Johnny Rao dropped out of school when he was in Std. VII. He is married to Sujatha and their two children are Jamie and Jesse. His younger brother Jimmy is also a stand-up comedian and mimicry artist. He used to work for Hindustan Lever Limited. That's where the Lever in his name comes from.One of India's top comic actors, he started doing stand-up comedy when he was 10. He started off as a comedian in real life while still at school. His beginnings as a comedian in his village were mainly comprised of imitations of his teachers, his father and his grandfather. He got his first break in Indian cinema in the film Dard Ka Rishta.Johnny Lever has worked in more than 160 films.He also started his own show called Johnny Aala Re on Zee TV.
Career
Lever got his first break in Indian cinema was in the film Dard Ka Rishta, thanks to the late Sunil Dutt, who saw him perform at a charity show organized by Kalyanji-Anandji. Since then, Johny has worked in more than 160 films.
Even though he mimics many people, he has created a style of his own which makes him unique. His younger brother Jimmy Moses, is too, a stand-up comedian and mimcry artist.
He also starred on Zee TV on his own show called Johny Aala Re. In 2007, he also appeared as a judge on the stand-up reality show Comedy Circus.
He often appears in cameos with Shahrukh Khan.
National Anthem Controversy
On 8 December 1998, Johny Lever was convicted and sentenced to seven days imprisonment for disrespect to the Indian National Anthem and Indian Constitution during a private performance in Dubai. According to the Police, this private performance was on the occasion of birthday party of the son of Anis Ibrahim, brother of international smuggler and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim.
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