Eman Kellam

Emmanuel Kellam Olaniyan (born 27 November 1997) is a Nigerian British actor, television presenter and YouTube personality better known as Eman Kellam. He is best known for his appearances on The CBBC Channel and his YouTube Webshow British Slang With Eman Kellam.[1]

Eman Kellam
Olaniyan at Leicester Square Premiere 2018
Born
Emmanuel Kellam Olaniyan

(1997-11-27) 27 November 1997
Lewisham, London
NationalityBritish
OccupationTV presenter, YouTuber, actor
Years active2012–present

Personal life

Olaniyan was born and raised in Lewisham, London, to parents of Nigerian origin. He attended Forest Hill School [2] and then The BRIT School for Performing Arts and Technology.[3]

Career

YouTube Beginnings

Olaniyan started creating content on his YouTube channel "EmansBlogs" in 2012.[4] 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",[5] 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 5 million Views as of July 2018 and has been discussed and shared across various platforms including WorldStarHipHop[6] and Bossip.[7] In January 2016, he appeared on the CBBC Channel as Lifebabble talent on the Scottish BAFTA award nominated show Lifebabble.[8][9]

French Montana "Check Come" Collaboration

On 5 November 2016, French Montana premiered his highly anticipated album MC4 on the Apple Music show OVO Sound Radio.[10] 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 followers.[11]

CBBC and BBC "Own It"

In February 2018 Olaniyan appeared on The CBBC Channel in the United Kingdom as a guest presenter to promote "BBC Own It", a new online learning resource commissioned by the BBC aimed at 9-12 year olds. Covering a range of topics that would relate to children growing up in the digital age. Own It launched nationally on Tuesday 7 February 2018.[1]

British Slang With Celebrities Series

Olaniyan is also known for his "British Slang With Eman Kellam" 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 Gabrielle Union, Denzel Washington, Childish Gambino, Regina Hall, Dave Franco, Cara Delevingne and Golden Globe Award nominated actress and creator of HBO's Insecure, Issa Rae.

British Slang With Eman Kellam - Episode List
Episode Number Guest/s featured in Episode Release Date
1 Unge 1 July 2015
2 Ben Hardy, Tye Sheridan & Alexandra Shipp 24 May 2016
3 Dave Franco 8 August 2016
4 Nathan Zed 24 August 2016
5 RJ Cyler, Dacre Montgomery & Ludi Lin 16 March 2017
6 Becky G & Naomi Scott 23 March 2017
7 Kaya Scodelario & Brenton Thwaites 24 May 2017
8 Demetrius Shipp Jr. 30 June 2017
9 Cara Delevingne & Dane Dehaan 25 July 2017
10 Gabrielle Union & Ajiona Alexus 6 May 2018
11 Childish Gambino & Phoebe Waller-Bridge 19 May 2018
12 Denzel Washington 11 August 2018
13 Shameik Moore 9 December 2018
14 John Cena 13 December 2018
15 Zachary Levi 22 March 2019
16 Regina Hall, Issa Rae & Marsai Martin 7 April 2019
17 Daniel Kaluuya & Jodie Turner-Smith 2 February 2020

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Right This Minute [12] Himself 1 episode
2015 The Xperiment Himself 1 episode
2016 - 2018 Lifebabble Himself 26 episodes
2017 Inglorious Pranksters Himself 1 episode
2018 BBC "Own It" Himself Team Own It Member
2018 CBBC Channel Himself Guest appearances
2019 All Over the Place Himself Series 9 -

Songwriting credits
YearTitleArtistRoleAlbum
2016 "Check Come" French Montana Writer MC4 (album) [13]
gollark: It would of course swap out bad "SHA-256" for the superior Mersenne twister algorithm.
gollark: Idea: palaiologoscoin™ blockchain™.
gollark: Nope, none are safe.
gollark: Nothing in the code actually uses it apart from the ECC library, but it's there.
gollark: Interesting fact: PotatOS actually ships its own secure RNG for cryptographic purposes.

References
  1. https://www.bbc.com/ownit
  2. "Forest Hill's Emmanuel Olaniyan, 15, becomes Young Mayor of Lewisham". News Shopper. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  3. http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/inside-brit-school-croydon-s-fame-academy/story-23233159-detail/story.html
  4. "EmanKellam". YouTube. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  5. EmanKellam (15 February 2014). "PRANKING MY AFRICAN DAD - @EmanKellam". Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via YouTube.
  6. "LOOOL: African Father Was Ready To Beat The Shxt Out Of His Son During This Prank! You Will H'end Up In Mcdonass". WORLDSTARHIPHOP. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  7. "African Dad Prank: Son Says He Got A 14-Yr-Old White Girl Pregnant "Aabo Wa… Oh, My Days Jesus!" [Video]". bossip.com. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  8. "Lifebabble - CBBC - BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  9. "Lifebabble (TV Series 2016– )". Retrieved 7 October 2017 – via www.imdb.com.
  10. "French Montana Features "Pranking My African Dad" Video On MC4". thefader.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  11. Kellam, Eman. "I had to keep that a secret for 2 years. Well tada. Hahahahaha. #MC4 #OVOSOUNDRADIO". twitter.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. "Pregnancy Prank Pushes Dad Over the Edge". rightthisminute.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  13. "French Montana Features "Pranking My African Dad" Video On MC4". thefader.com. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
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