Kanigiri, Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Other names
Johny Lever
Occupations
Actor
comedian
Years active
1975–present
Spouse
Sujatha Lever
(m. 1984)
Children
2, including Jamie
Relatives
Jimmy Moses (brother)
Johnny Lever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala;[1] 14 August 1957[2]) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of the first and most recognised comedians in India.[3] He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including thirteen Filmfare Awards nominations in Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role, and has won the award twice, for his work in Deewana Mastana (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998). He began his career in 1984, and has acted in more than three hundred Hindi films.[4][5]
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^"Comedy is serious business: Johnny Lever". The Hindu. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 12 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^Awaasthi, Kavita (3 March 2012). "Johnny Lever feels his talent is under-utilised". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
JohnnyLever (born John Prakash Rao Janumala; 14 August 1957) is an Indian actor and comedian who is known for his works in Hindi cinema. He is one of...
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comedian and mimicry artiste from Mumbai. He is younger brother of comedian JohnnyLever. Jimmy has been doing comedy for more than two decades now, and has done...
Kajol in lead roles. Amrish Puri portrays the main antagonist, while JohnnyLever, Arjun, Jack Gaud, Ranjeet and Aasif Sheikh appear in supporting roles...
while Siddharth, Shilpa Shetty (in her film debut), Dalip Tahil, and JohnnyLever appear in supporting roles, with Raakhee in a special appearance. Its...
The film stars Govinda, Anil Kapoor, and Juhi Chawla in pivotal roles. JohnnyLever, Anupam Kher, Reema Lagoo, Shakti Kapoor, Saeed Jaffrey, and Kader Khan...
directed by K. Raghavendra Rao starring Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Tabu and JohnnyLever. This was the remake of Tamil film Viralukketha Veekkam directed by V...
Khan, Fardeen Khan, Sonali Bendre, Twinkle Khanna, Aftab Shivdasani and JohnnyLever in lead roles. The film is an official remake of the 1993 Telugu film...
by Shakeel Noorani and stars Govinda, Twinkle Khanna, Kader Khan and JohnnyLever. The music is by Aadesh Shrivastava. The film was released on 16 June...
Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade, Kunal Khemu, Ratna Pathak Shah, and JohnnyLever. The storyline is partially inspired by Basu Chatterjee's 1978 film Khatta...
Kunal Khemu, Paresh Rawal, Sonu Sood, Soha Ali Khan, Dilip Joshi and JohnnyLever. It was released on 6 March 2009 in India, and 20 March 2009, in the...
Hindi-language romantic comedy film starring Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan, JohnnyLever, Prem Chopra and Asrani. K. K. Singhania a business tycoon buys an expensive...
Venkat plays the lead role, while Ali, Tulip Joshi, Ashish Vidyarthi, and JohnnyLever play other roles. The film received positive reviews upon its release...
Mithun Chakraborty, Sunil Shetty, Mahakshay Chakraborty, Kay Kay Menon, JohnnyLever, Zakir Hussain and Yuvika Chaudhary. and Deepraj Rana Enemmy follows...
reprising their roles from the previous film with Bipasha Basu, Rimi Sen, JohnnyLever and Rajpal Yadav. Following the events of the previous film, a twist...
and Sonali Bendre. Other cast members include Kader Khan, Prem Chopra, JohnnyLever, Kiran Kumar, Avtar Gill, Mukesh Rishi, Shalini Kapoor Sagar, Jeetu Verma...
Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani fame, in his debut), Paresh Rawal, Payal Rohatgi, JohnnyLever and Tannaz Irani; while Isha Koppikar, Priyanka Chopra and Tanushree...
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