1. Samba Dirk-Jan Schutte was born on 1 February 1983 and is a Dutch-Mauritanian actor, comedian, and writer.
15 Facts About Samba Schutte
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When he was 12, his father purchased the video game Steven Spielberg's Director's Chair, and it was at this moment that Samba Schutte decided to become an actor.
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Samba Schutte visited Ethiopia for the last time in 2002.
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Samba Schutte began performing at comedy clubs and joined the Comedy Explosion, a comedy collective, in 2004.
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In 2006, Samba Schutte won the Jury and Audience Award at the Leids Cabaret Festival.
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Samba Schutte toured the country doing comedy shows for several years.
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Samba Schutte was a writer and presenter for the Dutch version of The Daily Show known as De nieuwste show.
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Samba Schutte moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue comedy and acting, receiving the visa for Aliens of Extraordinary Abilities.
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Samba Schutte met his wife in Los Angeles, as she was the producer for a film he was auditioning for.
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Samba Schutte has performed in several films, TV series, and video games, and has voice-over work for audiobooks.
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Samba Schutte had a role in the 2016 film The Tiger Hunter.
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In 2019, Samba Schutte was cast as Hakim in the TV series Sunnyside.
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Samba Schutte's character is an Ethiopian heart surgeon who works as a taxi driver in New York until he gets a better opportunity.
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Samba Schutte related to the role, as he was an immigrant gaining a foothold in a new country.
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Samba Schutte suffers from the pigmentation disease vitiligo, but has managed to keep it under control after fearing it would be the end of his comedy career.