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Kenneth Okolie
Born
Kenneth Obinna Okolie

(1984-02-21) 21 February 1984 (age 40)
Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materValley View University[1]
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Model
Years active2006-Present
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]

Kenneth Obinna Okolie (born February 21, 1984) is a Nigerian actor and model who was crowned Mr Nigeria in 2010[3] and in 2015 won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Okolie is a native of Ihiala in Anambra state a southeastern geographical area of Nigeria predominantly occupied by the igbo people of Nigeria. Okolie is the first born child of his parents and has three siblings. He graduated with a B.Sc. degree from Valley View University in Ghana.[7][8]

Modeling and acting career

Okolie before his debut into the Nigerian movie industry began as a model[9] in 2006, in which he described as a coincidence as he merely escorted a friend to an audition for models and never intended to participate in the auditioning process but was compelled to audition by those conducting the audition of which he accepted their request and auditioned. He was successful in the audition and was selected hence debuting his career as a model. In 2010, four years after debuting his modeling career, Okolie participated in the Mr Nigeria male pageant and won.[10] Okolie after winning the pageant, proceeded to the Mister World pageant and emerged as the second runner. Okolie debuted into the Nigerian movie industry in 2011. Okolie described his venture into the Nigerian movie industry as a coincidence as well as he never intended to be an actor.[11]

Award

Okolie won the City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[12]

Personal life

Okolie married Nwaka Jessica in 2017 and in 2019 gave birth to their first child.[13][14][15]

2012 Kidnap case

In 2012 Okolie travelled to Owerri which is the capital of Imo state for the purpose of shooting a movie alongside Nollywood colleague; Nkiru Sylvanus. It was reported that on December 15th both Okolie and Nkiru Sylvanus had been abducted and a ransom of ₦100,000,000 (One hundred million naira) which was per exchange rate in 2012 equivalent to $640,000 (Six Hundred and forty thousand U.S dollars) was demanded by their captors in exchange for their release.[16][17] On December 21 2012 at 10:30pm on the 6th day since their kidnap Okolie and co-actor Nkiru Sylvanus were released from captivity and regained freedom. The amount eventually paid in exchange for their release was never reported by the Nigerian media.[18][19][20][21]

Selected filmography

  • Black Coffee as Francis Adu
  • Molly’s Love Story as Tony
  • Different Worlds (2019) as Ike
  • The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017) as Deji[22][23]
  • Next Door (2017)
  • Stormy Hearts (2017)
  • Mystified (2017) as Teddy
  • Strangers (2017)
  • Evol (2017) as Kamari
  • A Girl’s Note (2016) as Ken
  • Trouble Comes To Town (2016)
  • My Name is Kadi (2016)
  • 25th Birthday (2016) as Melvin
  • Gbomo Gbomo Express (2015)
  • House Maid (2015) as Chude
  • Keeping My Man (2013)
  • Desperate House Girls (2013)
  • Aina (2011) as Bako

References

  1. ^ Okwara, Vanessa (2018-12-09). "Kenneth Okolie: Good-looking dude". Newtelegraph. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  2. ^ "Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie; All You Need To Know About Him". 246hits.com. 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  3. ^ "Former Mr Nigeria, Kenneth Okoli breaks hearts as he shows off his girlfriend for the first time". Vanguard Allure. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  4. ^ "Finalists square up for Mr Nigeria 2018". guardian.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  5. ^ Published. "Marriage cannot change my hot body – Former Mr. Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  6. ^ Famakin, Opeyemi (2018-02-23). "7 Things You Didn't Know About Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie". vibe.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  7. ^ Olayinka (2018-02-23). "Everything You Need To Know About Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie". Information Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  8. ^ Famakin, Opeyemi (2018-02-23). "7 Things You Didn't Know About Former Mr. Nigeria And Actor Kenneth Okolie". vibe.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  9. ^ "Kenneth Okolie – Silverbird Mr Nigeria". www.mrnigeriasilverbird.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  10. ^ Published. "It's not true I shun low-budget movies – Kenneth Okolie". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  11. ^ "I still have a crush on Ufuoma Ejenobor – Kenneth Okolie". Vanguard News. 2015-03-14. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  12. ^ Aghahowa, Isoken (2019-10-31). "Nollywood Alive Actor Of The Week - Kenneth Okolie". Nollywood Alive. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  13. ^ Omotayo, Joseph (2019-09-15). "Joy as Nollywood actor Kenneth Okolie and wife, Jessica welcome their 1st child". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  14. ^ Bodunrin, Sola (2017-04-16). "Ladies! THIS former Mr Nigeria is off the market (photos)". www.legit.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  15. ^ allure1 (2017-01-11). "Former Mr Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie gets engaged for the second time (Photos)". Vanguard Allure. Retrieved 2019-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ Inyang, Ifreke (2012-12-18). "Revealed: Former Mr. Nigeria, Kenneth Okolie was kidnapped with Nkiru Sylvanus". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  17. ^ says, Lilian (2012-12-21). "Kidnappers release Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  18. ^ "Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie Released By Kidnappers ⋆". www.herald.ng. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  19. ^ "Kenneth Okolie and Nkiru Sylvanus Regain Freedom".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "News Flash: Nkiru Sylvanus, Kenneth Okolie Regain Freedom". www.thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  21. ^ "Nkiru Sylvanus, Kenneth Okolie released!". Vanguard News. 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  22. ^ ""The Royal Hibiscus Hotel" Stars Zainab Balogun And Kenneth Okolie Cover Guardian Life Today". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2019-12-15.
  23. ^ "Zainab Balogun, Kenneth Okolie star in 'Royal Hibiscus Hotel' movie » Entertainment » Tribune Online". Tribune Online. 2017-08-19. Retrieved 2019-12-15.

External links

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/?diff=931014423

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