Koffi Ayinde Idowu Nuel professionally known as Koffi, is a

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entertainer, comedian, musician, and actor born on 11 March 1977 to a

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Mother and a

Father from

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Early life

Koffi was born in Maroko (an old slum in Lagos, where the New Lekki Oniru sits after it was demolished in 1990). He had his elementary education in Lagos, with secondary education at Molusi College in Ijebu Igbo, Ogun state, He studied Chemistry in the

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Career

He joined Theatre 15 in 1998 and trained as a stage actor, dancer, and comedy opening act. His first major television breakthrough was as a feature on the hit comedy campus sitcom "Twilight Zone" popularly referred to as "shake body" where he reinvented the Dauda character. As a standup comic he hosted events regularly about school and opened up before plays ran to a paying student audience. In 2003, he auditioned for the famous Nigerian comedy event "Night of a thousand laughs" where he got chosen as one of the four qualifiers to perform at the annual concert from a total of thirty-four talents. He also delivers in his native

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Filmography

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Awards

Discography

* ''COMfussion'' (2004) * ''ABINIBILITY'' (2006) * ''TRADofunkHIPsouL'' (2008) * ''Workerman movement: all eyes open'' (2010) * ''Root&roll: books1&2'' (2012) * ''Gospel truth'' (2012) * ''Workerman allstars: famous five'' (2013) * ''Ayindeokin: metamorpho'' (ajala movie sdtrk) (2014) * ''Ayindeokin: fresh from the past'' (2013) * ''Motor music'' (2012) * 2 Black Birds movie soundtrack (2007) * Mumu movie soundtrack (2009)

References

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