Godfrey was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on July 21, 1969 soon after the family settled in Chicago where Godfrey grew up. He attended Lane Technical College Preparatory High School and received an academic scholarship to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he majored in Psychology.
He made the varsity football team, where he performed at a traditional talent show for new team members. He stole the show performing to the impressions of his coaches and teammates and thereafter discovered his comedic talent.
This dark skin artist honed his stand-up skills at the All Jokes Aside comedy club in Chicago in the early 90's. In 1995, Godfrey made his New York debut at Carolines on Broadway and the Comic Strip Live and was soon signed by the William Morris Talent Agency. He began working regularly in television; first behind the cameras as a warm-up comedian for The Bill Cosby Show and Soul Man. His first on-camera appearance featured him performing stand-up comedy for NBC's Friday Night Videos, followed by more small television and film roles. In 2000, Godfrey appeared in the Aspen Comedy Festival and on Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He also played a comical role in the movie Soul Plane, acting as an African pilot. He has also been in numerous episodes of BET's Comic View
This American – Nigerian has appeared on VH1, Comedy Central, and feature films, such as Soul Plane, Original Gangstas, Zoolander and Johnson Family Vacation. He was a cast member of a reality TV show “The It Factor”. He was also a spokesperson for 7Up during the popular '7up yours' advertising campaign.
Currently, he is a regular performer at the comedy club Comedy Cellar in New York City. He is also known for doing the voices of Mr. Stubborn and Mr. Tall (Season 2) in The Mr. Men Show and hosting the FOX game show Bullseye.
Comedy+ Magazine celebrates Godfrey C. Danchimah Jr and pray for grace to achieve more enviable feats in his career.
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