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Atandwa Kani (born June 6, 1984) is a South African actor, and the son of South African veteran actor John Kani. Kani was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was exposed to the entertainment industry at a young age by observing and learning from his father, who studied scripts for his own acting roles and took his son to theatre performances. These experiences influenced him to follow in his father's footsteps. He was educated at the University of Witwatersrand (Wits), where he studied theatre performance and participated in school productions. He graduated in 2008, with an Honours degree in theatrical performance. Kani is currently completing a MFA in Acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The story of The Lion King takes place in an African kingdom called the Pride Lands, where a lion rules over the other animals as king. At the beginning of the film, Rafiki, a mandrill shaman, anoints Simba, the newborn cub of King Mufasa and Queen Sarabi, and presents him to a gathering of animals at Pride Rock. Meanwhile, Mufasa's younger brother, Scar, decided not to be at the ceremony, annoyed that he is no longer the heir to the throne. Mufasa tells him to not turn his back on him, then he leaves and Mufasa tells him if it's a challenge. Mufasa wonders what to do with him. Wanting the title to be his, he plots to kill Simba and Mufasa .
