Van der Ruit portrays the teacher, Mr Lennox, in a cameo role. The 4th book Spud: Exit, Pursued by a Bear was released in 2012 on the 4th of August.įollowing the sale of the rights to film producer Ross Garland, the film Spud - the Movie was shot between March and April 2010, and released on 3 December 2010. But Im glad that Razorbill sent it to me, because it is laugh-out-loud funny. The first book Spud has also been recorded as an audio book, read by the author. Author: John van de Ruit Pages: 352 Age Range: 12 and up Spud, by John van de Ruit, is one of those books that I would probably never have picked up on my own. John is promoting his final book in the series, Spud - Exit, Pursued by a Bear. EDIT > John Howard van de Ruit (born 20 April 1975) is a South African novelist, actor, playwright and producer. The first and second books have been made into movies starring John Cleese. His series of Spud books have sold more than half a million copies in South Africa alone. The third book Spud - Learning to Fly was released on 10 June 2009. John van de Ruit is South Africa’s most popular author. John Van De Ruit Writer Actor Script and Continuity Department IMDbProStarmeterSee rank John Van De Ruit is known for Spud (2010), Spud 3: Learning to Fly (2014)and Spud 2: The Madness Continues (2013). John is an actor, writer, producer and playwright, and is now at work on Spud: The Madness Continues.

It won the 2006 Bookseller's Choice Award. JOHN (SPUD) MILTON takes his first hilarious steps toward manhood in this delicious, laugh-out-loud boarding school romp, full of. JOHN VAN DE RUIT was born in Durban,South Africa, in 1975. The book was a runaway success in South Africa. His first novel was published in 2005 by Penguin, entitled Spud. He is best known for his collaboration with Ben Voss on the satirical sketch show Green Mamba which has toured extensively throughout Southern Africa since 2002.

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