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TG Omori Biography, Age, Education, Net Worth, Real Name

TG Omori, also known as Boy Director (born ThankGod Omori Jesam) is a Nigerian music video director and cinematographer. TG Omori has directed music videos for recording artists across various genres of new generation, includes Olamide, Wizkid, Burna Boy, Tekno, Kiss Daniel, Fireboy DML, Falz, Timaya, Naira Marley, and many others.

 

TG Omori Biography, Age, Education, Net Worth, Real Name

TG Omori, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Education and Real Name.

Name: ThankGod Omori Jesam Smith
Born: 8 June 1995 (age 27) Lagos, Nigeria
Other names: Boy Director
Occupation: Filmmaker, music video director, cinematographer, fashion stylist
Years active: 2018 – Present

Early life
ThankGod Omori Jesam, hails from Cross-River State in Nigeria. Omori grew up in Agungi, Lagos State, Nigeria from a middle-class background. He started directing at 15 while overseeing stage plays in his school and church. Omori was advised by his dad to be a waiter at a restaurant since nothing was going well for him at that time. Omori started making videos at the early age of 16, but took it up professionally at 20 after graduating from Pencil film institute, making him the youngest professional filmmaker in Nigeria at the time.[6] He always said that the camera is just a tool, not the main creator.

 

Career
In 2019, TG Omori was responsible for around half of the videos on the summer 2019 charts Count down on MTV, Soundcity, and Trace. He directed videos for numerous musicians, including a controversial song by Naira Marley “Am I a Yahoo boy”, “Totori” by Olamide & Wizkid, and “Soapy” by Naira Marley which won viewers Choice at the 2020 Soundcity MVP Awards Festival. In 2019, he won video director of the year at City People Entertainment Awards and directed two videos in top 10 most viewed Nigerian music videos of 2019.
Fireboy DML & Asake – Bandana (Official Video)

 

In 2021, a video for the North African remix featuring ElGrande Toto was released on 4 November 2021. It was shot in Lagos and was directed by TG Omori, it surpassed 34 million views after a month of release on YouTube.

Awards and Nominations
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2019 City People Entertainment Awards Best Music Video Director of the Year Himself Won
2020 AFRIMMA Best Music Video Director of the Year Himself Won
2021 The Headies Best Music Video (“Billionaire” by Teni) Himself Nominated
2022 The headies Best music video Director of the year (Champion by fireboy) Himself

 

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