Sam Bagenda, popularly known by his stage name Dr. Bbosa, (born 31 March 1965), is a prominent
Ugandan
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actor and singer. Started his career as a singer, Bagenda later became a popular actor, who is best known for the roles in the Malayalam Movie ''Escape from Uganda'' and film ''That's Life Mwattu''.
Meanwhile, Bagenda was also voted Ugandan actor of the millennium in 2000.
Personal life
He was born on 31 March 1965, in
Mukono
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, Uganda, in a family with four siblings. His father Dr. Sam Bakiranze was a doctor and mother Margaret Bakiranze was a teacher. He started education from Auntie Clare and City Nursery schools. Later he attended Kitante Primary school and completed his secondary school at Lubiri Secondary School, Kampala and Caltek Academy Makerere. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce with a bias in auditing from
Makerere University
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. Meanwhile, he completed a Public Accountants course (CPA) at Graffins College Kenya as well.
Then he worked as an accountant for few years before entering drama.
Career
Bagenda started singing at Anglican Church Choir of St. Pauls church in Mulago during young age. However, after parish priest fired him from the church, he was joined by other members from the church choir and formed a gospel choir ''Sun Rose-85'' in 1985. In December 1986, he first joined The Ebonies and continued to work as a deep voiced singer, alongside the late
Jimmy Katumba
Jimmy Katumba (1955 – 13 August 2006) was a Ugandan popular music singer. Starting out as a singer of gospel music in his early years, he rose to fame as the country's premier pop star from late-1970s to the 1990s. Jimmy Katumba helped shape pop ...
, they performed in several festivals and later produced the popular sweet ballad ''Twalina omukwano neguf''.
His first major performance was in January 1987 at the grand opening of the current Bat Valley theatre.
He made his first acting role as a 'priest' in the stage play ''The Dollar''. When he was at the peak of his popularity as a singer, he met the playwright and director, J.W.K Ssembajwe.
In 1993, he played the role 'Dr. Sam Bbosa' in the popular Ugandan television serial ''That's Life Mwattu''. He became a sensation in the media after the series, where he was often known as 'Dr. Bbosa' among the locals.
Filmography
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Living people
21st-century Ugandan male singers
20th-century Ugandan male singers
Ugandan film actors
1965 births