Life history of nigerian actors
Osita Iheme
Nigerian actor (born 1982)
Osita IhemeMFR (; born 20 February 1982) who hails from Mbaitolu Local Government in Imo State is a Nigerian actor, author, film producer and comedian known for his role as Pawpaw in Aki na Ukwa (2002) alongside Chinedu Ikedieze. Since then, he has starred in several Nollywood productions including 2 Rats (2003), Baby Police (2003), Nollywood Babylon (2008), The Mirror Boy (2011), Christmas in Miami and Aki and Pawpaw (2021). Iheme was the recipient of the 2007 Africa Movie Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement and was conferred Order of the Federal Republic (MFR), a federal honour by President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.
Early life
Birth and education
Iheme was born on 20 February 1982 in Abia State, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria, although a native of Mbaitoli, Imo State, southeast Nigeria, to a family of five with parents, Herbert and Augustina Iheme. He had his MBA from the Institute of Management and Technology, Ghaziabad (IMT). After his education, he began acting in 1998 where he acted initially in a featured role.
Career
Iheme was often typecast in the role of a child in various films. He rose to prominence after starring as Pawpaw with Chinedu Ikedieze in Aki na Ukwa (2002). He became the ambassador of TAJBank in 2023. He plans to run for Political Office in the future.
Personal life
Gunmen killed Prince Iheme the elder brother to Osita in Owerri Imo State.
Legacy and influence
To reward his contribution towards comedy genre movies Nigerian Film Industry, in 2011 he was awarded the Nigerian National Honor of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) by President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2007, he was given the lifetime Achievement award by AMAA (African movie Academy Awards).
Osita Iheme's performance alongside fellow actor and his longtime friend Chinedu Ikedie Ramsey Nouah (born Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr.; 19 December 1970) is a Nigerian actor. He won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2010. Nouah was born in Edo State to an Israeli father and a Yoruba mother who hails from Owo, Ondo State. He grew up in Surulere,Lagos, where he attended Atara Primary School and Community Grammar School. He obtained a diploma at the University of Lagos, after which he pursued a career in acting. Nouah’s acting career kicked off when he starred in the Nigerian TV soap opera Fortunes. Nouah has since then appeared in numerous films starring as the lead role. He has been called “Lover-Boi” for his numerous roles in romantic film. In 2010 Nouah won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in the Best Picture award winning film The Figurine.Nouah is considered to be one of the most sought-after actors in Nigeria. Nouah is married to Emelia Philips-Nouah. The couple have two sons and a daughter, named as Quincy, Camil Nouah, Desiree Nouah. credits: Wikipedia14 Jul Ramsey Nouah: Life History
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Mr Ibu - the man who made Africa laugh
BBC News, Kano
Such was the comic genius of Nigerian actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, that he often didn't even need to open his mouth to make people laugh.
"I was chosen to play a doctor in a film one time and when I came to the set dressed as one, even without saying anything, all the crew just burst out laughing," he recalled.
His death at the age of 62 has left family, friends and fans of Nigeria's film industry Nollywood across Africa in mourning.
He burst onto the scene in 2004 with the movie Mr Ibu, which tells the story of the eponymous single father and his son as they journey through life, getting into a series of tricky, and hilarious, predicaments."His facial expressions and his body were his biggest selling points," film director Babangida Bangis told the BBC, contrasting him to most comic actors who use words to make people laugh.
"Mr Ibu was different as he doesn't even have to talk to elicit laughter, as his face just like Mr Bean [Rowan Atkinson] will do the trick," he said.
Indeed, one of Mr Ibu's most iconic scenes and the one which introduced him to African audiences, was one in which he hardly said a word.
In the film Mr Ibu, he and his son were returning home from a farm where they worked and they had a single bicycle.
At first, the father let his son ride the bicycle while he walked.
But passers-by stopped them to ask why the son didn't show respect to his aged father by letting him ride.
So they switched places.
Then another passer-by said the father was wicked for allowing his young son to walk while he was taking it easy.
So they both decided to walk.
Then people called them senseless for walking while they had a bicycle.
The film was so successful that there have been four sequels and Okafor has simply been known as Mr Ibu ever since.
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