Officer Woos | |
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Birth name | Jubril Oladapo Gbadamosi |
Also known as | Officer Woos |
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Years active | 2019-present |
Jubril Oladapo Gbadamosi (born 21 December 1996) [1] known professionally as Officer Woos [2] [3] is a Nigerian comedian, vlogger and actor. [4] In 2020, he won the City People Entertainment Award for Comedian of the Year. [5]
He is known for his skits mimicking a stammering Nigerian police officer. [6]
Officer Woos was born on December 21, 1996, in Ibadan Oyo State, southwest Nigeria. [3] He attended Concord Preparatory school, Ibadan and Maryhill Convent School, Ibadan. After secondary school, he graduated from University of Lagos in 2018 where he studied Theatre Arts. [1]
He began his comedy career in 2017 as a student of the University of Lagos with a group called Stage Addict group then founded by Broda Shaggi. He rose into the limelight in 2019 after appearing in a series of comedy videos alongside Broda Shaggi, where he played the role of an assisting police officer. [2]
Officer Woos has performed alongside other comedians and featured in movies like Netflix thrillers Oga Bolaji , Love is Yellow and The Griot [7] .
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