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

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and played the lead role in the soap opera ''

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'' on

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. He made his movie debut with '' Sixteen'' (2013) and acted in ''

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'' (2015). He was a contestant in the reality television show ''

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''.

Career

Sequeira modelled for Raymond's ''The Complete Man'' campaign. He then became a B4U VJ and hosted several shows, gaining popularity as "VJ Keith". He has also anchored several lifestyle shows on TV, including

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’s Men 2.0, Thailand t-off, VH1's Club Class, live coverage of

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on Star Sports. Sequeira made his film debut with '' Sixteen'' directed by Raj Purohit in 2013. He also played Officer Roy in the television serial ''

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''.

Keith in ''Bigg Boss 9''

Sequeira was among the fourteen contestants in the ninth season of the reality television show ''

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'', which began airing in October 2015. Keith Sequeira had to leave the show midway through due to a family emergency but he made his reentry to ''Bigg Boss House'' as the birthday gift of

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Personal life

Sequeira was born in

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to natives of Goa. He was married to former actress Samyuktha Singh in 2005. They separated in 2011 due to creative differences. In 2015, his girlfriend,

, participated in ''

: Double Trouble'' with him. The couple were married in March 2018 in a private ceremony in

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. They went on to compete in Season 9 of the reality dance competition ''

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'' in 2019.

Filmography

Films

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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