He was born on April 7th, 1973 to Chief Augustine Amadi Agwu and Mrs. Mary Agwu. He is the fifth child of his father’s six children. Julius attended Elementary State School in Choba and later UBE still at Choba. His secondary school education was at Government Secondary School in Borokini, Port-Harcourt and l ater on Akpor Grammar School in Ozoba where he was the social prefect and President of the Dramatic, Debating and Cultural Society.
He later studied Theater Arts at the Diploma level from the University of Port-Harcourt with specialization in acting and followed suit with a degree programme (BA) in directing still at the University of Port-Harcourt. He was the best student in the graduating class of the year in 1997. His combined success in the movie industry, music and comedy in Nigeria has not been surpassed by any other person till date.
He founded a genre of music in Nigeria known as musicomedy being the first comedian to release a comedy album in the country and it earned him different awards nominations. He has also taken comedy shows to different parts of the world like Atlanta, Maryland, London, among others.
Julius “the genius” Agwu definitely needs no introduction but for those of you who don’t know who he is; he is a veteran Comedian, Musician, Compere, Actor and astute Entrepreneur. He is the originator of “Musicomedy”, a creative fusion of Music and Comedy.
The Genius as he is fondly called featured Ghanian diva, Efya on this track titled “Sexy Lady”.
He is a versatile entertainer, and recently on his birthday, clocking 40, he launched his book: Jokes Apart - How did i get here. A 1st launch was held in Lagos, Nigeria while the second launch dedicated for his fans in London was held a week after. Here are pictures from the launch, enjoy!
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