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Charlamagne tha God Biography

Birth Name:Lenard Larry McKelvey

Birth Place:Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Writer

Fast Facts

  • Gives back to his South Carolina community through his non-profit organization Third Eye Awareness
  • While attending college night school in South Carolina, worked regular jobs at the mall, Taco Bell and telemarketing
  • First got into radio working an internship at a local radio station and then driving the promo van before the promotion director hired him to be a radio host on Sunday mornings
  • Became the host for Power 105 in New York a few years after being let go from his job on "The Wendy Williams Show" and a radio station in Philadelphia
  • First gained acclaim while working as a host for Hot 103․9 in South Carolina when he began distributing controversial interviews and skits online, which led to TV personality Wendy Williams to rebroadcast his interviews on her own radio show
  • Known for his upfront interview style

Awards

  • 2022MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Host: nominated
  • 2023WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety Talk Series: nominated