Anthony Victor Okungbowa (born c. 1967/1968) is an English-American
actor, film producer, and DJ. He was the resident DJ for The Ellen
DeGeneres Show from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2013 when he
was replaced by Stephen "tWitch" Boss. He returned as a guest on April
28, 2014. Since 2019, Okungowa plays Kofo in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts
Abishola.Okungbowa is of Nigerian descent and was raised in Nigeria
and London. He has a degree in drama from Middlesex University in
London. He relocated to the United States in 1992, when he came to do
post-graduate work at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in
New York City, later moving to Los Angeles in 1998.The Ellen DeGeneres
Show features a DJ to provide musical accompaniment, a role Okungbowa
began in 2003 to the end of season three of the show in 2006, when he
left to further his acting career. He was replaced at the beginning of
season four by Jon Abrahams. He returned in 2007 for occasional
substitute appearances, and returned to DJ full-time for the sixth
season which began September 8, 2008. Okungbowa also DJ'd the 2004
Grammy Awards.
actor, film producer, and DJ. He was the resident DJ for The Ellen
DeGeneres Show from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2013 when he
was replaced by Stephen "tWitch" Boss. He returned as a guest on April
28, 2014. Since 2019, Okungowa plays Kofo in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts
Abishola.Okungbowa is of Nigerian descent and was raised in Nigeria
and London. He has a degree in drama from Middlesex University in
London. He relocated to the United States in 1992, when he came to do
post-graduate work at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in
New York City, later moving to Los Angeles in 1998.The Ellen DeGeneres
Show features a DJ to provide musical accompaniment, a role Okungbowa
began in 2003 to the end of season three of the show in 2006, when he
left to further his acting career. He was replaced at the beginning of
season four by Jon Abrahams. He returned in 2007 for occasional
substitute appearances, and returned to DJ full-time for the sixth
season which began September 8, 2008. Okungbowa also DJ'd the 2004
Grammy Awards.
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