Michael Blackson is an American comedian and actor who was born on November 28th, 1972 in Ghana. He is known as the African King of Comedy. He started doing comedy as a teenager and has now established his name as a successful comedian and also an actor after appearing in multiple movies and doing comedy tours.

Before fame

In 1987 he shuffled to America from Ghana with his parents. He was trying to start his comedy gigs in 1992 in small local clubs in Philadelphia. His birth name is Jafari Ferguson. Not much is known about his past life or his parents.

He performed in famous competitions of comedy such as Urban Comedy Festival, Comedy Central Tour, and the Schlitz Malt Liquor Comedy Tour. Although his sets were well received, he did not gain much recognition.

Acting career

While performing at one of the comedy shows, Michael Blackson was spotted by Ice Cube who is a famous rapper. He offered Michael a role in his movie Next Friday and this was his breakthrough in the acting career as well. He released the CD for his comedy sketch Modasucka Welcome To America in 2005.

This was the time his acting career boomed because he appeared in many TV series including P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys Of Comedy, 30 Rock, and much more. He played a role in the movie Repos. He has also starred in movies such as The Savages, One Night In Vegas, Internet Dating, Tooken, and Meet The Blacks.