Clemento Suarez has suddenly become the favourite comedian for most people after having stayed in the background for a long time.
For the past years, he has proven beyond doubt that he is one of the best comedy talents the nation has ever had.
Clemento Suarez has been cast in many plays including Gallery of Comedies, Thank God for Idiots, Romantic Nonsense, Sweet Dreams and Nightmares, What Can Come Can Come, Flagstaff House, Mallams and Pastors, I Can’t Think Far, Dinner for Promotion, Blue Black, Prison Graduates, Ama 2G, Ladder, You Play Me, I Play You, Bukom, Upstairs and Downstairs and the most recent, The Inspection.
He has also featured in TV series like Master and 3 Maids, Yellow Cafe and Wofa Kay and starred in movies such as Could this be Love? Royal Diadem and Keteke.
He has also starred in a couple of Vodafone adverts.
He studied theatre arts at UG
Clemento Suarez, born Clement Ashiteye to Mr and Mrs Victor Tetteh of Teshie, started his primary education at the Bethel Junior High School and continued at Tema Secondary School.
He furthered his education at the School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, Legon, and completed in 2010.
He has no intention of being a stand-up comedian
Although he has the ability to crack up people in plays, Clemento thinks stand-up comedian is not his forte. He would rather stay with his stage productions and movies.
“I think my colleagues in stand-up comedy are doing well but that is the last thing on my mind now. Yes, stage plays are always stressful considering the number of times we rehearse but it is fun and I’m content with it,” he had told Graphic Showbiz.
He is a fantastic rapper
Clemento, apart from comedy, is adept at rap and would stop at nothing to put together some bars of comic rap to entertain his fans.
He said when he started rapping, he usually did songs by Sarkodie and he later realised he could compose his own verses.
He has done songs with a group called 2ks and has proven his mettle on all songs produced by them.
‘Prison Graduate’ is his most challenging play
“My most challenging role has been in Prison Graduate because I had to get out of my comfort zone and that is what life presents. We must always be ready for the uncertainties and face it squarely,” he said.
He took his first pay in 2011
Clemento took his first pay as a professional actor in 2011 after working for years for free.
“My purpose at the time was not to enjoy the fame but equip myself for bigger tasks in future. Today, people see me in many productions and they think the journey just got rosy but it has never been so,” he added.
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By: ghanaweekend.com
