Johnny Lever was born in a Telugu Christian family. He is also fluent in Hindi, Marathi, English, and Tulu. He is the eldest in the family consisting of three sisters and two brothers (including his younger brother Jimmy Moses). Johnny Lever is an Indian film actor and he is one of the most noted comedians in Hindi cinema. Johnny Lever is one of the first stand-up comedians in India. He has received thirteen(13) Filmfare Awards nominations in Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role and has won the award twice, for his work in Deewana Mastana (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998). He began his career in 1984 and has acted in more than three hundred(300) Bollywood films.
Johnny Lever Quick Biography
Name |
John Prakash Rao Janumala |
Nick Name |
Johnny Lever |
Occupation |
Actor, Comedian |
Years active |
2002–present |
Notable work |
Coaching to economically underprivilaged students for the Indian JEE examination |
Personal Life
Date of Birth |
14 August 19573 |
Age (in 2020) |
63 Years |
Birth Place |
Kanigiri, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Hometown |
Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Presently lives in Mumbai, India) |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign |
Leo |
Religion |
Christianity |
Nationality |
Indian |
Educational Qualification
School |
Andhra Education Society English High School |
College/ University |
N/A |
Education Qualification |
7th Standard |
Physical Stats & More
Height |
centimeters- 165 cm meters- 1.65 m Feet Inches- 5'5"
|
Eye Colour |
Black |
Hair Colour |
Black |
About Family
Father |
Prakash Rao Janumala (an operator in Hindustan Lever Ltd) |
Mother |
Karunamma Janumala |
Brother |
- Jimmy Moses (actor, playback singer, stand-up comedian & mimicry artist) & 1 more (both younger) |
Children |
Son- Jesse Johnrao Janumala Daughter- Jamie Janumala aka Jamie Lever (Comedian, Actor, Singer) |
Hobbies
Hobbies |
Doing Charity, Doing Mimicry, Listening to Music, Watching Films |
Johnny Lever Wife.
Wife Name |
Sujatha Johnrao Janumala |
Marriage Date |
Year 1984 |
Martial Status |
Married |
Awards
Year |
Nominee / work |
Award |
1997 |
Raja Hindustani |
Star Screen Award for Best Comedian |
1998 |
Deewana Mastana |
Filmfare Best Comedian Award |
1999 |
Dulhe Raja |
Filmfare Best Comedian Award |
2001 |
Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega |
Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role |
Johnny Lever Social Handles
Television show
Year |
Title |
Role |
1993 |
Zabaan Sambhalke |
Johnny Utolandand |
2006 |
Johny Aala Re |
Host/presenter |
2007 |
Comedy Circus |
Himself (Judge) |
2017–2018 |
Partners Trouble Ho Gayi Double |
Gogol Chatterjee/Khabri Murgai |
Some Images of Johnny Lever.
With his Wife Sujatha Johnrao Janumala
With his Son Jesse Johnrao Janumala
With his Daughter Jamie Janumala aka Jamie Lever
Old Picture of Johnny Lever
Some Images of Johnny Lever.
- He was born in a Telugu Christian family.
- His father was an operator in Hindustan Lever Ltd.
- Due to adverse financial conditions, he couldn’t study further after 7th grade and started doing odd jobs, like selling pens on the streets of Bombay (now Mumbai) by doing mimicry of Bollywood stars.
- He learned the unique style of comedy in Yakutpura
- He is also considered the pioneer of stand-up comedy in
- During a Hindustan Lever Limited company function, he mimicked a few senior officers, and from that day on, the workers said he was not John Rao but was Johnny Lever.
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