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 Akintunde in 2020 | |
| Born | 23 October 1971 |
Akintunde Warnock (born October 23, 1971), better known as Akintunde or Ak, is a comedian, [1] writer, director and actor from the United States.
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| Akintunde in 2020 | |
| Born | 23 October 1971 |
Akintunde Warnock (born October 23, 1971), better known as Akintunde or Ak, is a comedian, [1] writer, director and actor from the United States.
Warnock first realized that he wanted to be a comedian whilst he was a pupil at Ramah Junior Academy in Savannah, Georgia. He was a fat child who was bullied and he enjoyed the laughter of his classmates when he mocked his tormentors.
After working as a barber he began a full-time career as a stand-up comedian in 1995. He travelled the United States performing all over the country, on BET's Comicview, and in the Turner South series That Comedy Show . He wrote material for the television show It's Showtime at the Apollo , and comedians Monique and Chris Tucker.
He became a Christian in 1999 and adapted Atlanta Bishop Eddie Long's book I Don't Want Delilah, I Need You into a movie screenplay.
He made a documentary on black comedians called No Joke , which he co-produced with comedian J. Anthony Brown from the Tom Joyner Morning Show . The documentary features life on the road with black comedians such as Steve Harvey, Renaldo Ray and Paul Mooney.
Warnock and his wife, Eunissa, have five children: Akintunde II (born 1994); Jaleel (1996); Deja (1997); Khalia (August 2000); Elijah Prince (November 2002). They live in Columbia, South Carolina.
Christian Comedy Live (2006)