Friday, December 16, 2011

JOSEPH BENJAMIN'S PROFILE


PROFILE

NAME: JOSEPH BENJAMIN

STATE OF ORIGIN: KOGI STATE

WORK HISTORY

VOICE-OVER - I HAVE WORKED WITH ALL THE MAJOR BRANDS IN NIGERIA, BOTH FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CAMPAIGNS. 

> ALL THE GSM SERVICE PROVIDERS:
MTN, GLO, AIRTEL, ETISALAT, MULTILINKS.

> FOOD AND BEVERAGE:
GUINNESS, HEINEKEN, MALTA GUINNESS, NESTLE MILO.

> ELECTRONICS AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES:
SAMSUNG, LG, HAIER THERMOCOOL.

> ALL THE MAJOR BANKS:
UBA, DIAMOND BANK, STANBIC IBTC, FIRST BANK
UNION BANK, GTBANK, ACCESS BANK.

> CABLE/SATELITE TV:
MULTI CHOICE (AFRICA’S LARGEST SATELITE TV COMPANY)

> EDUCATIONAL/ENTREPRENEURSHIP:
BRITISH COUNCIL.


MODELLING - I STARTED IN 1995 WITH TV COMMERCIALS
I WORKED FOR MOST OF THE MAJOR BRANDS IN THE COUNTRY.

> COCO-COLA, MALTINA, INDOMIE, PEAK.
> NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION (NEC), CRUSADER INSURANCE, STANBIC, 
AND FOR MOST OF THE BRANDS THAT USED MY VOCAL PROWESS.


HOST: 

HOSTED THE “YELLO” CARPET LIVE FOR THE HIP-HOP WORLD
AWARDS (2007)

MTN PROJECT FAME WEST AFRICA
(BIGEST MUSIC REALITY SHOW IN WEST AFRICA)
SPONSORED BY THE LARGEST GSM SERVICE PROVIDER
IN NIGERIA (MTN)


ACTING:

> STARTED FROM TALES BY MOONLIGHT
(A FOLK TALE SHOW FOR CHILDREN)

> MY FIRST MOVIE ROLE WAS IN 1991 (CROSS ROADS)

> DEADLY MISSION (MOVIE 2003)

> JUST ME (MOVIE 2005)

> TRAVAILS OF FAITH (MOVIE 2005)

> EDGE OF PARADISE (TV 2005 -2006)

> YOUNG, SINGLE AND FREE (TV 2005 -2006)

> SUPER STORY (TV 2007)

> BACHELORS (TV 2007)

> 168 A LOVE STORY (TV 2007)

> TINSEL (TV 2008 TILL DATE)

> JUNGLE RIDE (MOVIE 2009)

> SPELL BOUND (MOVIE 2009)

> KISS AND TELL MOVIE (MOVIE 2010)

> KIDNAP (MOVIE 2010)

> TANGO WITH ME (MOVIE 2010)

> MR AND MRS (MOVIE 2011)

> COURIER (MOVIE 2011)

> MARRIED BUT LIVING SINGLE (MOVIE 2012)

> STRIPPED (MOVIE 2012)


NOMINATIONS:

NOMINATED FOR THE BEST ACTOR CATEGORY (ENGLISH) FOR MY
ROLE IN THE MOVIE JUNGLE RIDE (BEST OF NOLLYWOOD AWARDS) 2010 

CURRENTLY NOMINATED FOR FOR THE BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE CATEGORY FOR MY ROLE IN THE MOVIE, KISS N' TELL (NOLLYWOOD MOVIES AWARDS) 2012

CURRENTLY NOMINATED FOR FOR THE BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE CATEGORY FOR MY ROLE IN THE MOVIE, TANGO WITH ME (NOLLYWOOD MOVIES AWARDS) 2012


AWARDS:

THE BEST ACTOR CATEGORY FOR MY ROLE IN THE MOVIE
JUNGLE RIDE (WAZOBIA AWARDS) 2010

THE BEST ACTOR CATEGORY FOR MY ROLE IN THE MOVIE
MR & MRS (NAFCAWAWARDS) 2011, NORTH CAROLINA.

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
(GOLDEN CITY AWARDS) 2011

BEST NEW ACTOR
(CITY PEOPLE ENTERTAINMENT AWRDS) 2011

BEST ACTOR OF THE YEAR
(MODE MEN MAGAZINE AWARDS) 2011

SEXIEST TV PERSONALITY
(NIGERIAN BROADCASTERS AWARDS) 2011

MOST STYLISH ACTOR
(CITY PEOPLE FASHION AWARDS) 2012

ASPIRATION: 

I ASPIRE TO BE ONE THE MOST HONOURABLE GOD
MOTIVATED ICONS IN ENTERTAINMENT.


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