Keith Sequeira | |
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Sequeira at tha Red Carpet of GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2015
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Born |
Delhi |
30 April 1980
Nationality | Indian |
Other names | VJ Keith |
Alma mater | London College of Fashion |
Occupation | Actor, model, VJ, RJ |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse(s) | Samyukta Singh (m. 2005–11) |
Partner(s) | Rochelle Rao (2015–present) |
Modeling information | |
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Black |
Keith Sequeira (born 30 April 1980) is an Indian actor, and a former model and VJ. He modeled for Raymond's The Complete Man campaign before gaining popularity as VJ Keith on B4U. He featured in the music video "Shake It Daddy" with Ayesha Takia and played the lead role in the soap opera Dekho Magar Pyaar Se on Star Plus. He made his movie debut with Sixteen (2013) and acted in Calendar Girls (2015). He was a contestant in the reality television show Bigg Boss 9.
Sequeira was born in Delhi to natives of Goa. He studied at St. Columba's School, and then enrolled in a Bachelor of Arts course majoring in economics from Shri Guru Teg Bhadur Khalsa College from North Campus at Delhi University. Subsequently, he studied fashion design at the London College of Fashion. He had been married to Samyukta Singh, who had acted in the 1994 film Salaami, from 2005 to 2011. His girlfriend, Rochelle Rao, participated in Bigg Boss 9: Double Trouble with him.
After returning to India from London, Sequeira worked with Times FM. He began his modeling career with Raymond's The Complete Man campaign. He then became a B4U VJ and hosted several shows, gaining popularity as "VJ Keith". In 2001, he and Ayesha Takia featured in the music video "Shake It Daddy", a remix of the 1972 song "Nahin Nahin Abhi Nahin". In 2004, he played the lead role of Karan in the Hindi language soap opera Dekho Magar Pyaar Se on Star Plus. He has also anchored several lifestyle shows on TV, including AXN’s Men 2.0, Thailand t-off, VH1's Club Class, live coverage of Super Fight League on Star Sports.