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Comedian and actor Bovi has reflected on the impact veteran actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, had on his early career.
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Bovi recalled working as RMD’s personal assistant and said the veteran actor never treated him as inferior or made him feel like “his boy.”
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He said RMD gave him the freedom to express his opinions and kept his door open to him, despite their different positions at the time.
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Bovi described RMD’s willingness to listen to him as the biggest gift the veteran actor gave him, a lesson that has continued to influence his career.
September 03, (THEWILL) — Comedian and actor Bovi has spoken about the lasting impact veteran actor Richard Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, had on him during the early stages of his career.
Speaking on the Creativitea podcast about his experience working with RMD, Bovi recalled how he first approached the veteran actor with a movie script.
“I went to sell a movie script to RMD. He said, ‘Look at that corner, what do you see?’ I saw about 100 scripts. He said everybody has a movie script to sell,” Bovi recalled.
Bovi said he insisted that RMD would see the difference if he took the time to read his script. The interaction, he said, eventually led to RMD taking a liking to him.
“He took a liking to me. He never made me feel like ‘na my boy,’” Bovi said.
Although he worked as RMD’s personal assistant, Bovi said the veteran actor gave him the freedom to speak and share his thoughts.
He recalled that RMD’s door was always open to him and that his opinions were taken seriously.
“I was his personal assistant but his door was always open to me. I had an opinion when I spoke to him,” he said.
For Bovi, that openness became one of the most valuable lessons he took from the experience.
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“The biggest gift he gave to me was, listen when I spoke,” he said.
Bovi’s reflection on RMD came while discussing his wider journey in entertainment, including the need to keep evolving as a creative.
His career has since expanded beyond stand-up comedy to acting, writing, producing and filmmaking, with projects including “It’s Her Day” and “My Village People.”
He has also continued to explore different forms of storytelling, building a career that goes beyond his identity as a comedian.
His comments come as he continues to expand his work across different areas of entertainment, while reflecting on the experiences that shaped his career in its early stages.
Evi-Ben Ezaga is an entertainment and society writer with a passion for stories that explore culture, people, and the stories shaping society today.
