Basketmouth is a popular Nigerian comedian, actor, TV presenter, producer and MC. His real name is Bright Okpocha.
He has put on successful stand-up comedy shows like “Basketmouth Uncensored” worldwide. He also hosted the Two Things Challenge on Instagram, which sparked fan outrage after a young fan of his submitted a video of him saying obscene things about s*x with a toddler in close range. He also is a producer of the film “Ghana Jollof”.
Basketmouth Biography Summery;
- FULL NAME : Bright Okpocha
- STAGE NAME : Basket mouth
- DATE OF BIRTH : September 14th, 1978
- PLACE OF BIRTH : Lagos State, Nigeria
- EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION : B.Sc
- OCCUPATION : Comedian, Actor, TV Presenter, And MC
- YEARS ACTIVE: 2000 till date
- PARENT : Felicia Okpocha (Mother)
- CHILDREN : Amy Okpocha, Jason Okpocha, Janelle Okpocha
- SPOUSE : Elsie Ngowi Uzoma
- NET WORTH : $ 3 Million
Basketmouth Early Life And Education
Bright Okpocha is a Nigerian comedian who was born in Lagos but he’s a native of Abia State. He attended both his primary and secondary education in Apapa, Lagos. And later enrolled in the University of Benin in Edo State to study Sociology and Anthropology.
In 1991, Basketmouth discovered his drumming talent, and in 1994, he began rapping. He then formed a seven-member group called “Da Psychopaths,” and began performing and rapping in 1995, but the group disbanded before releasing any recordings. With his brother Godwin and Muyiwa Ola-Phillips, he founded “Da Oddz,” a rap trio that performed few shows but failed to break into limelight since their kind of rap was not recognized in Nigeria.
Basketmouth Career
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In the year 2000, Basketmouth made an appearance in the Lagbaja music video Gra Gra.
Basketmouth was discovered by Oppa Williams through his comedy show titled “Night of a Thousand Laugh” in 2005.
He also won the National Comedy Award and the honors for best stand-up comedian of the year in 2005 and 2006.
Basket Mouth is known to be a brand ambassador for Glo, Malta Guinness, KIA Motors, Sure Bet, Ping Express, and many other well-known companies in Nigeria.
In 2016, basketmouth starred in “My Flatmates,” an African magic show.
He recently entertained Femi Otedola, a Nigerian billionaire, at his house.
He launched his comic online series “Papa Benji” in December 2020.
Basket Mouth has performed on some of the biggest stages in the world including The Comedy Central Special, The Just For Laughs Festival In Montreal, Canada, and headlined the Comedy Store.
He has also worked with well known international comedians like Red Grant, Jeff Ross, Melanie Camacho, Hannibal Buress, and Deray Davis.
Basketmouth Music Career
He founded the record label Barons World Entertainment In 2014.
In November 2020, he released the highlife album “Yabasi” as a soundtrack for his online comic series “Papa Benji”.
The musical artists he featured in the album were; Ladipoe, BOJ, The Cavemen, Bez, Waje, Duncan Mighty, Flavor, and Phyno.
While Johnny Drilled, Simi, M.I Abaga, Buju, Peruzzi, Oxlade, Reekado Banks, Falz, Magnito, Illbliss, Dremo, and Flavor were among the guests on his album Horoscope, which was published in 2022.
Basketmouth Comedy Series
His Comedy Series Includes:
My Flatmates
Papa Benji
Two Things Involved
And many more
Basketmouth Influencing and Impacts
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He is also committed to giving back. He founded his non-profit organization “The Bright Okpocha Foundation,” in 2014 with the aim of spreading holiday joy to individuals who are spending their holidays in hospitals.
Basketmouth Awards and Nominations
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In 2022, he was nominated for Best African Magic Original Comedy Series My Flatmates at the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
In 2021, he was nominated alongside fellow comedian Mr. Funny (popularly known as Oga Sabinus) in the inaugural edition of The Humor Awards Academy.
In 2005 and 2006, He won best stand up comedian at the National Comedy Award .Basketmouth Personal and Marital Life
Basketmouth Personal and Marital Life
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Basketmouth met his wife, Elsie Ngowi Uzoma, in 2003 at the University of Lagos, to promote his first big performance, “Basketmouth Uncensored”.
Their relationship did not officially begin until they met again the following year (2004) at a bar in Lagos.
Basketmouth and Elsie Uzoma dated for a few years before marrying on November 6, 2010. Their marriage location was at Giwa Barrack in Falomo, Ikoyi, Lagos State. And their marriage is blessed with 3 children, 2 daughters, and a son.
Basketmouth Cars
Buying of expensive cars has become a tradition amongst Nigerian celebrities nowadays.
Basket mouth is not exceptional, he is not just funny but a big fan of beautiful cars as well. Here is a review some of the cars in his garage:
Lexus LX570
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The Lexus LX570 is a full-size luxury crossover SUV with lots of rooms inside and a very elegant exterior design. The model is sold by Lexus, which is the luxury version of the Japanese automaker Toyota.
With impressive features such as 8-passenger capacity, a comfortable front, and second-row seats and power-folding third-row seats.
The first generation of the Lexus LX570 made its first appearance in 2007 for the 2008 model year.
Honda Crosstour
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This particular car was a gift from him to his beloved wife on her birthday in 2013.
This car is a perfect blend of hatchback and station wagon. Its design was based on the platform of the Honda Accord sedan. The model comes as an all-wheel drive or front-wheel drive.
Opel Insignia
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This car cost a sum of ₦20 million, in order to build it to Basketmouth specification and taste.
Jaybesttrends learned that Basketmouth is the only person that probably has this model of car in Africa as a whole. This Opel Insignia isn’t the type of model we find in showrooms unless you make a special order for it.
Toyota Highlander
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This is another beautiful and powerful Japanese SUV in Basketmouth’s garage.
It offers an all-wheel-drive system coupled with other remarkable features such as limited-slip center differential with locking feature, Active Traction Control, independent double-wishbone suspension system with stabilizer bar, and oil springs and four-link suspension with coil springs.
Basketmouth House
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It was a moment of Joy and happiness and surprises as well for his darling wife for them to move into a Mansion in Lagos. The house consists of state-of-the-art facilities such as double parking space, swimming pool, and so on.
Basketmouth Net Worth
He is presently one of the most influential comedians in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $3 million.
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