| Intro | Comedian, Actor and Producer | ||||
| Known for | Stand-up Comedy | Acting | Master of Ceremonies | ||||
| A.K.A. | Japhman | ||||
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Comedian Actor Film producer |
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Nigeria United States of America |
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| Gender | male | ||||
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4 April 1983 , Kaduna |
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| Age | 38 years | ||||
| Residence | Boston, US | ||||
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Japhet Attah Egwumah, also known by his stage name Japhman, is a Nigerian actor, comedian, and producer. Born on 4th April 1983, he hails from Ibaji, local government in Kogi State, Nigeria.
Japhman was born and raised in Kaduna State, Nigeria and hence attended Rimi College Kaduna as a teenager a school where he completed his Senior Secondary Certification before been admitted to study Physics at the Kogi State University.
Japhman began his career in Rimi College Kaduna and then came into the spotlight at The Kogi State University as a stand-up Comedian. He’s motivated by top world-known comedians like Basketmouth, Bovi and Kelvin Hart.
Japhman was featured in a Nollywood movie titled Ojo Oloja 2018, a Nigeria movie. He developed an interest in acting because he believes acting is part of him, “whenever I talk people find it funny even when I’m serious, nobody takes me serious-making people laugh and happy is what derive me from acting and that is my inspiration“.
Japhman and family reality show
Japhman is a native of Ibaji Local government in Kogi State Nigeria and he was born in the northern part of Nigeria, where he attended high school and studied Physics in the famous Kogi State University, he is happily married with 2 kids and about to launch his family reality show called “Japhman and family”.
He said, the reality show is to show how African parent who is based in the western world raise their kids despite the cultural differences, the struggle they go through alongside the day to day difficulty in enlightening his children about their culture and language, which will involve his Sierra Leonean wife and kids.
External Link
- Youtube
Publications
- Japhman (Japhet Attah Egwumah) – Police Brutality Affects Mental Health of Nigerian Youths[12]
- Nigerian leads #BlackLives Matter protest in the US[13]
- JAPHMAN on COVID-19 and Entertainment TV[14]
- Japhman: What to know about Japhman and family reality show[15]
- Entertainment industry worst hit by Covid-19 pandemic, says Japhman, comedian[16]
- How Covid-19 has affected the entertainment industry – By Japhman[17]