Monday, 30 May 2016

7 NOLLYWOOD STARS YOU DONT KNOW THEIR NAMES, NO 1# WILL SHOCK YOU

7. GREGORY OJEFUA


Gregory Ojefua is a Nigerian Actor, Events Compere, Voice over Artiste and Plus Size Model. A native of igueben LGA of Edo State and a Bachelors’ degree holder in Business Management and Administration from Adekunle Ajasin University, Ondo State. Gregory has always been fascinated by the make believe world since he was a child performing in plays like Julius Ceasar and Macbeth.


In 2009 he took part in the TV Show 'Don't Forget The Lyrics', and shortly after got his first professional role in a TV series titled 'Winds of Change' directed by Kalu Anya and produced by Lilian Okoro. Ever since then, he has been a regular cast in notable TV series and Movies including Tinsel, Desperate Housewives Africa, Surulere, Oasis 2 & 3, Horn Free Day, Officer Titus, Eje, 1 House, Secret Lives of Yahoo Boys, Lasgidi Cops SCU, Lekki Wives 2 & 3, Heart breakers, The Antique, Oasis, Clinic Matters, Nectar, Unayi Police Station, Tomorrow is Now, Up Creek without a Paddle, Codename Raine: The Siege, 30 Days in Atlanta, Daylight News, City of Orphans, Cruel Intentions, Shuga, just to mention but a few…


As a model he has starred and featured in a number of commercials both on TV, print and press. Notable works include LG Evercool Refrigerator Advert, Stanbic IBTC Advert, OLX Biggie Advert, MTN Betatalk Advert, Nigerite 3X cement Advert and Oleum Oil Advert.


Greg is one actor that stands out because of his deep voice, extra-large physique, and his very comedic face. ( if you see him in Stanlee Ohikwuare’s Horn Free Day, then you will know what I mean). He is an actor that always strive for perfection in any role he is given to play. It’s actually rare to see an actor who has an easy going nature and playful spirit, but Greg happens to be one of the very few that is blessed with such personality. He speaks English, Nigerian Pidgin, Esan and Yoruba fluently.


Greg has been praised for his outstanding performance as Late General Odumegwu Ojukwu in the critically acclaimed rave making short film The Encounter directed by Tolu Ajayi.The Encounter is available for free on YouTube. Watch and see if this actor isn’t talented.

You can connect with Gregory Ojefua on his social media handles below.

Facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/gregoryojefua

Twitter: @GregoryOjefua.

Instagram: gregoryojefua.

Https://www.stage32.com/gregoryojefua

http://www.youtube.com/user/Gregoryojefua 





6. VICTOR UDOCHUKWU NWAOGU


Victor Nwaogu is one terrific and prolific actor you will want to meet. A born comedian and entertainer whose personality will definitely strike a chord in you meeting him for the first time. He is currently a TV anchor with WAZOBIA TV. A video pundit who has appeared in numerous notable musical videos including Cynthia Morgan’s “Don’t Break My Heart”, N6“One Boyfriend” as well as Cj Mama’s “Sisi Ijo”.


A graduate of the University of Ibadan where he bagged a Bachelors’ Degree in Theatre Arts, Victor is a well-grounded and experienced stage actor. He has worked with notable thespian figures like Prof Femi Osofisan, Tunde Awosanmi, Yemi Akintokun, Steve James, Arnold Udoka and a couple of other veterans in plays such as Ozide, King Baabu, A Dance in the Forest, Death and the king’s Horseman, Farewell To a Cannibal Rage, The Engagementetc.


Victor has not only made his mark on stage but also has graced the screen featuring in some notable movies and TV series such as Golden Axe,
Place, and the popular sitcomTinsel. He is the lead character in the hilarious comedy and social media serial skits Babatope.


Get ready to see this actor in full gear in the soon to be release Action Comedy Film “Stupid Movie” written, produced and directed by award winning Cinematographer and Director Stanlee Ohikhare later this year.


5. BRUTUS RICHARD


Brutus Richard is one dynamic actor I am pleased to have met. Seeing him play a comedy role in one film and a gangster in another with you wandering if he is the same guy is something I commend. This 5’11 inches tall actor, model and voice over artiste hails from Akwa Ibom State. A graduate of Physics from the University of Calabar, Cross River state. This is one actor I know who is very down to earth. Brutus loves travelling, photography, driving, swimming, exploring places, playing volley ball and Making friends. He is uniquely talented, confident and dependable. He always seems to be carrying a charming personality with him any day anytime.


Brutus has featured in award winning films like CJ Obasi’s Ojuju as well as Biyi Bandele’s reigning film Fifty. Other works includes Last 3 digits, Chase, Four Crooks and A Rookie, Golden Jewel, Trials of Igho, Slow Country, Requite, and Just not Married. He was praised for his sterling performance as a gangster in CJ’s Obasi autobiographical gangster thriller film O-Town at the 2015 Africa International Film festival. Brutus has also featured in several TV series like Living Close to You, Echoes, Cruel Intention, After Dark, B4 30, Tinsel, Johnsons, Living Arrangement, Shuga and the popular web series hit Officer Tutus alongside Kelechi Udegbe.


Get ready to also see Brutus in the highly anticipated Stanlee Ohikhare Action Comedy film Stupid Movie soon to be released in the cinemas in the coming months.

You can hook up with Richard on his Social media handles Facebooklink: www.facebook.com/mfon.brutus

Facebookpage: ú/brutus.Richard
Twitter:@taurusbrutus
Instagram :@mfonbrutus


4. SAMBASA NZERIBE



SAMBASA NZERIBE is an Actor, Model and an all-round Entertainer.  This tall, Chocolate and handsome dude hails from Anambra State and is a graduate of the Department of Creative Arts of the University of Lagos, Nigeria. Sambasa was introduced to performing arts in Church by his late Mother when he was about 9 years old and ever since then, he hasn’t looked back.


I first saw this amazing actor when he played the role of 'SUKU' alongside award winning actor Tope Tedela in the Multiple Award Winning film 'A Mile from Home' produced and directed by Eric Aghimien and later on in CJ Obasi’s Award Winning Zombie Thriller Horror film Ojuju.

Sambasa has gone on to star in other highly rated films of 2015 including Road to Stardom 2, A Soldier's Story, Out of luck, Lagos Cougars the series etc.



is currently a 2016 AMVCA Nominee asBest Supporting Actor in a Feature Film/TV series for his role in the movie 'A Soldier's Story'. Sambasa is one dedicated artiste whose focus is on the continuous growth of his passion and God given talent. When you see this guy gracing the cinemas screen in the months to come, don’t be surprised, just know that it’s finally his turn….


3. SEUN KENTEBE


William Oluwaseun Adebayo Omobolanle Amatare Edwin-Kentebe (now I see why he was refused visa to Sudan… hehehe) is a native of Adagbabiri town, Sagbama LGA, Bayelsa state but was born and bred in Lagos and is the 11th child of Late Commodore Edwin Oyinkebibi Kentebe and Mrs. J.O. Kentebe, a businesswoman. You would have thought this James Bond looking guy was going to join the military like his dad but as faith would have it, He instead bagged a Bachelor’s Degree in Business from the University of Lagos, Nigeria.Seun’s love for the arts stemmed from his undergraduate days has been his motivating factor till date. Even though he was a business student, his heart was in the arts. Despite not having any prior training in acting, Seun has gone on to amass a wealth of experience spanning over a decade in the industry, he has production credits from stage, radio, small and big screen; his TV debut being a campus sitcom called Twilight Zone. He has also appeared on hit TV shows like Tinsel, Dear Mother, Gidi Culture, My Mom and I etc. just to name a few.


You remember the MTN Mobile Money TV advert a while back? Yeah, that’s him. His recent projects includes Lift Off, Paranoia, Gloves of Passion, Jonzing, King Baabu and Colour Me Man ( by the way, I saw Colour Me Man and I must say I was Impressed.. for those that missed the highly praised stage play, it is a revised stage adaptation of the popular Hollywood film For Coloured Girls. I hope it’s gonna be brought back for a second run).


An award-winning actor, Seun has worked with notable directors such as Kayode Peters, Bunmi Davies, William Benson, Ihria Enakimio, Gbenga Ajayi, Art Osagie, Najite Dede, Tope Oshin Ogun, Kenneth Uphopho, William Ekpo, Israel Ebo, Dapo Kolade, Lekan Balogun, Sola Roberts, Ehizojie Ojhesebolo, Samuel Macauley, Tunde Anjorin, Alex Mouth, Felix Okolo, Dammy Gee, Thelma Etigwe-Uwa, Itohan Ott, Shirley Eneobong, Imoh Umoren and Cnario Joseph. Producers such as Ikhane Akhigbe, Wole Oguntokun, Bikiya Graham-Douglas, Seun Arowojolu, Ifan Michael, Bolanle Austen-Peters, Carl and Michelle Raccah, James Henshaw, Lydia Idakula Sobogun, Abimbola Olorunmola, to name a few.


Though an actor, Seun is also a scriptwriter and content creator, he has written numerous stage plays, playlettes, radio plays, sitcoms, short and feature films and is the creator/head writer of the popular TV Sitcom ‘SQUATTERZ.’ He also co-wrote the stage play ‘SARO THE MUSICAL’ with Thomas Odia, and is one half of the writing team of a sitcom “LIVING ARRANGEMENT”.


He is the BOSS of Esskent Productions. Ask Seun to define what entertainment is and he will first of all smile and proudly reel out this simple answer any day anytime “entertainment is life and anything outside it is the polar opposite”.

Recently, Award Winning Hollywood ActorWendell Pierce endorsed these guys with his tweet. Check it out below



2. KELECHI UDEGBE



Kelechi Udegbe is an Actor, Model, MC/Compare and a Voice Over Artist. He hails from Imo State in Nigeria. A graduate of Acting For the Screen from PEFTI FILM SCHOOL, Lagos.

You will be surprised that as a child, Kelechi was shy and would never partake in social activities like drama presentations, little wonder those that knew him then are surprised seeing him in the entertainment industry. He was a member of a music group as a teen back then but opted out in 2003, though he still writes rhymes today.


Kelechi started acting professionally in 2009 when he auditioned and grabbed a lead role in Wale Adenuga's Super Story 'Behind the Smile'. Since then he has only gotten better and better featuring in several hit movies, TV series as well as Web series (one of which he is widely known for today). Kelechi has featured in notable works like Misfit, Ojuju, Kpians, Yaws and Mine, Stopping Kloe, Bursting Out, Easy Access, Tommy got a Gun, Too Blind to See,just to mention but a few...


Kelechi is one outstanding actor who strongly believes his ability to interpret characters and erase doubts from whoever sees them is the reason he stands out from his peers, he goes the extra mile to have different looks to fit a character and make him difficult to be recognised (when I saw Misfit I didn't believe it was him! he totally murdered the role), In 2013, he made Nollywood's Producer/Director Charles Novia's list of the Best 5 Nollywood Actors in 2013.


Today he is widely known as Officer Titus in the hilarious web series comedy skit of the same name. Officer Titus is currently a nominee as Best Television Series while Kelechi Udegbe himself is on the nomination list as Best Actor In A Comedy (Movie/TV Series) at the 2016 AMVCA.


A simple easy going young man and a lover of Football, Basketball and Snooker. He runs a boutique and sell fashion accessories. He hopes to have his own clothing line soon. (I hope it is going to be this year)

Connect with Kelechi on

facebook via: https://www.facebook.com/kelechi.udegbe

Twitter: @kelechi_01

Email: kelechiudegbe@yahoo.com






1. EMMANUEL ILEMOBAYO


Emmanuel Ilemobayo AKA Proffaleti is an Actor, Model and Voice over artist. A native of Ondo State, Nigeria. Emma first got involved in the acting business for TV/Film in 2005 when he starred in the movie Sweet Angel and the popular TV series Papa Ajasco & Co. In 2006 the thespian in him sorted for more expression and that was when he started stage play professionally through 3rd Avenue/Koto Music, Snapshots Production performing plays likeAfternoon with Abiola,
Madness of Drunken Masses, Ayala, Itakun (Cobweb), Bloody Affairs, The Pathologist and Clogs.

During this period, an opportunity came for him to feature in something entirely different from acting, He ventured into modeling. Despite being unschooled in the field of modeling, Emma claims that the talent managers saw something in him that others didn’t see.  This was a whole new experience for him and he decided to give it his best. Emma was soon featuring in some of Nigeria's prominent fashion and runway shows like, Lagos Fashion Show, Chitop link Fashion Show, Bacchus/Sixth Degree Fashion Show, Soul Lounge/ Classis FM Fashion Show, Media City Lunch Fashion ShowNigeria, Black Heritage Show, House of Jola, Sixth Degree Show, Virgin Atlantic Show, XYZ Show, Exquisite Magazine Show, Ovation International Show, Infinity Magazine (UK), Pension Alliance, Nuhri Campaign, Glo’s Mr & Mrs Rock and Rule etc. He also got on billboard, prints and television commercials in and outside Nigeria. That’s not all, he has also been fortunate to have modeled for top international designers like Okunoren twins, Mudi Africa, House of Jola, Cool Beans, DM Wardrobe, Fome, Adhukeh, Vindot garb, Vincent Gart, Jini, Tessy Oliseh, etc.


Coming back to his first love in 2011, He returned a prepared actor and featured in the Award Winning Docu-drama produced by Communication for Change entitled One Voice is a Majority, playing the character of Jite. Emmanuel has gone on to feature in many notable productions both on and off screen including Hunting Diamond Jo, Super Story, Clinic Matters, So Wrong So Write, Dear Mother, Enter the Caxton, Tinsel, Crack in the Wall, Eve, Grip, One voice make a Majority, Family Planning, Going West, The Johnsons, Visa Lottery, The Wish of Oba Aiiri, Beneath Her Veil, Madam Sarah’s House,
Country, Render to Ceasar, Bedfellows, The Int’l Steward etc.

Outside his famous red carpet life, Emmanuel happens to be a very good swimmer, dancer and singer. A lover of kids and dogs, he also does aerobics, loves sight reading, fishing and mountain/tree climbing.


A recent winner of NMAA Fast Rising Actor of the Year 2015, He believes he has an edge over his colleagues because of his ability to adapt and interpret any character he is given quickly, his height, voice, body built (which he feels is rare to come by..hehehe)

Emma runs a company called Proffaleti Konceptainment Studio which is an entertainment, media consultancy and serial business organization. His philosophy in life is very simple.
Honour God and put smiles on peoples' faces.

Get ready to see more of Emma on the big screen in 2016.
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