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Occupation : Actor
Place of Birth : Andhra Pradesh
Johnny Lever
Johnny Lever (born 14 August 1957)[2] is an Indian film actor and one of the most noted comedians in Hindi cinema. Lever is one of the first stand-up comedians in India.[3] Lever has received 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 (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998). He began his career in 1984 and has acted in more than three hundred Bollywood films.
He started to perform stand-up comedy in musical shows (orchestras), Tabassum Hit Parade and after earning fame, joined the group of Kalyanji-Anandji, a legendary music direction duo. Even before joining Hindustan Lever, he was giving stage performances. Because of his growing absenteeism and since he was earning well from stage shows, he quit HLL in the year 1981. He did a lot of shows and world tours with them, one of his first big tours being with Amitabh Bachchan in 1982. At one of his shows, actor Sunil Dutt noticed his talent and potential and offered him his first movie Dard Ka Rishta.
His first major success came with Baazigar, and after that, he was seen in movies as a supporting actor/comedian. Despite being busy with his movie roles, he continued to do live shows. One of his most memorable live performances was an impersonation of Michael Jackson at the 1999 Filmfare Awards. His most acclaimed performance was the character of "Babulal" in the film, Baazigar, directed by Abbas-Mustan[citation needed]. He is also remembered for some of his other famous characters, like "Chotta Chattri", "Aslam Bhai", etc. His performance in the film, Judaai and his dialogue in the movie.
He is the president of MAAM (Mimicry Artist Association Mumbai) and has done thousands of live shows all over the world. He is married to Sujatha and has two children, a daughter Jamie who is a stand-up comedian too and a son Jesse.[20] His younger brother, Jimmy Moses, is also a comedian and mimicry artist.
Johnny Lever's name is the first one to flash into our mind when it comes to comedy. Touted to be one of the most noted comedians in Indian cinema, the actor is one of the finest talents we have in the film industry. As Johnny Lever turns a year older today, we shall take a look back at his life which has been quite inspiring.