Onyebuchi Ojieh, professionally  known by his stage name Buchi (born April 4, 1979) is a Nigerian comedian, composer, writer, and actor from Delta State, Nigeria

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Buchi born Onyebuchi Ojieh was born in Kwale Ndokwa West, Delta State, Nigeria. He schooled at D.S.C Nursery and Primary School and Ovwian Secondary School in Ovwian, Warri. After secondary school, he attended Bendel State University (now known as Ambrose Alli University), where he obtained a degree in law.

CAREER

 

Buchi began his comedy career in 2008 after he was introduced to comedian Tee-A, who then invited Buchi to his show “Tee-A Live N Naked Show” in Lagos. This rare opportunity paved the way for Buchi to meet with other comedians like Ali Baba and Opa Williams, who gave him a spot on his Nite of A 1000 Laughs show to prove himself.

Buchi’s tremendous performance at the show gave him the ticket to feature in subsequent comedy shows. He has performed alongside other comedians, such as I Go Dye, I Go Save, Basketmouth, and Bovi, among others.

Awards

Buchi in his years of comedy career has earned some awards including Standup comedian of the year award youth Award for Comedy of the year.

PERSONAL LIFE

The Delta-born Onyebuchi Ojieh got married to his wife Rukkiyah in 2017 and welcomed their first baby girl in Texas.

Rukkiyah shared the exciting news via her Instagram page, where she happily shared that he witnessed two births, that is the birth of her daughter and the birth of herself becoming a mother.

In an interview, he narrated how he got into Stand-up comedy in 1996.  Before then, he said he used to do comedy back in his Secondary School days. It was seen then as mock news.

He went further to state that education is always an edge in whatever you do; it has given me an edge and recognition real fast.

Though comedy was not really in his earlier plan in life, he narrated that as fate would have it, being an Astronaut was not realizable as space is so far.

Buchi said he was not born with a silver spoon but had a bumbling beginning. To him, “Comedy has put me through school! Life in comedy, I will say it’s a great life”.

Buchi stated that he learned from everyone ahead of him especially the likes of Mike Epps, Chris Rock, Basket Mouth, and Alli Baba.

It is still a growing industry. But Buchi believes nothing is permanent and hopes that should there is any uncertainty, God will take care of him and his family.

Buchi concluded by saying that he cannot walk down a normal road without being recognized, as a simple man with simple interest.

NET WORTH

Buchi is a renowned Nigerian comedian, hilariously talented, and rated one of the richest in the industry with a net worth of about $600,000 dollars.