Funny Face

Funny Face became a household name as Chemu, the driver's mate in TV3's sitcom Chorkor Trotro. In recent years he has spoken openly about depression and calls himself a mental health ambassador.

Background

Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng was born in Jamestown, Accra, on 1 October 1981. He went to God Wisdom Preparatory School and O'Reilly Senior High School. He is also known as SwagOn-Papa.

Comedy and music

His 2010 appearance at Night of 1010 Laughs is seen as his breakthrough, and he later played Night of 1018 Laughs. He left Chorkor Trotro after it made him famous. He worked with his friend Castro, featuring on "Sweet Banana", having Castro on his "Odo Bekumi", and appearing in "Do The Dance" with Castro and Asamoah Gyan. He has supported Emmanuel Adebayor's charity work and fronted a Vodafone Ghana Red campaign.

Personal life

He married Elizabeth Adjoa Ntim in 2014; they separated two years later. He named his twin daughters Ella and Bella after his mother and Adebayor, and has three children with his partner Vanessa, whom he met in 2019. In 2022 he was admitted to a psychiatric hospital with depression, and he has since spoken about what he lost in those years and about mental health awareness.