Johnny Lever was born on John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957 and is an Indian actor and popular comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema.
22 Facts About Johnny Lever
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Johnny Lever is one of the first stand-up comedians in India.
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Johnny Lever is the recipient of numerous accolades, including thirteen Filmfare Awards nominations in Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, and has won the award twice, for his work in Deewana Mastana and Dulhe Raja.
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Johnny Lever began his career in 1984, and has acted in more than three hundred Hindi films.
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Johnny Lever's father worked as an operator in Hindustan Unilever plant where he worked as a labourer for six years.
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Johnny Lever was brought up in King's Circle area of Dharavi in Mumbai.
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Johnny Lever is the eldest in the family consisting of three sisters and two brothers.
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Johnny Lever studied in Andhra education society English high school until the seventh grade as he could not study further because of financial problems in his family.
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Johnny Lever spent his early years in Yakutpura, an old city of Hyderabad, where he learnt the unique style of comedy acting.
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Johnny Lever started to perform stand-up comedy in musical shows, Tabassum Hit Parade and after earning fame, joined the group of Kalyanji-Anandji, a music direction duo.
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Johnny Lever is one of the first stand-up comedian in India and widely regarded as pioneer of stand-up comedy profession in India.
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Johnny Lever did a lot of shows and world tours with them, one of his first big tours being with Amitabh Bachchan in 1982.
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Johnny Lever recorded a comedy cassette called Hasi Ke Hangame which gave him recognition at homes via the audio mode.
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Johnny Lever's talent was recognized, which resulted in producer Gul Anand offering him the film Jalwa, alongside Naseeruddin Shah.
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Johnny Lever got his first break in Tum Par Hum Qurban, in which the famous TV and stage compere and yesteryears actress Baby Tabassum launched her son Hoshang Govil as the leading man, and then with the film Dard Ka Rishta, thanks to Tabassum and the late Sunil Dutt.
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Johnny Lever's most acclaimed performance was the character of "Babulal" in the film, Baazigar, directed by Abbas-Mustan.
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Johnny Lever is remembered for some of his other famous characters, like "Chotta Chattri", "Aslam Bhai", etc.
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Johnny Lever appeared on Zee TV in his own show, Johny Aala Re.
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In 2017 Johnny Lever joined the cast of Partners as Commissioner Googol Chatterjee.
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Johnny Lever is the president of MAAM, and has done thousands of live shows all over the world.
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Johnny Lever married Sujatha Lever in 1984 and has two children Jamie and Jessy.
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Johnny Lever's younger brother, Jimmy Moses, is a comedian and mimicry artist.