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5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 2:14am On Feb 12, 2015 |
When it comes to the birthplaces of celebrities, they’re all over the map. Naij.com has compesed the list of celebs of global scale, who were born in Nigeria, but not much factors indicate this. 1. Hugo Weaving Hugo Wallace Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria. His mom was a tour guide and teacher, and dad – a seismologist. He spent his childhood years travelling between Nigeria, Great Britain and Australia. Hugo has had a steadily successful career in the film, television, and theater industries. More recently, roles in films such as The Matrix Trilogy as Agent Smith and The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Lord Elrond have considerably raised his international profile. His famous and irreplaceable role in The Matrix movies have made him one of the greatest sci-fi villains of the twenty-first century. 2. Hakeem Kae-Kazim The actor was born in Lagos on October 1, 1962, but his parents emigrated to study in the United Kingdom when Hakeem was one year old. Then he moved South Africa at the age of 25. Hakeem has a great list of Hollywood movies he starred in: Pirates of the Caribbean III, Lost, Cane with Jimmy Smits, Law & Order: SVU with Mariska Hargitay, The Triangle with Sam Neill, The Librarian with Gabrielle Anwar, X-Men: Wolverine with Hugh Jackman, The 4th Kind alongside Milla Jovovich and Darfur with Billy Zane. Hakeem is often recognized for his recurring role as Colonel Dubaku. Hakeem’s latest films are Half of a Yellow Sun and A Chance of Rain. 3. Badejo He was born in Lagos on August 23, 1953. Bolaji Badejo is famous for his role in the movie “Alien”. The most interesting moment is that he was discovered in a bar by a member of the film crew. That person felt that he would be ideal to play the title creature as director Ridley Scott wanted to create a monster that looked as if no human could be behind the mask. Even though he had no experience as an actor, Badejo’s thin and tall (2 meters high) body made him ideal for the part. Unfortunately, Badejo died in 1992 because of sickle cell anemia.
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Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 2:19am On Feb 12, 2015 |
4. Sade She was born in Ibadan on January 16, 1959, as Helen Folasade Adu. Her father, Bisi Adu, is a Nigerian, and her mother, Anne Hayes, is British. She is the lead singer of soul group named after her, Sade. She sold close to 40 million albums worldwide, has had six multi-platinum albums released in 20 years and has received 4 Grammy Awards including 1985’s Best New Artist. VH1 ranked her #66 on 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. 5. Nikki Amuka-Bird Amuka-Bird was born in Nigeria on February 27, 1976, but grew up in the UK and in Antigua. Now she is English actress of the stage, television and film. Her film credits include The Omen (2006), Cargo, Almost Heaven and prominent screen adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith’s novel The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. On television, Amuka-Bird has appeared in Spooks, The Line of Beauty, The Last Enemy, Robin Hood, Torchwood, and a recurring role in the reimagined BBC apocalyptic Survivors series. Source:http://www.naij.com/309390-top-5-celebrities-who-were-born-in-nigeria.html
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Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 2:31am On Feb 12, 2015 |
hmmm!all yorubas as usual, they've been migrating like cattle rarers for some time, they never experienced the civil war.... now they worship buhari as a god. 1 Like |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by saintTim(m): 3:20am On Feb 12, 2015 |
shadowgwalker: Lol so u see what I saw |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Kennywills7(m): 3:51am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Its alright, anyone there and is well equipped should come back home to assist nollywood and move it to greater heights |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by tpiah99: 4:21am On Feb 12, 2015 |
shadowgwalker: Nikki Amuka Bird: Nikki Amuka-Bird was born in Delta, Nigeria, where her father lives as per the rest of your post, 1. Did YOU experience the civil war? If yes, how old are you and you are typing senselessly? If no, must you act like a f.ool? 2. Where are you going with your "all the Yorubas" comment? 3 Likes |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by bewla(m): 5:05am On Feb 12, 2015 |
prude to b 9ja |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by boss1310(m): 5:17am On Feb 12, 2015 |
i love everything i know about sade.her looks,music,style and ability to stay out of scandal over the years my first crush.love her to bits |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Faibuhari: 6:20am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Great news |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by englishmart(m): 6:23am On Feb 12, 2015 |
that's why I know them 1 Like |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by ITbomb(m): 6:31am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Wey that Matrix bad guy |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by pretydiva(f): 6:37am On Feb 12, 2015 |
Dunno any of dem |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 7:47am On Feb 12, 2015 |
tpiah99: number 1, I watched the video. your Yoruba people were cowards so they enslaved to the Hausa fighters. number 2, I'm going for buhari's rally. 1 Like |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 7:52am On Feb 12, 2015 |
saintTim:my brother!!no be small thing oh!if Seeun see this thing, nah to block me ooh! 1 Like |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by InAfconSquad: 10:37am On Feb 12, 2015 |
shadowgwalker:Seriously I'm still wondering what brought 'Buhari', 'civil war' into this ... Did you experience civil war? |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 12:53pm On Feb 12, 2015 |
InAfconSquad:I brought them into this... and, yes!I experienced it thru VHF, the videos are online to download. |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:41am On Feb 13, 2015 |
shadowgwalker:You're pointless, sorry to say |
Re: 5 Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria by Nobody: 9:56am On Feb 13, 2015 |
Toluwarni:sorry, who are you again? do I know you somewhere?were you the one that was found pants down with a prophets daughter in the shrine? |
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