Schuster
Jokester. Prankster. Filmmaker. Storyteller. Mention the name Schuster and everyone knows who you're talking about. Leon Schuster has been a national phenomenon for decades, and now, for the very first time, his life story will be told in a five-part documentary series. For the first time, he speaks candidly about these struggles, as well as the mistakes he has made in both his professional and personal life.
Episodes
Legendary South African jokester Leon Schuster, who suffers from constant back pain after multiple back surgeries and spends most of his time confined to his home, has decided to tell his story for the first time.
Leon Schuster has played a wide variety of pranks on a wide range of people over the years. We look back at some of his most popular pranks from his radio and film years and talk to those who were caught off guard themselves.
Schuster's story films made him even more popular and were some of the top box office hits ever in the history of films in South Africa. But social media would soon deal Leon a hard blow.
Leon has an idea for his last big prank and his longtime partner, Shorty, comes to visit. We get to know the legend's children better and friends and colleagues give their impressions of the real Schuster.
Jokester. Prankster. Filmmaker. Storyteller. Mention the name Schuster and everyone knows who you're talking about. Leon Schuster has been a national phenomenon for decades, and now, for the very first time, his life story will be told in a five-part documentary series. For the first time, he speaks candidly about these struggles, as well as the mistakes he has made in both his professional and personal life.
