Background and career
Michael Kojo Blackson (born Jafari Ferguson; November 28, 1972) is a Ghanaian-American actor and comedian.
In 2005, Blackson released a comedy sketch CD entitled Modasucka: Welcome to America. Also in 2005, he made an appearance on the TV series 30 Rock, P. Diddy Presents: The Bad Boys of Comedy on HBO, and starred in a commercial for Chappelle's Show on Comedy Central. In 2011, Blackson appeared on Starz's Martin Lawrence Presents: 1st Amendment Stand-Up and Showtime's Shaquille O'Neal Presents All Star Comedy Jam. In 2019, Blackson appeared in the "Wakonda" official music video by Akon.
On July 31, 2021, Blackson proposed to his girlfriend, Rada Darling, during a radio interview on The Breakfast Club. They continue to be together as partners. On November 24, 2021, he became a U.S citizen. Blackson is the uncle of San Francisco 49ers cornerback Eli Apple. As part of his work in philanthropy he built a school in Ghana that was commissioned in early January 2023. The school is located at Agona Nsaba in the Agona East District of Ghana’s Central Region, where he grew up. In 2025, he announced his split from fiancée Rada Darling after welcoming a son Kweku Blackson with reality star Nadia Beddini.He's currently dating Love & Hip Hop: Miami co star Gaelle "Heaven" Jacquees and In Fall 2026 her announced pregnancy.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
