Bob Santo

{{Short description|Ghanaian comedian and actor (1940–2002)}} {{Infobox person | honorific_prefix = | name = Bob Santo | other_names = Santo | birth_name = John Evans Kwadwo Bosompem | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | birth_date = {{birth date text|1940}} | birth_place = Ghana | death_date = {{death year and age|2002|1940}} | death_place = | citizenship = Ghanaian | alma_mater = | occupation = Actor, comedian | years_active = 1962-2002 | notable_works = Efiewura | children = | mother = | father = }}

'''John Evans Kwadwo Bosompem''' ({{IPA|en|ˈdʒɒn ˈɛvənz ˈkwɑːdwoʊ bɒˈsɒmpɛm}}) (1940–2002), also professionally known as '''Santo''' or '''Bob Santo,''' was a Ghanaian comedian and an actor. He featured in film speaking Akan. He usually acted with his close compatriot, Judas<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Bob-SANTO-is-dead-24441?channel=D1|title=Bob SANTO is dead!|website=www.ghanaweb.com|date=30 November 2001 |language=en|access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=SUPERSTV GH|title=Bob Santo & Judas funny movie. latest kumawood movies. SIKA part 1|date=2017-02-27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPQCKmaIo3I|access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=enn jay|title=Bob Santo & Judas concert party Ghana concert party|date=2017-12-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT7j0vuJOQs|access-date=2018-11-19}}</ref>

==Career== Santo was famous in the early 2000's with his friend Judas in movie production, acting, and theater.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Modernghana.com |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/69817/celebrating-20years-of-bob-santos-death.html}}</ref> He was the leader of the Omintiminim Concert Party in 1995 when he and his friend Abusapanyin Judas went into film acting and concert party performance.<ref name=":2"/>

==Filmography==

* ''419'' * ''Abawa Mary'' * ''Banker to Banker''. * ''Double Sense'' * ''Asem'' * ''Efiewura''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.modernghana.com/music/23223/efiewura-tv-series-needs-commendation-the-longest-running-l.html|title=Efiewura TV Series Needs Commendation: The Longest Running Local Production On Gh. TV|last=Newspaper|first=Flex Entertainment|date=2013-09-18|website=Modern Ghana|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref> * ''Key Soap Concert Party''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allafrica.com/stories/199912100287.html|title=Ghana: Who is who?|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> * ''Landlord'' * ''Marijata (1, 2 and 3)'' * ''Okukuseku (1, 2 and 3)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/Then-and-now-4-Ghanaian-child-actors-who-are-all-grown-ups-now-1178212|title=Then and now 4 Ghanaian child actors who are all grown-ups now|work=GhanaWeb |date=12 February 2021 |access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref> * ''Sika'' * ''That Day'' * ''Hard Times'' * ''Lucifer''

== Death == Santo suffered and died on 30 May 2002 from a disease known as jaundice.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-14|title=VIDEO: Judas Finally Reveals Bob Santo's Cause Of Death|url=https://www.ghanacelebrities.com/2019/10/14/video-judas-finally-reveals-bob-santos-cause-of-death/|access-date=2020-08-23|website=GhanaCelebrities.Com|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=30 November 2001|title=Santo didn't die of cocaine - Dr. Kwakye-Maafo|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Santo-didn-t-die-of-cocaine-Dr-Kwakye-Maafo-24840|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150718032228/http://www.ghanaweb.com:80/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Santo-didn-t-die-of-cocaine-Dr-Kwakye-Maafo-24840 |archive-date=2015-07-18 |access-date=|website=}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Celebrating 20years of Bob Santo's death |url=https://www.modernghana.com/entertainment/69817/celebrating-20years-of-bob-santos-death.html |access-date=2022-08-31 |website=Modern Ghana |language=en}}</ref> He was 62 and was survived by two wives and three children.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Adu |first=Dennis |date=2019-10-15 |title=Revealed: The truth behind Bob Santo's death (Video) |url=https://www.adomonline.com/revealed-the-truth-behind-bob-santos-death-video/ |access-date=2021-07-20 |website=Adomonline.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Santo, Bob}} Category:1940 births Category:2002 deaths Category:Ghanaian comedians Category:Ghanaian male stage actors Category:Ghanaian actors Category:Ghanaian male actors Category:African actors