Personal Information Summary | |
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Name | Munya Chawawa |
Eyebrows | Munya Chawawa has thick eyebrows, which are his distinctive features. He joked about getting an award for Best British Eyebrows on Twitter (now called X). |
Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | 29th December 1992. As of 2024, he is around 32 years old. |
Where did Munya Chawawa go to school? | Munya Chawawa studied Psychology at the University of Sheffield, where she graduated in 2014. |
Children / No of Kids | None |
Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Mixed |
Nationality | British-Zimbabwean |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Munya Chawawa credits himself as a creator and comedian on LinkedIn.
- He creates sketches, often comic in nature, for his one million+ followers. The sketches were viewed over 30 million times in 2020 alone. Through his work, Munya proclaims that he wants to break the mould of being from an elitist background.
- Munya developed the knack to be in front of the camera by shooting videos of himself at home and sending them to his grandparents. His friends had always disapproved of him for laughing at his own jokes, but his belief in his own sense of humour stood strong, and the results are for everyone to see.
Family :
- Munya was born in Derby, England, on 29th December 1992. However, he was brought up in Zimbabwe. Munya spent an equal amount of his childhood and youth in both Zimbabwe and a place close to Norwich, in Norfolk, a village called Framingham Pigot.
- Little else is known about his family except for interviews where he talks about his grandparents in Zimbabwe.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- From 2009 to 2011, Munya studied at the Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, where he focused on Drama, English Language and Literature.
- Despite his current work in comedy, Munya interestingly has a degree in Psychology which he pursued at the University of Sheffield (graduating 1st class Honours). He was attracted to Sheffield by its mixture of creativity and comfort.
- While studying, he was a University of Sheffield’s student radio and TV stations. He also played in the all-star Sheffield Sabres American Football Club.
- During his Sheffield graduation in 2014, Munya filmed his whole graduation day using Google Glass and became the first student in the UK to wear this Google product, which instantly propelled him to online fame. The video was so popular that it moved many to tears, and many played it on loop, giving Munya a deep sense of fulfilment.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Since 2017, Chawawa has worked as a Presenter for Channel 4. He has presented the daily live show’ Trending Live’ on 4Music. Moreover, he hosted the global live stream and conducted red carpet interviews during the BRIT Awards 2020.
- From January 2018 to March 2018 – Researcher / Producer for ITN Productions.
- From August 2015 to August 2017 – Senior presenter for Elevate Education (United Kingdom) Pty Ltd. Here he delivered motivational seminars and talks to various schools across the country.
- From September 2014 to October 2015 – Researcher / Producer for The Box Plus Network
Notable achievements :
- Munya has been featured in a large number of reputed media outlets such as The Guardian, Huff Post, The Metro, BBC News, ITV, and Sky News. He has also been featured in Hull’s local paper.
- He moved into the big league during the COVID-19 pandemic when his comedy-oriented news sketches attracted popularity.
- Munya has worked with brands such as Netflix, Disney, Bumble, JD Sports and giants like the BBC, Samsung & Smirnoff, to name a few of his collaborations.
- Chawawa was the winner of the “Vlogstar” competition organized by 4Music
- Two of Munya’s most popular creations are the characters he has portrayed called “Unknown P”, a posh drill rapper and Jonny Oliver, a professional chef from the Caribbean.
- His first original single is called Piers Morgan and was released by Atlantic Records.
- Because he couldn’t make a name in the field of presenting, which he pursued for a while, Chawawa changed tracks to become a producer and scriptwriter.
- In an interview, he states that he is addicted to wrestling. Also, he credits shows like “8 Out of 10 Cats” and “Have I Got News for You” for inspiring him with the awesome wit on display.
- His favourite author is Stephen King, but once, he made a mistake and bought a book by Stephen Fry called The Liar and ended up loving it.
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