Professor Nuts

Carl Wellington, known as Professor Nuts, was born on 8 September 1961 in Kingston, Jamaica, and has been active as a deejay since 1979. He began as a dancer known as Disco Nuts before being inspired by roots reggae artist Nicodemus to start writing his own lyrics; friends later gave him the name Professor Nuts because of his clever, comical style.

He started out performing on the St. Catherine-based Love Child Sound System and, in 1984, was named top DJ representing St. Catherine in a national competition. He built a following for his comic approach to dancehall, becoming known by the catchphrase-derived nickname Mr. Whobedeh, and formed a long-running partnership with fellow comic deejay Lecturer. His first stage show performance came at the 1985 reggae carnival at Cinema 2.

Professor Nuts released his sole album, Make It Again, in 1991, which includes one of his best-known songs, "In a De Bus." He has been credited by later stars including Spice, Vybz Kartel, and Govana as an influence on their own comic and lyrical styles, and remained a recognized voice in Jamaican entertainment media into the 2020s.