Bright Okpocha popularly known as Basketmouth is a Nigerian comedian and actor born on September 14, 1978. He was born in Lagos but originally hails from Abia state. After completing his elementary and secondary schooling in Apapa, Lagos, Basketmouth went on to study sociology and anthropology at the University of Benin in order to seek a degree.

Basketmouth has also ventured into music aside his passion for comedy. In 2014, he started the record label Barons World Entertainment. In November 2020, he released the highlife album "Yabasi," which served as the soundtrack for the film "Papa Benji." Artists including Ladipoe, BOJ, The Cavemen, Bez, Waje, Duncan Mighty, Flavour, and Phyno were featured on the album, which was released by the native Nigerian record company Freeme Music.

His album Horoscope was released in 2022, and it includes appearances by Johnny Drille, Simi, M.I. Abaga, Buju, Peruzzi, Oxlade, Reekado Banks, Flaz, Magnito, Illbliss, Dremo, and Flavour as guests. Under his Barons World Entertainment label, he produced concerts for Nigerian musicians A?a and Adekunle Gold in May and December of 2022, respectively.

Basketmouth married his longtime partner Elsie in Lagos, Nigeria, in November 2010. Together, they are parents to three children. After twelve years of marriage, Basketmouth and his wife announced their divorce on the comedian's official Instagram account in December 2022 and this caused a stir on social media as many did not understand why they had to part ways after being married for a very long time.

Basketmouth has constantly been in the news over his feud with colleague AY Makun.

AY asserted that despite the fact that the concert's organizers had already paid Basketmouth N30,000 for the performance he performed at his show, the latter refused to reimburse him. In response to the accusation, Basketmouth stated he would like to remain silent. He also stated that he wished to never speak with AY again.

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