Tumi Morake (born 22 December 1981) is a South African comedian, actress, TV personality, and writer.[1][2][3][4]
Tumi Morake | |
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Born | Tumi Morake December 22, 1981 Free State,South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | Wits University |
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Children | 3 |
Website | https://www.tumimorake.co.za/ |
In 2018, she became the first African woman to have her own set on Netflix. She is also known to be the first woman to host Comedy Central Presents in Africa.[5][6]
Morake was born in the Free State. She relocated to Gauteng in the year 2000 and there, she studied Drama at Wits University.[1][2]
After completing her tertiary education at DUT, Morake started working at Arepp Theatre for Life, a touring educational theatre company.[1] In July 2005, she joined the comedy industry. She worked at Parker Leisure Management and is known to perform regular stand-up gigs in Johannesburg and Pretoria. Some comedy festivals she has performed at include; Heavyweights Comedy Jam, Blacks Only, Have a Heart, Just Because Comedy Festival, The Tshwane Comedy Festival, The Lifestyle SA Festival and Old Mutual Comedy Encounters.[2] She has hosted shows including; Our Perfect Wedding, Red Cake and WTFTumi (her talk show).[3]
Morake has starred in several films and TV shows, including:[1][2][3]
She is married to Mpho Osei Tutu, a fellow South African actor and is a mother of three children.[12][3][13][14][15]
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