Kalybos is the character name of Richard Kweku Asante, a filmmaker and an entrepreneur. He made his acting debut in the comedy video series ''Boys Kasa'' in 2012. Asante is a Ghanaian actor and comedian who came to light through his role in the ''Boys Kasa'' comic series. In 2017, he and his co-star from the ''Boys Kasa'' series Patricia Opoku Agyemang, received a Black British Entertainment Award in London. He has starred in several popular Ghanaian movies including Kalybos in China and

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Early life and education

Kalybos was born on April 27, 1988, to Mr. Peter Owusu Mensah and Madam Felicia Owusu. He attended De-youngsters International and St. Anthony's preparatory school in Accra for his basic education and had his secondary education at

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where he studied Building Construction. He furthered his education at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI). Kalybos graduated with a best student honor from NAFTI and with a bachelor's degree in

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Personal life

Klaybos and Antwiwaa tied the knot in a celebrity-studded wedding in

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11, 2023.

Filmography

He has starred in several movies, including: *''Boys Kasa'' (2014) *'' Kalybos In China'' (2016) as Kalybos *'' Asylum Down'' (2016) *''Adventures of Kalybos'' (2018) *''

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(2019) as Kalybos'' *''

John and John ''John and John'' is a Ghanaian movie that features two friends who were both called John. One John duped a man by selling him fake gold. The two friends were running away with the money, but their car went faulty and they lodged in a guest house. ...

(2017)'' *''Love Language'' *''Maame Hwe'' *''3 Broke Guys'' *'' Chocolate City'' (2018) as Dobido *''A New Flame (2019) as Kwadwo Boateng'' *''The New Adabraka (2018)'' *''Okomfo Anokye Poma (2018) as Adu'' *''Kobolor (2018) as Alex'' *''Ghaniaja'' *''The 2 Pilots (2019) as Stagger'' *''Ghetto Hero (2019)'' *''Kaya'' *''

Away Bus Away Bus is a Ghanaian film produced and directed by Kofi Asamoah of Kofas Media and Peter Sedufia of OldFilm Productions. Synopsis Two sisters try to raise money for their mother who is sick by becoming bus drivers with the help of their friend ...

'' (2016) as Padlock *''Think Smart (2019) as Philip Opong'' *''Mad (2019)'' *''Slay'' (2021) as Emmanuel *''Charade'' (2021) *''In Exile'' (2021) *''A Happy Surprise'' (2022) *''Galamsey: Enemies Are Not God'' (2022) *''Hankuri'' (2022) *''Till Deaf Do Us Part'' (2023) *''The Cry of a Nurse'' (2023) *''Girl Talk'' (2024) He also appeared in Conan Without Borders: Ghana with

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in 2019.

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* Living people Ghanaian actors Ghanaian comedians 1988 births Ghanaian male film actors 20th-century Ghanaian male actors Ghanaian male actors {{Ghana-actor-stub