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Johnny Lever (Actor and Comedian) Height, Weight, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Biography, Girlfriend & More
Johnny Lever is an Indian actor and comedian. He is best known for his roles in Hindi films. He began his acting career in the 1980s. Johnny is notably known for the comic roles he played in films like Deewana Mastana, Kishan Kanhaiya, Khatarnak, Hero Hiralal and Dulhe Raja. He has been nominated for films on numerous occasions.
Birth and early life
Johnny Lever was born on August 14, 1957 in a Christian Telegu family in Andhra Pradesh. His real name is John Prakash Rao Janumala. Although he grew up in the King’s Circle area of Mumbai, more commonly known as Dharavi. He studied in Andhra Education Society’s English Medium School up to class 7, but could not continue his education due to financial problems.
Biography
Real name | John Prakasa Rao Janumala |
Nickname | Johnny |
Profession | Actor and comedian |
Birthdate | August 14, 1957 |
Age (as in 2021) | 64 years |
place of birth | Kanigiri, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Native city | Andhra Pradesh, India |
Family | Mother: Karunamma Janumala Father: Prakash Rao Janumala (Operator at Hindustan Lever Ltd.) Sister: 3 younger sisters Brother: Jimmy Moses (actor) and 1 more (younger) Wife: Sujatha Johnrao Janumala (m. 1984-present)Son: Jesse Johnrao Janumala![]() ![]() |
Religion | Christendom |
ADDRESS | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Career
Johnny started doing odd jobs on the streets of Mumbai. He learned the ways of acting comically in Yakutpara, an ancient city of Hyderabad. He began his career in the entertainment industry as a comedian. Johnny performed in the Parade Orchestras and Tabassum in comedy acts. After gaining considerable fame, he joined the music director duo Kalyanji-Anandji. He performed in many shows and world tours with them, the first big tour of his was with Amitabh Bachchan in 1982, he gained more popularity and left Hindustan Lever Ltd in 1981.
Johnny continued acting on tours, on one of those tours actor Sunil Dutt recognized his talent and offered him his first film, Dar ka Rishta (1982). He went on to record a comic cassette, “Hasi ke Hangame”, which made him a recognized voice through audio media and gained more recognition. In 1986 he acted in a charity show opposite famous names in Hindi films, producer Gul Anand, seeing the potential in him, offered him the film Jalwa (1987), where he worked alongside Naseeruddin Shah. In the 1980s he did several other films like Tum Par Hum Qurban, he acted in a large number of films including ‘Tezaab’, ‘Kasam’, Kishan Kanhaiya, Khatarnak, Hero Hiralal.
In the 1990s, his breakthrough and success was Baazigar, with his most praised and acclaimed portrayal of the character ‘Babulal’. Even with her busy film gigs, she continued acting on stage, the original roots of it.
He worked in a Tamil film in 2011, ‘Anbirrku Allavilai’. She has been a judge of the reality television show in 2007. In the late 2000s she worked in numerous films that are loved for her comedic acting and references like Houseful, Hera Phiri, Phir Hera Pheri.
Educational details and more
Physical statistics and more
Height | 5′ 5″ Feet |
Weight | 73 kilos |
body shape | Chest: 40 inches Waist: 36 inches Biceps: 14 inches |
Eye color | Black |
Hair color | Black |
Hobbies | Mime, listen to music, watch movies |
Marital status and more
Civil status | Married |
Brides | Sujatha Johnrao Janumala![]() |
Controversies | None |
Salary (approx.) | Not available |
Net worth | Not available |
Presence on social networks
Some facts about Johnny Lever
- Johnny Lever grew up in Mumbai, Maharashtra.
- Before entering the glamor world, she worked at Hindustan Lever (now called Hindustan Unilever). when she performed in a show for a company event. From then on, his teammates called him ‘Johnny Lever’.
- He is the president of the Mimetic Artists Association of Mumbai (MAAM). He has performed thousands of performances.
- Johnny is a practicing Christian and became more religious after his son became ill and suddenly recovered from a throat tumor.
- He sold pens and imitated Bollywood stars to earn money.
- He has worked in more than 350 films.
- Johnny is multilingual and is fluent in Hindi, Marathi, Telegu, English and Tulu. He was inspired to learn Tulu thanks to his neighbors.
- Johnny is a big fan of crossword puzzles. He starts his day by solving crossword puzzles.
- His daughter Jamie Lever worked as a marketing executive in London. While attending a comedy club, she realized that comedy came naturally to her. After that, she Jamie decided to follow in her father’s footsteps and began doing stand-up comedy professionally. Johnny is her mentor and so far the father-daughter duo has performed over 200 live shows.
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