- Also speaks French, Dutch and Amharic.
- Began his stand-up comedy career at the age of 18 in Holland, first performing in English and then in Dutch.
- Grew up in Ethiopia until he was 18 and had to be temporarily evacuated during the civil war in 1991.
- Won the annual March Comedy Madness when he moved to LA in 2011 to beat out 64 comedians at The World Famous Comedy Store in Hollywood.
- His first American part-time job was as a palm reader in Los Feliz.
- His first hand modelling gig was for a nation-wide leprosy commercial, which he didn't know about at the time.
- Can play any tune you like by clicking his throat.
- Grew up with several pets including goats, sheep, rabbits, tortoises, ducks, chickens, geese, turkeys and dogs.
- His first US visa was called "Alien of Extraordinary Ability".
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