Background and career

Okungbowa is of Nigerian descent and was raised in Nigeria and London. He has a degree in drama from Middlesex University in London. He relocated to the United States in 1992, when he came to do post-graduate work at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York City, later moving to Los Angeles in 1998.

His acting roles include guest spots on The X-Files, NYPD Blue, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and NCIS: Los Angeles in 2014.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show features a DJ to provide musical accompaniment, a role Okungbowa began in 2003 to the end of season three of the show in 2006, when he left to further his acting career. He was replaced at the beginning of season four by Jon Abrahams. He returned in 2007 for occasional substitute appearances, and returned to DJ full-time for the sixth season which began September 8, 2008. Okungbowa also DJ'd the 2004 Grammy Awards.

He was executive producer of and acted in the film Restless City which had its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011.

It was announced on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on January 7, 2013, that Okungbowa had passed his citizenship test, becoming a citizen of the United States.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Ranger	Voice
2003	Gate to Heaven	Amadou
2008	Miracle of Phil	Seth
2009	The One Last Time	Scarecow
2011	Restless City	Bekay
	CIS: Las Gidi	The Tax Man
2013	Mother of George	Biyi	2015 "Magic mike xxl"
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	The Punk	Punk Friend #2	1 episode
1999	The X-Files	Barnes' Driver	1 episode
2000	Arli$$	Homeless Joe	1 episode
2001	NYPD Blue	Tristan L. Gibbs	1 episode
2001-10	The Bold and the Beautiful	Diver/Dempsey	6 episodes
2003-06; 2008-13	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Himself/DJ	1,672 Episode
2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Dr. Bakari	1 episode
2014	NCIS Los Angeles: S5 Episode 23	Bakari Deng	1 episode
2015-Present	Kids Say the Darndest Things Nigeria	Himself/Host	2 episode

Discography

Mixed compilations

• 2005: Hollywood Sessions, Vol. 1
• 2009: Total Dance 2009

[ Source: Wikipedia ]