Johnny Lever Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	John Rao Prakash Rao Janumala
Nickname	Johnny Lever
Profession	Actor, Comedian
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 165 cm in meters- 1.65 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 5”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 August 1957 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2024)	67 Years
Birthplace	Kanigiri, Andhra Pradesh, India
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, India (Presently lives in Mumbai, India)
School	Andhra Education Society English High School
College	N/A
Educational Qualifications	7th Standard
Debut	Bollywood Film: Tum Par Hum Qurban (Hindi, 1985) Telugu Film: Criminal (1995) Tamil Film: Anbirkku Alavillai (2011) TV: Johny Aala Re (in 2007 on ZEE TV)
Family	Father- Prakash Rao Janumala (an operator in Hindustan Lever Ltd) Mother- Karunamma Janumala Brothers- Jimmy Moses (actor, playback singer, stand-up comedian & mimicry artist) & 1 more (both younger) Sisters- 3 (all younger)
Religion	Christianity
Address	151/152 Oxford Tower, Yamuna Nagar Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Mumbai
Hobbies	Doing Charity, Doing Mimicry, Listening to Music, Watching Films
Controversies	On 8 December 1998, he was sentenced 7 days of imprisonment for disrespecting the Indian Constitution and the Indian National Anthem on the birthday party of Anis Ibrahim's son in Dubai. Anis is the brother of Dawood Ibrahim.
Favourite Things
Music Director	Kalyanji-Anandji duo
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Sujatha Johnrao Janumala
Marriage Date	Year 1984
Children	Son- Jesse Johnrao Janumala Daughter- Jamie Janumala aka Jamie Lever (Comedian, Actor, Singer)
Style Quotient
Car	Audi Q7

Some Lesser Known Facts about Johnny Lever

• Does Johnny Lever Smoke?: No (Quit in 2002)

• Does Johnny Lever Drink Alcohol?: No (Quit in 2002)

• He was born in a Telugu Christian family.

• His father was an operator in Hindustan Lever Ltd.

• He was brought up in Dharavi (Mumbai’s King’s Circle area).

• Due to adverse financial conditions, he couldn’t study further after 7th grade and started doing odd jobs, like selling pens on the streets of Bombay (now Mumbai) by doing mimicry of Bollywood stars.

• He learned the unique style of comedy in Yakutpura (an old city of Hyderabad).

• Once, he mimicked a few senior officers during a function at the Hindustan Lever Ltd company, and from that day on, he was named Johnny Lever.
  

  An old Photo of Johnny Lever

• He started performing stand-up comedy in orchestras and joined the group of Kalyanji-Anandji.

• He also worked at Hindustan Lever Ltd. However, he quit the company in 1981, since he was earning well from stage performances.

• He did world tours along with Kalyanji-Anandji.

• At one of his shows, veteran actor Sunil Dutt noticed his talent and offered him his first major break in the film- Dard Ka Rishta.

• He also did a commercial for Kachua Chhap, directed by Shekhar Kapoor.

• He became famous after his performance in the 1993 Bollywood film- Baazigar.
  

  Johnny Lever in a still from Baazigar

• He also worked in a Tulu film- Rang in 2014.
  

  Tulu Film Rang

• He practices Christianity and when asked about his devotion towards Christianity, he replied- “It was God’s will. I had always been a religious person, but one incident changed my life. My son was diagnosed with cancer. I was helpless and turned to God for help. I stopped working in films and spent all my time praying for him. Ten days later, when he was taken for a test, the doctors were surprised because cancer had vanished. It was the beginning of a new life for me.”

• So far, he has acted in more than 350 films.

• He is also considered the pioneer of stand-up comedy in India. 

• He has received 13 Filmfare Award Nominations in the category of Best Performance in a Comic Role and has won twice for his performances in Deewana Mastana (1997) and Dulhe Raja (1998).