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Date of Birth:
1969-10-03
Place of Birth:
Nigeria

Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule aka Okey Bakassi is a Nigerian stand-up comedian and actor.

He won the Best Actor in a Leading Role (Igbo) at the 2014 edition of the Best of Nollywood Awards for his role in the film Onye Ozi.

Okey Bakassi is a graduate of the River State University of Science & Technology and always wanted to be an entertainer together with fellow colleagues and some friends formed the group "Theatre Kolleagues".

Afteer school, Okey Bakassi was introduced to popular movie producer and director, Zeb Ejiro in 1993. He then featured in a television production, "Fortunes" where he played the character, Nick

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