Charles Chiyangwa

Known for Acting

Biography

Charles Chiyangwa is an actor and author of comedy books. He was born in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe and began his acting career at Reps Theatre in Harare, winning several theatrical awards. Reuters filmed a documentary about Chiyangwa and his work in Africa which was shown in the United Kingdom and 14 African countries. He moved to the United States to pursue theatre studies in Clarendon, Texas, and moved to Hollywood after graduation. Chiyangwa was chosen as a finalist at the HBO comedy festival competition in 2003 and made his feature film debut in Robbin' in da Hood in 2009. He has also appeared in numerous television commercials. In 2010 he published the first installment of comedy books titled "Boob Explosion", which was featured on the Tonight show with Jay Leno in 2011. The second installment titled "Boob Action" is due to be published before the end of 2011.