Ime Bishop Umoh also known as Okon is a Nigerian comic actor from Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. He is from a polygamous family, his mother is the last wife of his father, his father died when he was twelve, and the father was a lawyer by profession and also a comedian by nature because he made everyone in the family laugh. As a child he was always amazed at how his father had the ability to crack everyone up but he is beginning to understand it lately because people tend to laugh at him even when he is serious.
He got baptized with his English name ”Bishop” in his secondary school days, when he was asked to lead the assembly prayer. He led both the students and the teachers in an hour prayer until the microphone was forcefully taken from him.
Comedy must have been in me while I was growing up but I didn’t know about it until I was already in school as a child. Meanwhile, when I noticed I had it, I took advantage of the gift and showcased my talents in churches especially when I am invited for plays.
To Okon, acting has always been his dream profession, he started acting in school and church but he choose comedy because he discovered he has a good sense of humor which he describes as a commercial quality sense of humor in other words, it can be bottled and sold.
He got discovered in the University of Uyo were he studied Philosophy by Emem Isong who produced one of the movies that brought him to the spotlight Uyai in 2008. Okon has since then acted several comedy movies and he also plans to take up rolls in movies other than comedy. Okon also does stand-up comedy once in a while but does not have a solid stand in that yet like he have in movies.
Okon got married to Idara Saviour, a third year student of Communication Arts in the University of Uyo on 19th October, 2013 at Uyo, Akwa Ibom. In an interview, he revealed that his wife didn’t say an automatic yes when he proposed to her.
She didn’t look at me seriously. That was when I discovered I have a little personality problem. She couldn’t differentiate Ime Bishop Umoh from the artistic part of me ”Okon”, but I told her I was serious and then asked her again right inside my car and she said a big ”YES”.
The couple welcomed their bundle of joy, a baby girl on the 1st of May, 2014. Idara, his wife said in an interview that her husband has bad temper and if she would change anything about him it would be his temperament. She said
When angry he can go to any length but would later apologize. I am praying and seriously helping him work on his anger. He is also good at apologizing and he never wants to see me frown.
Okon’s response was:
I apologize first because I don’t have the energy to bear fury a long time. I will have emotional constipation if I try.
Okon can cure you of your depression with just one dose of his undiluted humor, he is indeed every doctor’s prescription ”one dose per day”. Ime Bishop Umoh is indeed one of he funniest men alive.
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