Since 1998 he has been a professional actor, playwright and producer, winning numerous awards.

He was born in Durban and educated at Michaelhouse, where he stayed in Founders House and from where he matriculated in 1993. He has been a professional actor, playwright and producer since 1998. He went to the University of Natal where he completed a Masters degree in Drama and Performance. EDIT > John Howard van de Ruit (born 20 April 1975) is a South African novelist, actor, playwright and producer. John van de Ruit was born in Durban, South Africa. 'Achingly funny' - Sunday Times Lifestyle 'Once you pick it up it's almost as if the pages turn themselves' - Metrobeat 'Funny, fast-paced and wonderfully observant' - The Daily News South African comedian John van de Ruit invites the reader into the mind of a young boy whose eyes are being opened to love, friendship and complete insanity! With only his wits and his diary, he takes readers on a rowdy boarding school romp full of illegal midnight swims, catastrophic cricket matches, ghostbusting escapades, girls and disastrous holidays.

Cursed with embarrassingly dysfunctional parents, a nutty granny and a dormitory full of strange characters, Spud has his hands full trying to adapt to his new home. Apartheid is crumbling, Nelson Mandela has just been released from prison and thirteen-year-old Spud Milton is about to start his first year at an elite boys-only boarding school. Spud is the hilarious debut novel by John van de Ruit

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