Die Huis van Legends
Waar Legendes Leef!
Shaun Mynhardt is a distinguished South African television presenter, author, and producer, best known as the creator of the acclaimed DSTV/kýkNET television series Die Huis Van Legendes. Widely regarded as a “Biographer of Legends,” Mynhardt has dedicated his career to preserving and celebrating South Africa’s rich entertainment heritage.
Born in Cape Town, he developed a passion for music and performance from a young age, participating in operettas, vocal training, and singing competitions. His deep admiration for legendary singer Cora Marie inspired both his early creative pursuits and later biographical work.
In 1999, he released his debut gospel album, Ek Neem U Aan Jesus. He later completed his LLB degree in 2007 after matriculating from Tygerberg College in Panorama.
Mynhardt made his television debut in 2001 on SABC 2’s Bambanani. He rose to prominence through his work documenting the lives of South African legends. In 2012, he published his first book, Gee Haar ’n Roos – Die Lewensverhaal van Cora Marie. This was followed by his second biography, Sprokie van ’n Liefling: Min Shaw (Protea Boekhuis, 2019).
In 2015, he became the manager of celebrated singer Min Shaw, and together they recorded the song Gee Haar ’n Roos, accompanied by a music video broadcast on kykNET.
In 2019, Mynhardt co-founded the South African Legends Museum, a private institution dedicated to preserving the legacy of South Africa’s most iconic performers. The museum houses more than 15,000 memorabilia items and continues to grow as a national heritage archive.
In 2022, he created, wrote, and produced Die Huis Van Legendes, a 14-episode television series honouring some of South Africa’s greatest Afrikaans and English legends. The show aired on kykNET-NOU from January to April 2024, with Mynhardt serving as co-presenter alongside Min Shaw.
Mynhardt currently resides in Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, with his partner, continuing his work in media, publishing, and cultural preservation.
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Shaun Mynhardt is ’n bekende Suid-Afrikaanse TV-aanbieder, skrywer en vervaardiger, en die skepper van die gewilde kykNET/DSTV-reeks Die Huis Van Legendes. Hy staan bekend as die “Biograaf van Legendes” en het hom toegewy aan die bewaring van Suid-Afrika se vermaak-erfenis.
Hy is in Kaapstad gebore en het van jongs af ’n passie vir musiek en verhoogkuns gehad. Hy het aan operettes deelgeneem, sanglesse geneem en verskeie sangkompetisies gewen. Sy bewondering vir die legendariese sangeres Cora Marie het ’n groot invloed op sy loopbaan gehad.
In 1999 het hy sy debuut-album, Ek Neem U Aan Jesus, vrygestel. Hy het aan Tygerberg Kollege gematrikuleer en later sy LLB-graad in 2007 voltooi.
Hy het sy televisie-debuut in 2001 op SABC 2 se Bambanani gemaak. In 2012 publiseer hy sy eerste boek, Gee Haar ’n Roos – Die Lewensverhaal van Cora Marie. Sy tweede boek, Sprokie van ’n Liefling: Min Shaw, is in 2019 deur Protea Boekhuis uitgegee.
In 2015 word hy die bestuurder van die legendariese Min Shaw, en saam neem hulle die lied Gee Haar ’n Roos op, wat ook op kykNET uitgesaai is.
In 2019 stig hy saam met Min Shaw die Suid-Afrikaanse Legendesmuseum, ’n private instelling wat fokus op die bewaring van die nalatenskap van Suid-Afrika se grootste kunstenaars. Die museum beskik oor meer as 15 000 items van gedenkwaardighede.
In 2022 skep, skryf en vervaardig hy die TV-reeks Die Huis Van Legendes, ’n 14-episode reeks wat hulde bring aan Suid-Afrikaanse legendes. Die reeks is vanaf Januarie tot April 2024 op kykNET-NOU uitgesaai, met Mynhardt en Min Shaw as aanbieders.
Hy woon tans in Bloubergstrand, Kaapstad, saam met sy lewensmaat en werk steeds aktief in die media- en kultuurerfenisbedryf.