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Mark Angel (born 27 May 1991) is a humorous Nigerian comedian, screenwriter and video producer.
He is known for his Mark Angel Comedy series on social media, which often features child comedians such as his cousin Emmanuella and his niece Aunty Success Madubuike. In 2017, his YouTube channel became the first African comedy channel to reach 1 million subscribers.
Mark Angel’s videos mainly feature child comedians, mostly his niece Emmanuella and his sister Aunty Success. He dropped out of college and currently works as a professional cinematographer and co-owns a production company.
Mark Angel is an artist who is deeply connected to local culture. His ability to connect with the people of Port Harcourt through photographing the neighbourhoods of Port Harcourt is one of the main reasons for his popularity and success.
Nigerian comedians
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| Real Name: | Mark Angell |
| date of birth: | May 27, 1991 (33 years old) |
| place of birth: | Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria |
| country of origin: | Imo State |
| Country of Citizenship: | Nigeria |
| high: | 1.75 m |
| parents: | not applicable |
| brothers and sisters: | Success Aunt |
| Wife • Spouse: | Amanda Josh |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | not applicable |
| children: | not applicable |
| Profession: | Actor • Comedian |
| net worth: | $1.25 million |
early life
Mark Angel was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, South Nigeria. But his ancestral home is the Igbo people in Orlu, Imo State. He was born on May 27, 1991.
He grew up in an ordinary family with two siblings: Aunt Success and another. Mark Angel always dreamed of becoming a doctor.
However, his dream was interrupted by the sudden and tragic death of his uncle, who funded Mark Angel’s college education while he was studying medicine.
Despite this, he continued to work in the production industry.
educate
Mark Angel completed his primary and secondary education at a local school in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria where he obtained his Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE).
He then enrolled in Obafemi Awolowo University to major in Medicine. After his uncle’s sudden death, the family fell into financial difficulties. Therefore, Mark Angel decided to drop out of school.
Despite this, Mark Angel took a cinematography course in India instead, which proved to be worthwhile.
Profession
Mark Angell began his career by studying photography. He then traveled to India, where he gained some experience in cinematography and theater. Upon his return, he was unable to find a well-paid job in the Nigerian film industry (Nollywood). As a result, he decided to go it alone and eventually started his own production company.
He started an online comic production company called Mark Angel Comedy, which produced a series of YouTube comedy sketches featuring his family and neighbours in Port Harcourt. Many of the scenes involved bright children, mainly his cousin Emmanuella and Aunt Success.
Mark Angel’s first notable work was Oga Landlord, a short play about a man (Mark) who is behind on rent and tries to hide from his landlord (Daddy Humble) and unsuccessfully tries to get a child (Emmanuella) to cover for him. The short play brought him much-needed popularity in Nigeria.
Emmanuella is Mark Angel’s longest-running actress. She has won several comedy awards in Nigeria and Australia for her work with Mark Angel and is the youngest YouTube Award winner in Africa. She started working in films as part of a class video project while in school and was later chosen by Mark Angel to be part of his stable. Emmanuella’s videos can get up to 1 million views in the first week after being released.
Marc Angel discovered Emmanuella’s talent while her family was on vacation. He was looking for some child actors and found her. She proved her talent in an 18-hour long video shoot. However, this was just a trick played by Marc Angel to test the stamina of the young actor. Marc Angel then convinced Emmanuella’s parents to let her become a part of his channel.
In 2017, Mark Angel Comedy received a plaque from YouTube for reaching 1 million subscribers, becoming the first Nigerian YouTube channel to reach this threshold.
In 2018, it was announced that his co-star Emmanuella would star in an upcoming Disney feature film. On April 2, 2020, during the coronavirus lockdown, Ofego produced a skit on its YouTube channel titled “Lockdown”, which used archival footage and featured Emmanuella, Aunty Success and Regina Daniels.
Besides creating content for his own channel, Mark Angel also writes scripts for comedians. He also charges according to the length and urgency of the script. He mainly shoots in lower class communities in Port Harcourt, which is his way of showing the environment he grew up in. This also helps the average Nigerian to understand his content.
Mark Angel signed a contract with 1xBet, one of the most popular bookmakers in Nigeria, in the summer of 2021. The partnership will last for one year and will bring many surprises to 1xBet customers and fans of the comedian.
Marc Angell’s work often uses a variety of camera formats and close-up camera angles, sometimes using shaky camera techniques to create a natural, unpretentious feel that he calls “freestyle comedy”.
social media
Mark Angel has become a social media sensation for his numerous comedy sketches.
The Port Harcourt-born man is quite popular in the industry, with over 1.5 million followers on Instagram and over 125,809,22 likes on his Facebook page.
- Instagram: @markangelcomedy
- Twitter: @markangelcomedy
- Facebook: Mark Angell.
- LinkedIn: Mark Angell
personal life
Although Mark Angel is not a full-time actor, his handsome looks are enough to keep him on screen forever. The internet comedian has a height of 5 feet 9 inches and an average weight of 68 kg. He has dark brown eyes and black hair.
Marc Angel and Emmanuella’s relationship has always been controversial. Some sources claim that they are cousins. Some major Nigerian publications claim that Marc Angel is her uncle, while some other publications even claim that they are lovers.
Later, articles published on the online platform legit.ng claimed that the two were not related at all. Emmanuella had lived with Mark’s family since she was born, although her parents were still alive.
Nigerian comedian Mark Angel is married to a beautiful wife named Amanda Josh. Amanda Josh is an actress who played the mother of Success Auntie in several of Mark Angel’s comedies.
He often hangs out with his friends and his closest companion Emmanuella. He is a supporter of Chelsea Football Club.
net worth
Mark Angel is one of the richest and most influential comedians in Nigeria. The YouTube star earns about $100,000 per month from his YouTube channel.
His total assets are estimated to be $1.25 million. Most of his income comes from his comedy performances on YouTube, script writing, and sponsorship deals from Mark Angel TV.
Filmography
Here is a list of some of Mark Angell’s popular skits:
- landlord
- math teacher
- vegetable soup
- ice cream
- Roasted Yams
- Pregnant
- Emmanuella at school
- Liquor
- true love
- headmaster
- Emmanuellla and Uncle Mumu
- Take me out
- Stingy Uncle
- 2020 Vision
- Academic Tests
- journey
- My true face
- A pot of soup
- Valentine’s Day
- Don’t mind him
