Kunle Bamtefa
For his role in the popular comedy series, Fuji House of Commotion,
veteran actor, Kunle Bamtefa, is regarded as a comedian by many. The
way he interprets his role is what planted that notion in the minds of
his fans.
However, Bamtefa told us
that he feels offended whenever he is addressed as a comedian. Bamtefa
stated that as an actor, he is able to interpret any role effortlessly.
He said, “I am not a comedian; I am an
actor. Because of what I have been doing for a long time, the Fuji house
and its comedy, people think I am a comedian. When you address me as a
comedian, I feel offended. I am an actor and I can interpret any role
and play whatever part because I am trained to do what I am doing. I am
not a comedian. I am an actor.”
The veteran said that if
he wasn’t an actor, he would have excelled as a singer. He said that his
friends think he is a better singer than an actor.
“If I were not an actor, I would have
been a musician. I would do a bit of music because I sing, I drum. This
is something that God gave me and I try to improve on it. Some of my
friends say that I am a better singer than an actor, but I never pushed
my music to any appreciative level. I sing with good bands and a lot of
people. Basically, I enjoy myself. I think I am a very lucky bloke
because I am doing something that I love doing and I am getting paid for
it. It is God’s grace and I cannot be any luckier than that. My acting
and anything I do is not work for me; it is enjoyment and the best part
is I get paid for it,” he said.
Although he was nominated but did not win
in a category at the recently concluded Africa Magic Viewers Choice
Awards, Bamtefa said he is not a big fan of awards. He stated that even
if he won, it would make little difference in his life.
He said, “Even though I did not win an
award at the just concluded AMCVA, I still feel good. I said initially
that I do not work for awards, I work for fulfillment and satisfaction. I
am trained to do what I am doing and when you are trained to do what
you are doing, you are working and you just go to the next job. I have
been in this job for a while. I know that in Nigeria, awards will not
change anything. People will still give jobs to who they know, their
friends and people who will not take a lot of money from them. It is not
like elsewhere where you are being nominated and it puts you in the
peak and you are getting more jobs. I will not get more jobs than I am
suppose to get but it feels good to be nominated. It shows that you are
doing something right. I have never been a fan of awards.”
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