Kwaku Sintim-Misa
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Kwaku Sintim-Misa aka "KSM" (b. 1956, Kumasi
) is a Ghana
ian actor
and comedian
. He also has his own shows on radio and television.
at the UST
Primary School. Though his secondary education
started at the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary
, Legon
, he left after the first year and completed his secondary education and sixth form
at Prempeh College
at Kumasi
in 1977. He then enrolled at the National Film and Television Institute
in Accra
.
He left for the United States
, where he studied for a degree in Theatre Arts
at the Trinity College
in Hartford, Connecticut
. He did a Master's degree
in film production at New York University
.
episode "Consultation". His works include the comedy The Saga of the Returnee.
On his return to Ghana, he has been on his own radio and television programmes. He has also been one of the popular stand up comedians in the country. Ex-president Jerry Rawlings
is reported to be a fan of his satiric comedy routines, despite being a regular target of his humour. He was also invited to perform for various dignitaries and foreign guests during the celebration of Ghana's 50th independence anniversary.
of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana
and Mrs Mary Oforiwaa Sintim-Misa. He is married with 4 children.
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
) is a Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
ian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and comedian
Comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
. He also has his own shows on radio and television.
Education
Sintim-Misa had his primary educationPrimary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
at the UST
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is a university located in Kumasi, Ghana.It is the second public university established in the country. The University has its roots in the plans of the Asantehene Agyeman Prempeh I to establish a university in Kumasi as part of his drive...
Primary School. Though his secondary education
Secondary education
Secondary education is the stage of education following primary education. Secondary education includes the final stage of compulsory education and in many countries it is entirely compulsory. The next stage of education is usually college or university...
started at the Presbyterian Boys' Secondary
Presbyterian Boys' Secondary
The Presbyterian Boys' Secondary School is a prestigious all-male academic institution founded in 1938. It was originally located at Odumase - Krobo in the Eastern Region of Ghana...
, Legon
Legon
Legon, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital city Accra, is situated about twelve kilometres north-east of the city center. Legon is home to the main campus of the University of Ghana. The word "Legon" is derived from the indigenous Ga language of the people of Greater Accra; NI-LEY GON therefore "Hill...
, he left after the first year and completed his secondary education and sixth form
Sixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
at Prempeh College
Prempeh College
Prempeh College is an all-boys boarding school in Kumasi Ghana. Prempeh College, the Asante Royal Boarding School for Boys of all ethnic backgrounds is the Kings College of Ghana....
at Kumasi
Kumasi
Kumasi is a city in southern central Ghana's Ashanti region. It is located near Lake Bosomtwe, in the Rain Forest Region about northwest of Accra. Kumasi is approximately north of the Equator and north of the Gulf of Guinea...
in 1977. He then enrolled at the National Film and Television Institute
National Film and Television Institute
The National Film and Television Institute was established in 1978 by the Government of Ghana as a public Institution of Higher Education in Film and Television Production. Since its inception in 1978, NAFTI has offered professional and academic education in film and television education, in...
in Accra
Accra
Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...
.
He left for the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he studied for a degree in Theatre Arts
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
at the Trinity College
Trinity College (Connecticut)
Trinity College is a private, liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut. Founded in 1823, it is the second-oldest college in the state of Connecticut after Yale University. The college enrolls 2,300 students and has been coeducational since 1969. Trinity offers 38 majors and 26 minors, and has...
in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
. He did a Master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in film production at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
.
Work
Sintim-Misa worked in the US till January 1996 when he returned to Ghana. He has been involved in various productions including appearing in the 1992 Law & OrderLaw & Order
Law & Order is an American police procedural and legal drama television series, created by Dick Wolf and part of the Law & Order franchise. It aired on NBC, and in syndication on various cable networks. Law & Order premiered on September 13, 1990, and completed its 20th and final season on May 24,...
episode "Consultation". His works include the comedy The Saga of the Returnee.
On his return to Ghana, he has been on his own radio and television programmes. He has also been one of the popular stand up comedians in the country. Ex-president Jerry Rawlings
Jerry Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings is a former leader of the Republic of Ghana and now the African Union envoy to Somalia. Rawlings ruled Ghana as a military dictator in 1979 and from 1981 to 1992 and then as the first elected president of the Fourth Republic from 1993 to 2001...
is reported to be a fan of his satiric comedy routines, despite being a regular target of his humour. He was also invited to perform for various dignitaries and foreign guests during the celebration of Ghana's 50th independence anniversary.
Family
Sintim-Misa was born to the late Rt. Rev. Godfried Kwadwo Sintim-Misa, a former ModeratorModerator of the General Assembly
The Moderator of the General Assembly is the chairperson of a General Assembly, the highest court of a presbyterian or reformed church. Kirk Sessions and Presbyteries may also style the chairperson as moderator....
of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana
Presbyterian Church of Ghana
The Presbyterian Church of Ghana is a Protestant church in Ghana. The church was started by the Basel missionaries in 1828. The missionaries had been trained in Germany and arrived on the Gold Coast to spread Christianity. The work of the mission became stronger when missionaries from the West...
and Mrs Mary Oforiwaa Sintim-Misa. He is married with 4 children.