Jeremy du Plessis

About

Digital creator, public performer, and media personality famously recognized online as Mr. South Africa. He is widely known for founding and leading the SA Hype Team, a viral energetic street-performance group that orchestrates highly synchronized public dances, sports anthems, and comedic rally skits to celebrate South African culture.

Before fame

While he has been an active stage performer for decades, his modern digital content format began taking off on widespread mainstream algorithms around mid-2023.

Trivia

Long before his social media fame, He was a highly competitive street dancer who successfully performed his way into the official semi-finals of SA's Got Talent back in 2010. He is also widely celebrated across sports communities as an absolute "Gunner for Life," frequently generating massive viral review clips passionately cheering on Arsenal FC alongside South Africa's national sports teams like Bafana Bafana and the Springboks.

Family life

He has openly shared his life on major national talk shows, explaining how he transitioned back into full-time entertainment after getting married and raising a family. He frequently features his immediate household and children on camera to dance alongside him.

Associated with

His content often gets grouped up with Dricus Du Plessis.