Gbenga Adeyinka is a multi-award-winning Nigerian actor, comedian, radio and TV presenter, writer, and MC. He hails from Abeokuta in Ogun State and he usually refers to himself as CFR (Comedian of the Federal Republic) and now GCON (Grand Comedian of Nigeria).

Education

Gbenga Adeyinka attended University of Lagos, where he studied English.

Gbenga Adeyinka

Career

Gbenga worked as a corporate affairs manager in the engineering firm. He became popular with his shine shine bobo promo for 'Star Game Show', he has also anchored Television programmes for AIT, Galaxy TV, MBI, and Africa Magic on DSTV. He speaks various Nigerian languages.

Gbenga Adeyinka

Personal life

Gbenga Adeyinka is married to Mrs Abiola Adeyinka, and they have three children.

Gbenga Adeyinka

Professional life

Gbenga has anchored many wedding programmes and events, in and outside Nigeria. He is also the first to publish comedy magazine in Nigeria known as Laffmattazz. After the show toured around South West state, it finally returned to Lagos. He decided to go into farming as he started a new food company Aduni Adeyinka foods in August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

Nigerian male comedians

Nigerian male film actors

Living people

University of Lagos alumni

1968 births

Actors from Abeokuta

Nigerian radio personalities

Nigerian television personalities

People from Abeokuta

Nigerian writers

Nigerian television presenters

Nigerian radio presenters

21st-century Nigerian male actors

Nigerian media personalities

20th-century Nigerian male actors

African comedians