Jimmy Moses Janumala is an Indian actor, playback singer, stand-up comedian and mimicry artiste from

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. He is younger brother of comedian

Johnny Lever John Prakash Rao Janumala, better known by his stage name Johnny Lever (born on 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the most recognised comedic actors in India and is widely ...

. Jimmy has been doing comedy for more than two decades now, and has done about 4,000 shows in more than 30 countries.

Early life and education

Jimmy Moses was born to Prakash Rao Janumala and Karunamma Janumala in Mumbai. The family consisted of 3 sisters and 2 brothers including himself. He spent his early years in

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and Antop Hill, in suburban Mumbai. After his tenth grade exams, he started managing his brother Johnny's work. After reading a lot of humour artists' books to learn the nuances of comedy as mentored by his elder brother, Jimmy started by doing mimicry in his locality during festivals and eventually moved on to shows.

Personal life

His daughter Naomi Janumala is an

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Model and has worked with

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Career

He has done world tours with

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and

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. He has also done a world tour with

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. He does various corporate shows and public shows all over the world. He secured films ( Joru Ka Ghulam, Ghaath,

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, Tera Jadoo Chal Gaya,

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), also has done the play Haste Haste Lag Gaye Raste and television shows (

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, Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge). Jimmy was one of the celebrity contestants of the third installment of the television reality show Comedy Circus called Teen Ka Tadka in 2009. Jimmy has worked in the Colors show Nautanki The Comedy Theater and also

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. He also performed in the show Comedy Dangal featured on &TV He recently was seen as a truck driver in

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. He was also featured in the movie

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. He did a cameo in the television

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series Mrs. Pammi Pyarelal on Colors TV channel. He acted in a supporting role as an assistant coach in the movie Soorma.

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* Telugu people Male actors from Mumbai Indian Christians Indian stand-up comedians Living people 1965 births {{Comedian-stub