Oliver Samuels

Oliver Samuels more recently appeared in the soap opera “Royal Palm Estate” produced by Lennie Little-White. He is often described as the Jamaican "King of Comedy", performing both stand-up and comic theatre.

He has also appeared in one Italian and two German films.Presently Oliver works at Mack D’s Auto Sales and Rentals where he is the Marketing and Public Relations Manager. Samuels has five children, 3 boys and twin daughters. He has six children.Join our newsletter to get the latest articles, news, & videos.Join our newsletter to get the latest articles, news, & videos. He grew up on a banana plantation where his father worked as a casual laborer and his mother sold items on the estate. Need Oliver Samuels Tickets? His involvement in drama began in his childhood where, at the age of seven he and the other children on the plantation would sing and recite poetry on Friday nights.Oliver’s life tells the story of a poor boy who made good.

Several roles followed thereafter, and Oliver Samuels soon became a household name.He has appeared in no fewer than 13 national pantomimes playing major roles. There were other BBC productions such as “My Father Son Son Johnson”, “Chef” and “Brothers and Sisters”.Oliver attained another zenith in his very funny television series, “Oliver”, “Oliver at Large” and “Large and in Charge”. He was employed in various capacities to support himself, including as a storekeeper and clerical worker, but nothing assuaged his desire and talent for performing.

Fan safety is our priority. He grew up on a banana plantation where his father worked as a casual labourer and his mother sold items on the estate. 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. He is often described as the Jamaican "King of Comedy", performing both stand-up and comic theatre.

His role as "the coolie" in the play "Servant of Two Masters" came under heavy criticism from Gleaner critic, the late Henry Milner who commented that Samuels was "laboring under a misconception".This statement made him even more determined to prove the critic wrong. He also launched “Oliver’s Yaad Cyadd” featuring Samuels providing prompts in Standard English and patois for the international calling card industry.He frequently toured throughout North American and Britain where he used his comedic talent to entertain Caribbean ex-patriots. “As a result of the rapid and deadly spread of coronavirus disease, Everybody’s has postponed the performances of the new Oliver Samuels play, ‘Crazy But True,’ […] TicketCity has been the safe place to buy Comedy tickets since 1990 and has served over 1 million customers!

He grew up on a banana plantation where his father worked as a casual laborer and his mother sold items on the estate.

A variety of opportunities followed and he quickly became a household name through the popular During his career, Samuels played major roles in more than 13 pantomimes and 30 other productions at home and internationally. Oliver Samuels O.D. His involvement in drama began at the age of seven when he and the other children on the plantation would sing and recite poetry on Friday nights.It was to be the beginning of a lifetime love for all things dramatic for the poor boy who made good by adopting his mother's belief that with hard work he could make it out of poverty.

He also launched “Oliver’s Yaad Cyadd” featuring Samuels providing prompts in Standard English and patois for the international calling card industry.

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Buy Oliver Samuels tickets from the official Ticketmaster.com site. Comedian, actor, and playwright the Hon. He has appeared in no fewer than 13 pantomimes playing major roles. He appeared as “Son-Son”. Samuels has a large overseas following and is known as one of the greatest talents to come from the Caribbean region. “Puppy Love” is written by Patrick Brown and directed by Trevor Nairne.

He has also appeared in Canadian, Italian and German films.Presently Samuels is dedicating his time writing his own theatrical material. Blouse & Skirt (Part 4) with Trinidadian comic Sprangalang