Manoj Gajurel

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Manoj Gajurel
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Born (1974-05-12) 12 May 1974 (age 49)
Alma mater Tribhuwan University [1]
Years active1987–present
Spouses
Mina Dhakal
(m. 19942019)
Manju Pokhrel
(m. 2021)
[2]
Website www.gajureal.com

Manoj Gajurel (born 12 May 1974) is a Nepalese comedian, actor, singer, model, and judge of a stand-up reality show called Comedy Champion.

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Childhood

Born on 12 May 1974, Manoj Gajurel was raised by his mother Indramaya Gajurel and brother Keshav Gajurel after the demise of his father Bhawani Prasad Gajurel just after 4 months of his birth. He changed 11 schools until he passed School Leaving Certificate. [3]

Career

He started his career early as soon as he completed the master's degree in Mass Communication from Tribhuwan University. He performed acts and released audio cassettes like Photocopy, HAHAHA, ManojRanjan, etc. which are the popular releases from him.

He also started performing mimicry of popular political leaders like Puspa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda", Gyanendra Shah, Narendra Modi, Donald Trump etc. [4] After his regular presentations through audios and radio programs, he has offered so many stage programs. He has visited almost all districts Of Nepal and many countries s to attend stage programs. [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010PoojaCast [6] Kamana Film Award 2076 – Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Male)
2019100 Kada 10Cast [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Comedy Champion Judge [8]

Manoj Gajure's various characters

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