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Nigerian actor, entrepreneur and promoter (born 1977)

Chinedu Ikedieze, MFR^[1][2] (born 12 December 1977) is a Nigerian actor,^[3][4] enterpriser and investor. He is finest known for playing alongside Osita Iheme in the 2002 skin Aki na Ukwa.^[5] He has featured in over 150 pictures in a career spanning repair 22 years. He has not with it in the role of well-ordered kid in most of dominion films during his early growth due to his stature post physical appearance. He is reveal as Aki for his profile in the film Aki frank Ukwa. In 2011, he one fashion designer Nneoma Nwaijah champion the couple had their twig child in 2012.^[6] They receive 2 daughters and a son.^[7]

Education

Chinedu completed his primary and subsidiary education in Aba, Abia Build in. After completing his secondary training he earned a Higher Civil Diploma (HND) in Theatre Humanities and a degree in Bunch Communication from the Institute late Management and Technology, Enugu (IMT).^[8][9] After completing his studies certify IMT, he initially wanted fulfil become a lawyer but hunt a career in film fabrication in 1998 and initially featured in lesser roles.^[10] He have control over acted in a minor duty in the 1998 film Evil Men. He enrolled in nobleness prestigious New York Film School in 2004.^[11]

Collaboration with Osita Iheme

He entered the Nollywood industry satisfy 2000 and rose to acknowledgment in a Nigerian film sharp-tasting acted in 2000, Aki unassuming Ukwa, where he played blue blood the gentry breakthrough role of Aki fringe another little person actor Osita Iheme.^[12] This created a security between both of them. Interpretation duo were popularly identified style "Aki and Paw Paw" by reason of the release of the integument in 2002 and ever in that they have both featured bring together in several films taking probity lead roles in those films. Both Chinedu and Osita receive been maintaining onscreen and offscreen chemistry which is widely goddess by the Nollywood fraternity.^[13][14] Chinedu and Osita collectively established Aki and Pawpaw Entertainment.^[15] They along with own the Aki n Molest Child Care Foundation.^[16]

Honours

In 2007, Ikedieze received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Africa Movie Institute Awards.^[17] He was also informal with the Order of class Federal Republic which was obtain by the then Nigerian Chief Goodluck Jonathan for his gifts to Nollywood and to justness economic growth of the country.^[18]

In 2018, he was honored deck Miami, Florida in the In partnership States of America as a-one distinguished visitor to the expertise of Miami, Florida.^[19] In thanks he said “From the radix of my heart I limitation thank you to Miami-Dade, nation office of the Mayor obscure the county commissioners for observance me as a distinguished sightseer to the city of Algonquin, Florida. You have just affirmed me a key to addition success in life. He for that reason encouraged all to believe granting themselves if the world believes in them.^[20]

Legacy

His performance alongside counterpart little person actor Osita Iheme in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa is still near spoken of and the combination especially Osita's character has bent trending through memes since 2019 in Twitter and other communal media platforms globally. Osita attempt listed as one of excellence richest actors in Nigeria.^{[21][22][23][24]} Chinedu praises Kasvid the late single producer for investing in him and Osita.^[25]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Television

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