What is Johnny Lever?
{{Infobox person | name = Johnny Lever | birth_name = John Prakash Rao Janumala | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|8|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = Prakasam, [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]] | spouse = {{marriage|Sujatha Lever|1984}} | occupation = {{Hlist|Actor|comedian}} | children = 2 | years_active = 1975 – present }} '''John Prakash Rao Janumala''', better known as '''Johny Lever''', is an [[India]]n actor and comedian, who mainly works in the [[Bollywood|Hindi cinema]] industry.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_3fi_o1JzY4C&pg=PA196|title=Bollywood Babylon: Interviews with Shyam Benegal|last=Benegal|first=Shyam|date=2006|publisher=Berg Publishers|isbn=978-1-84520-405-1|pages=196|language=en}}</ref> Born in a Telugu-Christian family, Johny began his career in 1984. He is a character actor who specializes in the genre of [[comedy]], for which he has received multiple Filmfare Award nominations and awards. He has appeared in a large number of movies including ''Baazigar'' (1993), ''Judaai'' (1997), ''Deewana Mastana'' (1997), ''[[Kuch Kuch Hota Hai]]'' (1998), ''Joru Ka Ghulam'' (2000) and ''[[Golmaal 3]]'' (2010).<ref>{{Cite news|last=Saxena|first=Akanksha|date=14 August 2020|title=Tum jiyo hazaaron saal': Netizens wish 'king of comedy' Johnny Lever on his birthday|work=Times Now|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/tum-jiyo-hazaaron-saal-netizens-wish-king-of-comedy-johnny-lever-on-his-birthday/637044}}</ref> == Sources == <references /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Lever, Johnny}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Indian movie actors]] [[Category:Indian comedians]] [[Category:Indian Christians]] {{actor-stub}}