'The surname Lever weighs really heavy on me'
India, Oct. 13 -- Jamie Lever recently shared the stage with her father, veteran actor-comedian Johnny Lever, in Kolkata, and says she still feels like she is in "student mode" around him. "Even while I'm performing, I'm just observing a master at his craft, creating magic on stage. I am always learning," the comedian-actor tells us.
Living up to the Lever name, however, continues to feel like a huge "responsibility". Admitting that she initially did not want to keep the surname, the 38-year-old says, "The surname Lever weighs really heavy on me. It's just too much responsibility to take on. It was given to me or imposed on me very early on. And I have carried that burden since then."
It took Jamie almost 10-12 years to find her own identity outside her father's legacy. "Today, when people see me, they know me for what I do. They don't have to really put my name alongside my father's name," Jamie shares....
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