Biography

British-born Ghanian Michael Dapaah first gained attention as the star and creator of the hugely popular YouTube mockumentary series SWIL aka 'Somewhere in London'. SWIL follows six different characters (with Dapaah acting as all of them), including the notorious 'Big Shaq', and their individual journeys to success. The first season garnered 5.1 million views and the second season, which was released in July 2019, has amassed over 5.4 million views. The show has earned him a wide following with viewers from all over the world; USA being his 2nd biggest market to UK, followed by Germany, Australia, Canada, France, Nigeria / Ghana and Japan.

Michael Dapaah's stardom as a leading British Millennial and Gen Z entertainer skyrocketed when his portrayal of 'Big Shaq', went globally viral with the freestyle 'MAN'S NOT HOT'. The song went on to achieve UK top 3 chart success with over 350 million views+. Remaining in the charts for 25 weeks, Dapaah's hilarious content garnered the attention of icons such as Drake, Liam Gallagher, Shaquille O'Neil and the British Parliament. He has since collaborated on pieces with musicians, actors and sports legends, such as Stormzy, Jack Whitehall, Ed Sheeran, Kevin Hart, Tiffany Haddish and Mo Farah.

Credited as The Sunday Times 28th top UK influencer, he has made multiple TV appearances in the UK, guested on Rapman's prolific series 'Shiro's Story', presented at the BET Awards and BRIT Awards, nominated for 'Hero of The Year' for NME Awards and won GUBA's 'Rising Star Award' and GRM Daily Rated Awards' 'Personality of the Year' multiple times. Dapaah has been the face of several Nike campaigns - one of only a small handful of global comedians to be lapped up by the sports giant-- as well as campaigns for brands such as Lynx, Call of Duty and EA FIFA.

This year Michael's focus is to delve deeper into writing, content creation and acting; turning his viral, comedic and scripted ideas into more on-screen successes targeted towards the young and diverse audience who engage with his every move, whilst running his production company Dapaah Ent, which was recently listed on forbes.
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