In this post, Platinumtimes.ng archives the biography, career, family, lifestyle, net worth, life story of Osita Iheme.
Osita Iheme popularly known as Pawpaw is a unique TV personality, producer and author. He founded Inspired Movement Africa to help inspire young Nigerians and Africans build and actualize their dreams. He has been described as one of the best comic actors in Nollywood after he played the character of Pawpaw in the movie Aki na Ukwa alongside Chinedu Ikedieze who played the role of Aki.
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Full name: Osita Iheme, MFR
Born: 20th February, 1982
Place of birth: Mbaitoli, Imo, Nigeria
Education: Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu
Occupation: Actor, Producer, Comedian
Relationship status: Single
Early life
Osita Iheme who hails from Mbaitoli, Imo state, Nigeria was born on 20th February, 1982 to Mr Herbert and Mrs Augustina Iheme.
Education
He spent his early years in Abia state before studying in the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Enugu, before bagging an MBA from the same institution.
Family
Osita Iheme is of the Igbo tribe and from a family of Five siblings, he has no wife and kids yet.
Career
Pawpaw was mostly typecast as a child in most of his movies when he started out.
He became popular after he played the character of Pawpaw alongside Chinedu Ikedieze in the award winning comedy movie Aki na Ukwa in 2002.
He is the New Generation Ambassador for Rotary International District 9110 and the author of the book INSPIRED 101
Osita Iheme has starred in over a hundred movies.
Like his on-screen partner Chinedu Ikedieze, Iheme has a small physique, making him different from other actors in the Nigerian movie industry.
He revealed in 2018, that he had desires and hopes to become a politician in the near future.
Over the years, he has featured in several movies some of which are;
Aki na Ukwa, Aka Gum, Johnny Just Come, Nwa teacher, 2 Rats, Mr Ibu, My Business, Brain Box, Double Mama, Baby Police, Village boys, Welcome to Africa, Christmas in Miami, Boys from Holland, Ada my love, Stubborn flies , Mr. Ibu, Brain box etc.
Awards
African Movie Academy Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007.
Osita Iheme was honored as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic(MFR) by president Goodluck Jonathan in 2011.
Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of 560 million naira.