer during the 2015 Writivism Festival in Uganda where Molosi graced the stage with another impressive show, Today It’s Me to the delight of the crowd who attended the event. Molosi was also a Writivism mentor for young African writers in the year 2015. Motswana Africa, Dream Again brought Molosi the publication contract from Mantle Books for We Are All Blue, Motswana: Africa, Dream Again and Blue Black and White in 2012. Molosi’s Broadway credits include Motswana: Africa, Dream Again (2012) and Damn Yankees (2004). His hollywood appearances include but include A United Kingdom 2016 with David Oyelowo, Given 2009with David Green Zone (2007) with Academy Award winner Matt Damon and Breakfast in Hollywood (2006) with the award-winning actor Paul Boocock of Law & Order is growing his acting portfolio.

In a 2012 interview with the BBC, Molosi described his work as “critical love letters” to humanity. The New York Times has considered Molosi’s acts as “inflamed with passion,” especially his captivating portrayal of a Ugandan child soldier in his one-man show,No Idea 2010. Molosi won the 50 Golden Jubilee under 40 Awards organised by Gabz FM and Mail & Guardian in 2016 for his stellar contribution to the Nation for Arts and Culture. He was also honoured in 2014 as one of the 40 most influential people under 40 in Botswana in St. Louis 40 Under 40 List for his Blue, Black and White play. Blue, Black and White stands according to Botswana Guardian as the longest running one man show in the history of Botswana. Similarly, Molosi was honoured by the National University of Taiwan and the Federation of European Carnival Cities.

The accolades of Blue, Black and White is ever expanding as Molosi reprised his role as Sir Seretse Khama off-Broadway in November 2014 where he was honoured for his contributions to off-Broadway’s United Solo, the world’s largest solo theatre festival. Currently in Africa, Molosi’s Blue, Black and White play is being performed in arts festivals in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Molosi runs his own theatre company called Folktale Theatre Company, premised on giving Batswana youth a creative outlet and he has been dedicated to promoting GAMBIT: Newer African Writing, an anthology of African short stories in which Molosi’s Back To Love is published. Additionally, a New York City publishing company, Mantle Books has published Molosi’s anthology. His anthology has earned the praises of renowned African writers such as Chika Unigwe and Helon Habila.

Molosi has won numerous regional, international and national awards as actor, playwright and writer. In addition to his early awards, he was awarded the title of Best Actor in the Dialogue One Festival in Massachusetts for his performance in the role of Sir Seretse Khama, 2008 as well as The Sanford Prize for Excellence in Theater 2009; and The 2009 Florence Chandler Fellowship, which allowed him to conduct theatre research across the globe for a period of 12 months.

Donald Molosi Net Worth

Donald Molosi is one of the richest Actor from Botswana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald Molosi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Donald Leungo Gosego Molosi, (born 11 December 1985) is a Motswana actor as well as a playwright and writer. Molosi was first seen off-Broadway in the year 2010 with Philly Lutaaya from Today It’s Me making him the first Motswana to play off-Broadway. As of 2011, Molosi was awarded the Best Short Solo Award at the United Solo Theatre Festival for his performance as Seretse Khama in Blue, Black and White. The year 2013 was the last time Molosi went off Broadway to play Motswana: Africa, Dream Again. He also played supporting roles in the films that followed, A United Kingdom (2016) and Given (2009). As an author, Molosi has published a collection of his own off-Broadway works, which include We Are All Blue, Blue, Black and White and Motswana: Africa, Dream Again in the year 2016.

Molosi composed and staged his debut solo show Fragments (2002) which was directed by the renowned Motswana director Gao Lemmenyane at 17. Fragments is inspired by the rights of children in Botswana. After the critical acclaim Fragments was able to earn, Molosi got invited to New York City for the United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children and he performed a spectacular version of the same show with world leaders, including Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan as well as the former South African President Nelson Mandela present. Molosi carried the Fragments message to further advocate for the rights of children through his poetry show entitled Can I Live? (2002) inspired by Molosi’s interpretation of African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. In recognition of his outstanding and impressive performance, Molosi received the Sir Seretse and Lady Ruth Khama Brilliant Spirit Award (2003) by His Excellency Lieutenant. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama. When he was in high education in Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut in 2005, Molosi was one of the two vocalists who led the Acappella group Eccedoce and also performed in regional productions of the theater, It’s Not Possible To take It With You and The Misanthrope.

Molosi wrote We Have Known Ironies piece in Saraba Magazine in 2011 to shed light on African diversity through multiple narratives that debunk the misconception of Africa as a monolithic block. Molosi delivered a keynote address at Bucknell University Pennsylvania’s Black History Month on the theme of Postcolonial African Performance as an Archive in 2012. In January 2017, Molosi’s “Dear Upright Africa” was published online and it called for the inclusion of African history in the African classroom. In March 2017, he was invited to TEDxGaborone where he expanded his grand idea of African History inclusion in school curriculum starting from Botswana and extending across Africa. Subsequently, he officially delegated the Upright African Movement on 19 August in Gaborone, Botswana during the Mind and Life Dialogue with the 14th Dalai Lama. The Upright African movement is a campaign to raise awareness about the absence of African history in the African classrooms. Through inter- generational dialogue with leaders, influencers and members of the public in Africa and around the world, the movement seeks to facilitate the necessary conversations and actions toward the ideal of a liberated African curriculum.

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Donald Ranked on the list of most popular Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Botswana. Donald Molosi celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Donald Molosi

1. Donald Molosi is a Botswanan actor, writer, and playwright.
2. He was born on May 1st, 1985 in Gaborone, Botswana.
3. Molosi graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts with a degree in Theatre.
4. He has performed his one-man shows across the world including at the United Nations Headquarters.
5. In 2011, he won Best Actor at the African Movie Academy Awards for his role in “A Good Catholic Girl.”
6. Molosi is also an accomplished writer and has published several books including “We Are All Blue” and “Dear Upright African.”
7. He founded the Donald Molosi Literary Trust to promote literature and theatre in Botswana.
8. Molosi has been recognized as one of Forbes Africa’s 30 Under 30 creatives.
9. His work often explores themes of identity, culture, and politics in Africa.
10. In addition to acting and writing, he is also a TEDx speaker and cultural ambassador for Botswana.