Tee_Seven:
Haba! Oga TJ! Dem no talk 'international Embarrasments' nao

alleviate2002us: Born on July 10, 1977, in Forest Gate to Nigerian parents, Chiwetel attended Dulwich College in South-East London. By the age of 13, he was appearing in numerous school and National Youth Theatre productions, and subsequently attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts.

learn: Adetomiwiwa Edun

He is currently playing the role of'"SIR ELYON"" in the award winning BBC SERIES === MERLIN

Shaw007: wow. . .he was d lead In '2012'

I don't know why Megalyn Echikunwoke has not been able to get a big break in her career.

Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel was born on 19 February 1963 in Paddington, London, England. He is the son of Adebisi and Francis Samuel. His mother is Nigerian, while his father is Brazilian.

cheddarking: I've also heard Dr Dre(Dare) and Ne-yo(Niyi) are Egba boys...

solomon111: Col ike dubaku,a Nigerian?
I don dey fear o,.

afam4eva:
Neyo's name is Shaffer 'Chimere' Smith.

cheddarking:

You mean Niyi is also part-Igbo?
Wow thats interesting!

info@lpf:


I'd say playing the role of Don Cheadle's love interest in the critically acclaimed cable series "House of Lies" is a big break, no?



Seal - his father was not Brazilian, Seal says that to make himself sound exotic and interesting! His father was a Lagosian, possibly from the Brazilian returnee families. Omo yoruba ni.

naijababe:

Seal is a complete Arrow, he considers his Nigerian heritage an albatross.

ddippset: What about the williams' sisters and nas? I thought they were nigerians tOo.

afam4eva:
Seal has both a Nigerian and Brazilian heritage, though he claims the Brazil side. I guess nobody wants to be identified with failure.

jay bee: Never ending recycled topics

SMH

https://www.nairaland.com/186115/people-never-knew-nigerian-sort

shevon: Ramsey Tokunbo Nouah Jr: Born in Edo, Nigeria to an Israeli father and a Yoruba mother who hails from Owo, Ondo State. He grew up in Surulere, Lagos and attended
Atara Primary School and Community Grammar
School in Lagos before heading unto the University
of Lagos where he graduated with a degree in
mass communication. He has been featured in numerous Nigerian movies with international accolades.

Genevieve Nnaji: Born in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria and
grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. The fourth of eight
children she was brought up in a middle class
environment. Her father worked as an engineer
and her mother as a teacher. She attended the
Methodist Girls College Yaba before heading onto
the University of Lagos. While at the university
Genevieve began auditioning for acting jobs
amongst the many Nollywood projects.

naijababe:

Ogbeni, lef mata for mathias jo.

safarigirl: Okay, so I know there was already a topic on this before, but I can't resist the temptation of starting up a new one, will try to put up mostly new faces, help me out if you know any. Please wouldn't want anyone to rain on my parade, no rude comments, JAMB questions like "How have they contributed...blah blah blah" and no questions concerning the price of anything whatsoever. Thanks

1. We have Enuka Vanessa Okuma, Actress. She's most popular as Tracy in Rookie Blue, don't have the full bio though

2. Hope Olaide Wilson, Actress. She was Jennifer in the Tyler Perry movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself

3. Megalyn Echikunwoke, Actress. She played Isabelle Tyler in 4400 and Nicole Palmer in the first season of 24. Her dad is of Igbo royalty, her mother is of Scottish-Irish ancestry.

4. Annie Ngozi Ilonzeh, Actress. She's the first black Charlie's Angel...until the show was cancelled.