Shine (film) "universal acclaim". "Shine" grossed $35,892,330 in the United States and Canada. The film also grossed $10,187,418 at the box office in Australia. Shine (film) Shine is a 1996 Australian biographical drama film based on the life of pianist David Helfgott, who suffered a mental breakdown and spent years in institutions. It stars Geoffrey Rush, Lynn Redgrave, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Noah Taylor, John Gielgud, Googie Withers, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd, Nicholas Bell, Chris Haywood and Alex Rafalowicz. The screenplay was written by Jan Sardi, and directed by Scott Hicks. The film made its US premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997,
David Oscar Dogbe the university, David was voted Ghana's Best Comedy Icon when he participated in the comedy reality series "Stars of the Future" that was organized by Charter House Ghana, where he came top out of over 1000 upcoming comedians. David Oscar Dogbe David Oscar Dogbe (born 16 April 1984) is a Ghanaian musician, actor and comedian. He is known for leading the movement "GHComedy", that fought to gain visibility and acceptance for an upcoming Ghanaian Stand-up comedians. David Oscar later put his comedian career on hold to become a reggae musician. He has collaborated with other popular Ghanaian stars, namely, Afriyie