C H R I S T O P H E R D A L E Y

Christopher, Born in Kingston on April 12, first harnessed his talent at Half Way Tree Primary School. Where he graduated as the Most Outstanding Male Student and where he picked up the first of his Best Actor Awards in the junior category in the highly regarded annual Speech and Drama Competition of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission. While in High School, Ardenne, Chris went on to participate in the JCDC’s Speech and Drama Competitions. His name became almost synonymous with Gold Medal performances between 1989 and 1992.

Summer 1989 Christopher was awarded a summer scholarship to the Jamaica School of Drama where he took full advantage of the workshops put on by leading lights in Jamaica theatre. It was as a result of his outstanding work in the Junior Theatre, where he won another award as Best Actor, that he was given the opportunity to audition for and perform in the role of Johnny the TV Comedy series “Lime Tree Lane”, broadcast nationally for 8 yrs. “Johnny” as he is more popularly known has been building his on-air radio presence as he has hosted his own radio programme called “Lunch Time with Super J” on Nationwide News Network – and recently his foray into afternoon prime time radio with the highly entertaining programme ‘di endz’ on the same station. His passion is entertainment and doing it very well. The sky is the limit for Christopher ‘Johnny’ Daley.

A seasoned Entertainer, well known in film, television, radio, theatre and comedy circles, Christopher “Johnny” Daley possesses that magic ingredient of 'funny'. He just has to walk onto a stage to bring the house down. Although his trademark of performance is in plays, Christopher is equally good at entertaining any crowd from children to corporate. As an experienced and professional entertainer, he possesses a rare ability to read his audience and deliver accordingly. His ability to think on his feet and deliver one-liners at the speed of light is testament to his skill and recall values with audiences worldwide. He has performed at numerous corporate and entertainment event, including Reggae Sunsplash, 2007 and more recently hosted ‘Johnny Raw @ the Village’ – a weekly stand up comedy show with many celebrities who were invited to participates as his guests.

Christopher 'Johnny" Daley may be known as the original 'Cash Pot Man" from his work as the Supreme Ventures (Cash Pot) advertising campaign. There is still a large number of Jamaicans who remember him as "Johnny" from the 80s and 90s television programme, Lime Tree Lane.  Christopher's versatility has made him one of Jamaica's most outstanding stage talents. His memorable performances in 'Yard ‘99", 'Dis Ting", 'Oliver and the Gene", 'Cindy Relisha and the DJ Prince", the long running smash hit, Jamaica 2 Rahtid “Pupalick”, and more recently ‘For Better or Worse’ which earned him a coveted Actor Boy Award from the International Theatre Institute. As a producer and host Christopher pioneer the hugely successful Comedy Buss TV Series and is responsible for jumpstarting the careers many current stand-up comedians and comedic actors.

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