Gaetano Kagwa
{{short description|Ugandan actor and broadcaster (born 1972)}}
{{Infobox presenter
| name = Gaetano Juuko Kagwa
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|6|22}}
| birth_place = Kampala, Uganda
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| education = {{ubl|University of Wisconsin-La Crosse|Makerere University Business School}}
| occupation = Radio presenter, television host, actor
| show = The Overdrive Show with Lucky Mbabazi
| station = 91.3 Capital FM, Uganda
| network =
| timeslot = 6AM – 10AM
| show2 = Urban Today
| station2 = Urban TV, Uganda
| network2 =
| timeslot2 = 6am - 9am
| style = Music, celebrity gossip, news
| country = Uganda
| prevshow = {{plainlist|
| years_active = 2003–present
| website = {{url|capitalradio.co.ug/presenter/gaetano-j-kaggwa}}
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{{Infobox person
| child = yes
| known_for = Beneath the Lies – The Series
| spouse = Enid Kushemeza Rukikaire }}
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Gaetano Jjuko Kagwa is a Ugandan actor and broadcaster. He currently co-hosts the breakfast show Gaetano & Lucky in the Morning at 91.3 Capital FM with Lucky Mbabazi. He is a judge on East Africa's Got Talent alongside Dj Makeda, Jeff Koinange and Vanessa Mdee.{{cite news |last1=Atwiine |first1=Simon Peter |title=Gaetano Kaggwa named among 'East Africa's Got Talent' judges |url=https://eagle.co.ug/2019/07/15/gaetano-kaggwa-named-among-east-africas-got-talent-judges.html |access-date=19 August 2019 |agency=Eagle News}}{{cite news |title=Gaetano part of judge panel in East Africa's got Talent show |url=https://kampalasun.co.ug/2019/07/15/gaetano-part-of-judge-panel-in-east-africas-got-talent-show/ |access-date=19 August 2019 |agency=The Kampala Sun |archive-date=19 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819062036/https://kampalasun.co.ug/2019/07/15/gaetano-part-of-judge-panel-in-east-africas-got-talent-show/ |url-status=dead }}
Early life and education
He was born Gaetano Jjuko Kagwa on 22 June 1972 in Kampala, Uganda. He moved to Kenya when he was five years old and then to Lesotho when he was nine.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvsa.co.za/actorprofile.asp?actorID=1383|title=Gaetano Kagwa | TVSA}} In Lesotho, he completed his high school education. In 1993, he joined the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, US, where he graduated with a degree in political science in 1997.
Career
Kagwa played Abe Sakku on Nana Kagga's TV series Beneath the Lies – The Series. He rose to fame when he represented Uganda in the first edition of Big Brother Africa in 2003. He has also hosted the television show Studio 53 on Mnet. From 2004 to 2008, he was the host of the Capital in the Morning Show on Kenyan radio station 98.4 Capital FM.
His career as a radio presenter goes back several years before signing up with Kenya's Capital FM. Prior to moving to neighboring country Kenya as a radio presenter, Kagwa worked for Capital FM Uganda as well as Vision Voice, a Ugandan radio station.{{cite web | url=http://www.expatriate.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:kiundu-waweru&catid=38:profiles&Itemid=48 | title=Sample Page }}
''Big Brother Africa''
While a third-year law student at Makerere University, Kagwa went to represent Uganda in the premier Big Brother Africa series in 2003. He made it to the final day of the competition, finishing in fourth place ahead of Namibian representative Stefan Ludik but behind Botswana's Warona Setshwaelo.
Kagwa is most remembered for starting a romantic relationship with South African housemate Abby Plaatjes. While at the house, he won the chance to swap places with Big Brother UK contestant Cameron Stout. His stint at the UK house caused media outrage when he called representative Tania a "piggy", which made her threaten to leave the house for good.{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3010872.stm|title = Africa swap for Big Brother|date = 23 June 2003}}
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Director ! Notes |
|---|
| 2019
|East Africa's Got Talent{{cite news |last1=Amia |first1=Pamela |title=Media Personality Gaetano Kaggwa Lands Mega 'East Africa's Got Talent |url=https://chimpreports.com/media-personality-gaetano-kaggwa-lands-mega-east-africas-got-talent-gig/ |access-date=19 August 2019 |agency=Chimpreports}} |Himself (judge) | |Judge |
| 2016 & 2018
|NSSF Friends with Benefits |Himself (co-host) | |Co-hosted with Crystal Newman |
| 2014–2016
| Beneath the Lies – The Series | Abe Sakku | Joseph Katsha Kyasi | TV series, Savannah MOON Productions |
| 2010
| Changes | | | |
| 2006–2013
| Himself (host) | | Singing competition TV show |
| 2018–2021
|Himself (co-host) | |Lifestyle show on NBS TV |
Personal life
Kagwa married Enid Kushemeza in August 2009.{{Cite web |url=http://exitkampala.com/r/2010/08/gaetano-marries-enid |title=GAETANO MARRIES ENID | Exit Kampala |access-date=2012-09-25 |archive-date=2010-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101016072738/http://exitkampala.com/r/2010/08/gaetano-marries-enid |url-status=dead }}
For most of his life, he has been an advocate of awareness and prevention of HIV/AIDS. In 2007, he was appointed as a UNAIDS special representative.{{Cite web|title=African media personality Gaetano Kagwa appointed as UNAIDS Special Representative|url=https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2007/october/2007-10-17africanmediapersonalitygaetanokagwaappointed|website=www.unaids.org|language=en|access-date=2020-05-24}}
References
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External links
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Category:Big Brother (franchise) contestants
Category:Ugandan HIV/AIDS activists
Category:Ugandan radio presenters
Category:21st-century Ugandan male actors