| 词条 | Nii Odartei Evans |
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}} Russell Glynn Nii Odartei Evans (born 4 June 1980) is a British-Ghanaian actor, writer, filmmaker and voiceover artist best known for his work as a BBC Announcer. EducationHe attended the University of Bedfordshire and studied Software Engineering. He lived with and is best friends with Kiss FM DJ's Melvin Odoom and Rickie Haywood Williams CareerNii Odartei Evans first acted on stage in 2003 in an amateur production of a remake of George C Wolfe’s The Coloured Museum. The play “Black My Story” was adapted by his wife. Nii joined the Identity Drama School in 2009 and then joined their agency which included actors such as John Boyega and Letitia Wright. In 2005 Nii started his voiceover career at the BBC - initially voicing trails and idents for popular shows on BBC Radio 1xtra. By 2008 he had become the Station Sound and was also featuring on BBC Radio 1 as well as other regional BBC Stations. In 2014 Nii produced a pilot written by Yonah Odoom (sister to Melvin Odoom) and Moshana Khan. The pilot, entitled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuNOiOuFoEg YOMO (You Only Marry Once)] was loosely based on the ladies dating stories. Nii's voice credit's are varied and include brands such as Channel 4 and Lebara mobile as well as voicing for animation. ControversyIn 2017 Nii courted controversy when Points of View viewers complained about his London accent, and not correctly pronouncing the Th in Thirty, whilst reading the National Lottery Results on BBC One. BBC bosses hit back at critics and told the programme: “BBC One has different voices and accents to represent the rich diversity of people in the UK. Nii himself also wrote a piece in the Guardian responding to the furore entitled "Those who ridiculed my accent highlighted their ignorance – not mine".[1] Personal life{{BLP unsourced section|date=November 2017}}Evans was born to Ghanaian parents, and is active in the Ghanaian community. In 2006 he founded the Ghana Black Stars Network which was aimed at empowering young Ghanaians in the diaspora to reconnect with Ghana. Evans is married to a woman with whom he co-founded “[https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/LoveYaaYaa Love YaaYaa]” - a business which sells handmade Leather Obi Belts, Accessories and Head Wraps. They live in East London and have two boys together. References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/29/those-who-ridiculed-my-accent-highlighted-their-ignorance-bbc-voiceover-diversity|title=Those who ridiculed my accent highlighted their ignorance – not mine - Russell Evans|first=Russell|last=Evans|date=29 September 2017|publisher=|accessdate=14 November 2017|via=www.theguardian.com}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Nii Odartei}} 5 : 1980 births|Living people|21st-century British male actors|British male actors|Place of birth missing (living people) |
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