Tony Okungbowa
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Anthony Victor Okungbowa (born c. 1967/1968)[1] is an English-American actor, film producer, and DJ. He was the resident DJ for The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2003 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2013 when he was replaced by Stephen "tWitch" Boss. He returned as a guest on April 28, 2014. Since 2019, Okungbowa has played Kofo in the CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola.
Early life
Okungbowa is of Nigerian descent and grew up in Nigeria and London.[2] He has a degree in drama from Middlesex University in Middlesex, London.[3] He moved to New York City in 1992 to do post-graduate work at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute; he left for Los Angeles in 1998.[1][3]
Career
The Ellen DeGeneres Show featured a DJ to provide musical accompaniment, a role Okungbowa began in 2003 and continued until the end of season three of the show in 2006, when he left to further his acting career.[4] He was replaced at the beginning of season four by Jon Abrahams, who is also an actor. Okungbowa returned in 2007 making occasional substitute appearances. He returned to DJ full-time for the sixth season which began September 8, 2008. He DJ'd for the 2004 Grammy Awards.
His acting roles include guest spots on The X-Files, NYPD Blue, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and NCIS: Los Angeles in 2014. He was executive producer of and acted in the film Restless City which had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2011.[5] As of January 7, 2013 or earlier, Okungbowa became a naturalized citizen of the United States.[6]
Filmography
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1993 | The Punk | Punk Friend #2 | |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Ranger | Voice |
| 2003 | Gate to Heaven | Amadou | |
| 2008 | Miracle of Phil | Seth | |
| 2009 | The One Last Time | Scarecow | |
| 2011 | Restless City | Bekay | |
| CIS: Las Gidi | The Tax Man | ||
| 2013 | Mother of George | Biyi | |
| 2014 | Echo Park | Alex | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | The X-Files | Barnes' Driver | Episode: "The Sixth Extinction" |
| 2000 | Arli$$ | Homeless Joe | Episode: "Where There's a Will" |
| 2001 | NYPD Blue | Tristan L. Gibbs | Episode: "Fools Russian" |
| 2001; 2010 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Diver/Dempsey | 6 episodes |
| 2003–06; 2008–13 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Himself/DJ | 1,672 Episode |
| 2008 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Dr. Bakari | Episode: "Trials" |
| 2014 | NCIS Los Angeles | Bakari Deng | Episode: "Exposure" |
| 2015 | Kids Say the Darndest Things Nigeria | Himself/host | 2 episode |
| 2017 | Ballers | Dr. Dester | Episode: "Alley-Oops" |
| 2017 | Ray Donovan | Bolaji | Episode: "Horses" |
| 2019–2024 | Bob Hearts Abishola | Kofo | Main role |
Discography
Mixed compilations
- 2005: Hollywood Sessions, Vol. 1
- 2009: Total Dance 2009
- 2012: "A Night to Remember"
References
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External links
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- 1960s births
- Living people
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- African-American DJs
- Male actors from London
- Black British DJs
- Black British male actors
- English male film actors
- English male television actors
- English people of Nigerian descent
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
- English emigrants to the United States
- Alumni of Middlesex University
- 21st-century American male actors
- Naturalized citizens of the United States