Eman Kellam

Eman Kellam
Born Emmanuel Kellam Olaniyan
(1997-11-27) 27 November 1997
Lewisham, London
Nationality British
Occupation TV presenter, YouTuber, actor
Years active 2012-Present

Emmanuel Olaniyan (born 27 November 1997) is a Nigerian British YouTube personality, better known by his online name Eman Kellam, Lewisham, London, in the United Kingdom.

Personal life

Olaniyan was born and raised in Lewisham, London, to parents of Nigerian origin. He attended Forest Hill School [1] and then The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.[2]

Career

Olaniyan started creating content on his YouTube channel "EmansBlogs" in 2012.[3] He started creating video blogs in his kitchen discussing topics that were popular and relevant at that point in time. It was not, however, until 2014 when he uploaded his most viewed video, "Pranking My African Dad",[4] in which he told his father that he had impregnated a 14-year-old girl, that his channel went viral and started to pick up speed and gain subscribers. This video has had over 4 million views to date and has been discussed and shared across various platforms including WorldStarHipHop[5] and Bossip.[6] In January 2016, he appeared on the CBBC Channel as Lifebabble talent on the Scottish BAFTA award nominated show Lifebabble.[7][8]

Olaniyan is also known for his "British Slang With" series on his YouTube channel. In which he asks predominantly American actors to try and figure out the meaning of a slang word commonly used by youth in the United Kingdom. Celebrity guests who have featured include Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Dacre Montgomery, Becky G, Naomi Scott, Ludi Lin, RJ Cyler, Dave Franco, Kaya Scodelario, Dane Dehaan, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Cara Delevingne and the former EastEnders star Ben Hardy.

On 5 November 2016, French Montana premiered his highly anticipated album MC4 on the Apple Music show OVO Sound Radio.[9] The show was curated by multi award winning artist Drake, Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib in which who Drake also founded the OVO Sound record label with. Olaniyan and his father appeared on the show in a skit linked to a song on MC4 called "Check Come". The skit was taken from Olaniyan's infamous "Pranking My African Dad" prank. Olaniyan confirmed via Twitter that he knew him and his father would be featured and claims he had known and been sworn to secrecy for over two years. So it would be a funny surprise for his and French Montana's fans.[10]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Right This Minute [11] Himself 1 episode
2016 - present Lifebabble [12] Himself 26 episodes

Songwriting credits

Year Title Artist Role Album
2016 "Check Come" French Montana Writer MC4 (album) [13]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/10748979.Forest_Hill_s_Emmanuel_Olaniyan__15__becomes_Young_Mayor_of_Lewisham/
  2. ↑ http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/inside-brit-school-croydon-s-fame-academy/story-23233159-detail/story.html
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/EmansBlogs
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YQY-38ich4
  5. ↑ http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhY1fvXkwQxq5DZo4j
  6. ↑ http://bossip.com/917280/african-dad-prank-son-says-he-got-a-14-yr-old-white-girl-pregnant-aabo-wa-oh-my-days-jesus-video/
  7. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/shows/lifebabble
  8. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5345948/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm
  9. ↑ https://www.thefader.com/2016/11/05/french-montana-pranking-my-african-dad
  10. ↑ https://twitter.com/EmanKellam/status/795078907993161728
  11. ↑ http://www.rightthisminute.com/video/pregnancy-prank-pushes-dad-over-edge
  12. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7069477/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t4
  13. ↑ https://www.thefader.com/2016/11/05/french-montana-pranking-my-african-dad
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