Samuel Animashaun Perry, Professionally known as Broda Shaggi, a Multitalented Nigerian comedian, actor, songwriter and musician.
BIOGRAPHY
Broda Shaggi was born on 6th July 1993 in Ikenne, Ogun State, Nigeria. He was born into a family of four, all boys, and he is the first. While his father was still alive, he started his primary education in Ogin State before his father’s death. But with his father’s demise, he could not continue schooling there, and so was enrolled in a more affordable school. The comedian revealed in an interview with Punch that his mother did not remarry after his father’s death. However, he relocated to Lagos State, which is where he grew up.
Shaggi’s father was a teacher at Mayflower Junior School in Ikene, Ogun State, where he taught theatre, dance, and music. Interestingly, it was the influence of the father that made Shaggy develop an interest in acting. At a young age, before the death of his father, he started interpreting character roles. This contributed to his ability to play any character role given to him.
Shaggi has always had the entertainment spirit in him, which helped him lead his classmates in cultural dance at school. He was also a member of the church choir while he was growing up. Because he loved and had a passion for drawing and visual art, he chose Creative Arts as his university career. Meanwhile, when the actor was in secondary school, he represented his school in a state art competition and won the prize of a hundred thousand Naira. However, he switched to acting when he realized that it was difficult to make money from artworks in Nigeria.
EDUCATION
Born in his state of origin, Shaggi started his primary school education at Mayflower Junior School in Ikenne, Ogun State. On account of his father’s death, he switched to Heritage Primary School, Ikenne, Ogun State. Later on, he relocated to Makoko in Lagos to stay with his aunt. He enrolled in Birrel Avenue Senior High School where he completed his secondary school education. Furthermore, he got his bachelor’s degree in Creative Arts in 2016 from UNILAG before going for his one year of compulsory National Youth Service in 2018.
Many people see the comedian as an uneducated man because of his Broda Shaggi character. With the character, he sounds like an illiterate, mixing the Yoruba language with pidgin. He plays the role of a tout that grew up in Mushin, Lagos State. These are the reasons why people think of him as an uneducated man. However, we have seen that behind this character is a graduate, an intelligent and passionate artiste who creates content to make people happy.
NET WORTH
Brother Shaggi has an estimated net worth of $500, 000
CAREER
At a young age, he took an interest in acting drama as influenced by his late father who was a drama teacher. He began performing in comedy acts several years ago while in university. He is notable for his satirical plays which he shared on Instagram however came through with his parody drama Jesu in Mushin. He developed several characters before settling on the name Broda Shaggi. He is noted in the business for his comedy and unique character. He has won various awards, including The Future Awards Africa Nigeria Prize for Comedy and the City People Music Award for Comedy Act of the Year.
Broda Shaggi first gained popularity on social media platforms like Instagram, where he posted short comedy skits. His online fame led to opportunities in Nollywood, Nigeria's film industry, where he has featured in several movies and TV shows. He has also released music, including the hit song "Oya Hit Me," which features a fusion of Afrobeat and Fuji music.
MOVIES
Since his rise to fame, Broda Shaggi has appeared in some movies in a variety of roles, including:
Ghetto Bred – 2018
Aiyetoro Town – 2019
Fate of Alakada: The Party Planner – 2020
Namaste Wahala – 2020
Dwindle – 2021
Day Of Destiny – 2021
The Miracle Centre – 2020
Chief Daddy – 2022
king of Thieves – 2022
And Many more......
MUSIC
"Ori" (2019)
"Bushman" (2019)
"Shi" (2019)
"Serere" (2019)
"Nor Nor" (2019)
"Wake up" (2019)
"Black Skin Boy" (2019)
"Bolanle" (2019)
"Amarachi" feat. Johnny Drille (2020)
"Toi Toi" (2019)
"Star" feat. Asake (2019)
"Boredom 101" (2020)
"Kwarantine" (2020)
"Okoto" feat. Zlatan (2020)
"Happy Day" (2020)
"Cross My Lane" feat. Falz (2022)
And Many More.......