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Steve Hofmeyr
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Steve Hofmeyr in 2007
Background information
Birth name Steve Hofmeyr
Born (1964-08-29) 29 August 1964 (age 60)
Pretoria, South Africa
Genres Afrikaans pop/folk
Occupation(s)
Instruments Singing
Years active 1989–present
Labels Big Heart Productions

Steve Hofmeyr (born 29 August 1964) is a South African singer, songwriter, writer, actor and former TV presenter.

Personal life

Hofmeyr married actress Natasha Sutherland whom he had met on the set of Egoli: Place of Gold in 1998. They had two sons. Hofmeyr also has two sons and two daughters with other women. The couple was divorced after reports of numerous affairs dominated Hofmeyr's time in the spotlight in 2008.

In December 2008, Hofmeyr allegedly assaulted Esmaré Weideman, editor of Huisgenoot, a popular Afrikaans magazine, by pouring a cup of cold tea over her at the Miss South Africa finals. He was said to have blamed her and two other journalists for his divorce from Sutherland. Weideman subsequently dropped her accusations of assault.

On 19 December 2013, Hofmeyr was arrested in Bronkhorstspruit for driving at 169 km/h in an 80 km/h zone and was released on bail of R500. He was subsequently fined R10,000 in the Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate's Court on 23 January 2014.

Hofmeyr married Janine van der Vyver on 26 January 2014. In 2008, van der Vyver, a fitness instructor, revealed they had been seeing each other for 10 years. Their daughter, Romy Lee, was born 19 June 2017.

Hofmeyr's grandfather, Steve Hofmeyr Sr., was a leader in the Ossewabrandwag.

Hofmyer is also an outspoken Christian. He served the compulsory two years of military service required in South Africa at the time.

Discography

  • Desertbound (1989)
  • Only Me (1990)
  • Steve (1991)
  • No Hero (1992)
  • Tribute (1993)
  • Tribute Volume 2 (1994)
  • The Hits/Die Treffers (1994)
  • Decade (1995)
  • Close to You - single (1997)
  • True to You (1997)
  • Die Bloubul - single (1997)
  • Southern Cross (1999)
  • Die Bok Kom Weer (1999)
  • Beautiful Noise (2000)
  • Grootste Treffers Volume 2 (2000)
  • Engele Om Ons (2001)
  • Toeka (2003)
  • Toeka 2 (2004)
  • Grootste Platinum Treffers (2005)
  • Laaities & Ladies (2006)
  • Waarmaker (2007)
  • Go Bulle Go - EP (2008)
  • Sings Kris Kristofferson (2008)
  • Solitary Man – Songs of Neil Diamond (2009)
  • Duisend en Een (2010)
  • Haloda (2011) (SA No. 16)
  • 25 Jaar se Bestes (2012)
  • Toeka 3 (2014) (SA No. 1)
  • If you could read my mind (2015) (SA No. 2)
  • Skree (2017) (SA No. 1)
  • The Country Collection (2018) (SA No. 1)
  • The Country Collection Vol. 3 (2019)
  • Mamba (2024)

Filmography

Stage

  • Summer Holiday
  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
  • Die Soen
  • 'n Plek Binne Jou Seun
  • Sound of Music
  • Dis Hoe Dit Was – Die Steve Hofmeyr Storie
  • Lied van my Hart
  • Boeta se Vel Fluit

Film

  • Kampus (1986)
  • Agter Elke Man (1990)
  • No Hero (1992)
  • Die Gevaar Van De AAR (1993)
  • A Case of Murder (2004)
  • Bakgat 2 (2010)
  • Platteland (2011)
  • Pretville (2012)
  • Treurgrond (2015)

Television

  • Guillam Woudberg (1985)
  • Agter Elke Man (1986–1988)
  • Egoli (1992–2001)
  • Sporting Chance (1995)
  • 7de Laan (2007–2012)
  • Comedy Central Roast of Steve Hofmeyr (2012)
  • Dis Hoe Dit Is met Steve (2006 -)
  • Die Kwesbares (2020)
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