In this post, platinumtimes.ng chronicles the biography, career, education and lifestyle of Chinedu Ikedieze.
Chinedu Ikedieze is a comic Nollywood actor and entrepreneur. He played the character of Aki in the award winning comedy, Aki na Ukwa.
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Full Name: Chinedu Ikedieze
Born: 12th December, 1977
Place of Birth: Iluoma Uzuakoli, Abia State, Nigeria
State Of Origin: Abia State
Tribe: Igbo
Spouse: Nneoma Ikedieze
Occupation: Actor, Entrepreneur
Early Life
Chinedu Ikedieze hails Abia state, Nigeria. He was born on December 12th, 1977 to Mr and Mrs Michael Ikedieze Ogbonna.
Education
He had his early and secondary education in Abia state where he was born. He has an HND in Theatre Arts and a degree in Mass Communication from the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu (IMT). He also attended the New York Film Academy in 2004.
Family
Chinedu Ikedieze is married to his heartthrob Nneoma Ikedieze and they both have a child.
Career
Chinedu Ikedieze entered the Nollywood industry in 2000 and rose to prominence in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa, where he played the breakthrough role of Aki alongside Osita Iheme.
Ever since then, both of them has been known as “Aki and Paw Paw” maintaining onscreen and offscreen relationship and widely praised by the fans all over the globe.
Movies he has featured includes;
Aka Gum, The Tom and Jerry, The Catechist, Show Bobo: The American Boys, School dropout, Pipiro, Onunaeyi: Seeds of Bondage, Lagos Boys, Family Crisis, Charge & Bail, Back From America, Akpu-Nku, Am in love, Aki na ukwa, Spanner Goes to Jail, Not by height, 2 Rat, Igbo made, Big Daddies, Across the Niger, Village boys, Spoiler, Secret Adventure, Reggae boys, One good turn, Final World Cup, Colours of Emotion, Young Masters, Winning Your Love amongst others.
Chinedu Ikedieze also features as Efetobore Johnson I the TV series The Johnson’s produced by Rogers Ofime.
Awards
Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards, 2007
He was also honored with the Order of the Federal Republic, by president Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.
He was honored in Miami, Florida, in the United States of America as a distinguished visitor to Miami, Florida, 2018
Net Worth
Chinedu Ikedieze has an estimated net worth is worth of about US$10 million.