Oliver Samuels

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Oliver Samuels
Oliver Samuels at Roy Wilkins Park in Queens, New York on June 24th, 2018.jpg
Birth nameOliver Adolphus Samuels [1]
Born (1948-11-04) 4 November 1948 (age 72) [1]
Saint Mary, Jamaica[1]
NationalityJamaican
Notable works and rolesOliver At Large

Oliver Samuels (born 4 November 1948) is a Jamaican comedian and actor. He is often described as the Jamaican "King of Comedy", performing both stand-up and comic theatre.[2]

Career[]

Samuels found fame on the popular Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation's television series Oliver At Large, created by producer Calvin Butler and playwright Aston Cooke. Nine of the thirteen episodes of the original series, including the pilot episode, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, were written by prolific Jamaican playwright, Patrick Brown. In this series, Samuels played his alter ego Olivius Adams, aka Oliver. The series featured sketches from Oliver's exploits, often with his sidekick, Maffi—a character created by Patrick Brown. Oliver has subsequently appeared in several Patrick Brown plays, including Large Abroad, Oliver's Posse (1999), Oliver and Pinocchio (2001), and Oliver and the Genie (2002).

Samuels, known by most through Oliver at Large, has combined a career in marketing with life on stage, touring every year between spring and summer before returning home for his executive offices at Mack D's—the Kingston-based company where he is a director and head of marketing and public relations.

Abroad, he is known as Jamaica's Bill Cosby, and is a brand name that is synonymous with Jamaica and laughter. Samuels is widely regarded as one of the funniest talents to emerge from the Caribbean.

In addition to his work with a local car company, Samuels was recently selected by the wire transfer service Unitransfer to star in a series of advertisements that will market their products to Florida's Caribbean community.

Samuels also piloted the launch of "Oliver's Yaad Cyaad", which features Samuels giving instructions in Patois and standard English. The unique feature of Patois prompts is a first for the international calling-card industry.

As well as having a large following in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands, Samuels frequently tours Britain and North America, playing to the Caribbean ex-pat community.

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Class of '73 Mr. B. Pringle
1976 Smile Orange Snail race
1982 Countryman Pillion
1987 Hammerhead
1989 The Mighty Quinn Rupert
1993 Oliver At Large Thomas
1993-1966 Chef! Dad / Justin 2 episodes
1994 Great Moments in Aviation Thomas
2005 Almost Heaven Hotel Manager
2011 Out the Gate Uncle Willie

Plays[]

Common Law as Winston 6 November (2009) Midnight At Puss Creek (2011)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Oliver Samuel - Actor Boy Awards 2007, March 2008". 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Oliver Samuels takes Centre Stage, Again".

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