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Clemento Suarez

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Clemento Suarez
Born
Clement Ashiteye
NationalityGhanaian
Other namesClemento Suarez
CitizenshipGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ghana
OccupationComedian & Actor
Years active2011–present
Notable workKeteke
Kejetia vs Makola
SpouseSylvia Bioh
FatherVictor Tetteh
AwardsMan of the Year, 2020 Entertainment EMY Awards

Clement Ashiteye known as Clemento Suarez, is a Ghanaian comedian and actor.[1]

Early life

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His tertiary education was at the School of Performing Arts at the University of Ghana in Legon where he graduated in 2010.[2]

Career

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After studying the industry, Clemento Suarez started out his career in 2011 by doing unpaid work. He later decided to become a professional comedian. Clemento has worked with creative directors such as Latif Abubakar, and has featured in the Ghanaian TV series Kejetia vs Makola.[3][4] He co-hosted the third edition of the 3Music Awards with O. B. Amponsah which was the first virtual award concert organized in Ghana during lock-down period because of COVID-19.[5][6] He was named together with Gladys Owiredu by organisers of the Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) as hosts of this year's (2021) Ghana Outstanding Women Awards (GOWA) awards ceremony.[7][8]

Filmography

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  • Gallery of Comedy
  • Thank for Idiots
  • Romantic Nonsense
  • Sweet Dreams & Nightmares
  • What Can Come Can Come
  • Flagstaff House
  • Mallams & Pastors
  • I Can't Think Far[9]
  • Dinner For Promotion
  • Blue Back
  • Could This Be Love (2014)
  • Prison Graduates
  • Ama 2G
  • Ladder
  • Keteke[10] (2017) as Train Man 2
  • Door 2 Door (2017)
  • You Play Me
  • I Play You
  • Bukom
  • Upstairs & Downstairs
  • The Inspection
  • Master and 3 Maids
  • Yellow Café and Wofa Kay
  • Royal Diadem
  • Kejetia vs Makola
  • 3 idiots and a wiseman (2019)
  • Accra We Dey
  • Away Bus (2019)
  • Freedom and Justice (2021)

Awards

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Year Award Body Result
2017 Best Comic Actor GH Comedy Awards Won
2019 Best Comedian Fashion & Lifestyle Ghana Won
2019 Best Comedian GH Entertainment Awards USA Won
2019 Best Male Comedian GH Actors & Entertainers Awards Won
2020 Man of the Year Entertainment EMY Awards[11] Won
2021 Most Popular Comedian of the Year 2nd edition of Comedy and Poetry Awards Won[12][13]

Personal life

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Clemento Suarez married his long-time girlfriend Sylvia Bioh on 24 October 2020.[14][15][16]

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References

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  1. ^ "5 things you didn't know about comic actor Clemento Suarez". Ghana Weekend. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Clemento Suarez: Comedy makes me feel like superman". Graphic Online. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Clemento Suarez is a great comic actor – Jon Benjamin". www.ghanaweb.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ^ "I Am Not The Best Comedian In Ghana Because There Are Others Ahead Of Me - Clemento Suarez Reveals » GhBase•com™". GhBase•com™. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ^ DEXTRO, Kwamina (30 April 2020). "OB Amponsah and Clemento Suarez to co-host 3rd edition of 3Music Awards Virtual Show - Society Watch Entertainment". Society Watch. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  6. ^ "As it happened: 2020 edition of 3Music Awards". MyJoyOnline.com. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Clemento Suarez, Gladys Owiredu to host GOWA 2021 - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ Otchere, Gertrude Owireduwaah (27 September 2021). "Clemento Suarez, Gladys Owiredu to host GOWA 2021". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ "'I can't think far' play premiers from Sunday Nov. 6". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. ^ Keteke, retrieved 28 April 2020
  11. ^ "Full list of 2020 EMY Africa Awards winners". The Ghana Report. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Clemento Suarez, Aka Ebenezer, Rhyme Sonny, Amerado, others win 2021 Comedy & Poetry Awards". Pulse Ghana. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  13. ^ Online, Peace FM. "Clemento Suarez, Aka Ebenezer, Rhyme Sonny, Amerado And More Win Big At The 2nd Edition Of The Comedy & Poetry Awards". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Comedian Clemento Suarez marries long time love". Graphic Online. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Fans react to Clemento Suarez wedding photos - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ Bonney, Abigail (26 October 2020). "Clemento Suarez ties knot? [Photos]". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 18 October 2021.