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Funny Face | |
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Pseudonym | kasoa vandamme [1] |
Birth name | Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng [2] |
Born | 1 October 1981 |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Years active | 2010–present |
Children | 3 |
Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng (born October 1, 1981 in a town called Jamestown/Usshertown, Accra, Ghana, [3] [4] [5] ) popularly known as Funny Face, is a Ghanaian comedian, known for his role in TV3 Ghana's sitcom Chorkor Trotro. [6] He is also known as SwagOn-Papa. [1] [7] [8]
Funny Face's first appearance on the Night of 1010 Laughs was in 2010 Ghana. [9] [1] It is believed that he made his breakthrough in comedy through this. [1]
Funny Face played the role of driver's mate in the TV3 sitcom Chorkor tro tro , where he was known as Chemu before quitting. [3] [10] His role in Chorkor Trotro gave him much popularity. He has also performed at the comedy dubbed Night of 1018 laughs. [11]
His interest in music made him work with hiplife artist Castro de Destroyer. He featured in Castro's Sweet Banana [1] while Castro also featured in Funny Face's Odo Bekumi. Funny Face also appeared in Castro and Asamoah Gyan's Do The Dance, and Odo Pa. [5]
He has also assisted Togolese international footballer Emmanuel Adebayor at his charity event. [12] He also spearheaded the Vodafone Ghana Red Campaign. [13] [14]
Funny Face married his wife Madama Elizabeth Adjoa Ntim in 2014 at a private ceremony witnessed by very few family and friends. Two years later, Funny Face confirmed on social media that they were separated. [15] Following the controversial breakup, Ntim spoke about an unfulfilling sexual relationship [16] while Funny Face accused her of cheating on him. [17] Funny Face has 3 children with his partner Vanessa, who he met in 2019 [18] through Papa Kumasi. [19]
Funny Face has twins who he has named after his mother and footballer friend Emmanuel Adebayor. [20] The names of the twins are Ella and Bella. [21] He attended school at God Wisdom Preparatory School, O'Reilly Seniors High School.
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