Frank Donga Explained

Kunle Idowu
Birth Name:Kunle Idowu
Birth Date:13 October
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian
Education:Agricultural Science, Olabisi Onabanjo University
Alma Mater:Olabisi Onabanjo University
Years Active:2013-present

Kunle Idowu, popularly known as Frank Donga, is a Nigerian actor and comedian. He rose to fame through the webseries, The Interview, on Ndani TV about an unassuming job-seeker for which he was nominated for Best Actor in a Comedy in the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award in 2015.[1] He has gone on to feature in several movies like The Wedding Party and its sequel The Wedding Party 2. Previously working as a journalist,[2] he also works as a photographer and a filmmaker.[3]

In 2022, he and Philomaine Nanema co-presented Hello Doc, a series intended to encourage COVID-19 immunisation in Africa.[4]

Education

Idowu attended Ogun State University (now Olabisi Onabanjo University) where he obtained a B.Sc in Agricultural Science and also the University of Ibadan, where he obtained a master's degree in Animal Genetics.[5]

Filmography

Film Roles!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Ref
2016The Wedding PartyHarrison, the driver
2017TATU
Idahosa TrialsPastor OsasA movie about the life events of Bishop Benson Idahosa
MentallyAkin
HakkundeAkandeLead roleReprises his character of an unemployed graduate[6]
The OAPSikiru
The Wedding Party 2Harrison
2018Falz Experience: The Movie[7]
200 Million
Seven and a Half DateFrank
The WashermanBaba LandlordA movie by Etinosa Idemudia
Funke!John[8]
Crossroads
The Foreigner's GodWinter Kunte[9]
2019Three ThievesRukevwe[10]
She Is
2020Soft Work
2021Swallow
UnintentionalHotel Porter
One Lagos Night
Television Role!Year!Title!Role!Notes
2013-2015The InterviewFrank DongaWeb series on Ndani TV
2016–presentThe BootWith Denrele Edun on EbonyLife TV
2017FlatmatesDede Malik
The CondoJeff

Awards and nominations

!Ref|-|2015|Kunle Idowu/The Interview (web series)|Best Actor in a Comedy||[11] |-|2018|Frank Donga/Idahosa Trials|Best Supporting Actor||[12] |-|2023|Kunle Idowu/Unintentional|Best Actor In A Comedy Drama, Movie Or TV Series||[13] [14]

!Ref|-|2018|Frank Donga/Hakkunde|Best Actor in a Leading Role||[15]

The African Film Festival (TAFF)

!Ref|-|2018|Frank Donga|Best Actor||[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nominees Announced for 2015 AMVCAs. Africa Magic Official Website - Nominees Announced for 2015 AMVCAs. 2018-03-30.
  2. News: 'How I Use Comedy For Journalism' – Frank Donga. 2017-08-05. INFORMATION NIGERIA. 2018-03-31.
  3. Web site: KUNLE IDOWU 'FRANK DONGA' : FRANKLY SPEAKING ABOUT WORK AND LIFE. www.asikobeampeh.com. 2018-03-30.
  4. Niyel Advocates For Confidence In Routine Immunisation In Africa . Niyel . African Media Agency . East African Business Week . Dakar, Senegal . 2022-05-03 . 2022-08-26.
  5. News: I want to be remembered for using unconventional means to bring attention to a global…. 2017-08-14. Loop of Henry. 2018-03-30.
  6. News: 2017-08-20. Hits and Misses of Oluseyi Asurf's Hakkunde - Vanguard News. Vanguard News. 2018-03-31.
  7. News: Opeyemi. Kehinde. February 28, 2018. 'Falz Experience: The Movie' hits cinema March 2. Daily Trust. March 31, 2018. 2 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180302165516/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/-falz-experience-the-movie-hits-cinema-march-2.html. dead.
  8. News: Cast. en-US. FUNKE The Movie. 2018-09-09. 10 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180910084738/https://funkethemovie.com/cast/. dead.
  9. News: Izuzu. Chidumga. Pete Edochie, Sam Dede, Onyeka Onwenu, Kemi Lala Akindoju star in "Foreigner"s God". 2018-03-31.
  10. Web site: 2019-09-17 . Three Thieves movie: Comedy on not how to be criminals . 2022-08-06 . Vanguard News . en-GB.
  11. Web site: Nominees Announced for 2015 AMVCAs. 29 July 2018.
  12. Web site: 2018 AMVCA: Full list of winners. 2 September 2018. 9 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees . 2023-04-23 . AMVCA - Full List: Here are all our AMVCA 9 Nominees . en .
  14. Web site: AMVCA 2023: Anikulapo Wins Overall Best Movie . Radio Nigeria Ibadan Zonal Station - Uplifting the People and Uniting the Nation . 2023-05-21 . 2023-06-09.
  15. Web site: AMAA releases nominees for 2018 awards [FULL LIST]]. 4 August 2018. 21 August 2018.
  16. Web site: NOMINEES AND TAFFESTS. 29 July 2018.

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