Chet Anekwe

Chet Anekwe
Born	Chet Anekwe Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation	Actor, Writer, Director
Years active	2001 - present
Website
www.chetanekwe.com

Chet Anekwe is a transatlantic actor^[1][2][3][4] and Filmmaker who was born in Nigeria and raised in NYC.^[5] His work spans Hollywood,^[6] Nollywood^[7] and the New York Theater^[8][9]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	Sheena (TV series)	Karnivan
2004	Shpionskie igry: Nelegal
	Dream Job (TV series)	Himself
2006	Phat Girlz	Flirty Nigerian Man	with Mo'nique
	30 Days (2006 film)	Kene Alumona (as C.B.A.)	with Genevieve Nnaji
2008	Spy Games: A Private Visit	FBI Agent
	Mama's Great Love (short)	Thompson	Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2010	Busted Life		with Ramsey Nouah, Pascal Atuma
2011	Paparazzi - Eye In The Dark	Davis	with Van Vicker, Bayo Akinfemi, JJ Bunny, Syr Law, Tchidi Chikere, Koby Maxwell
2011	Tobi		with Jimmy Allen, Arturo Castro
2011	Unwanted Guest	Ike

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1997 Winner Best Support Actor African Globe Awards (NJ), for Medea^{[10][11][12][13]}
• 2006 'VIV' AUDELCO (NYC) Award Winner Best Ensemble for Real Black Men Don't Sit Crossed Legged On The Floor (Collage in blues)^[14]
• 2011 NAFCA: Best Actor in a Supporting Role

Nominations

• 1997 AUDELCO (NYC) award nominee, Best Performance in a Musical, Male for Chap Am So (The Amistad Story)^[15]
• 2011 NIGERIAN ENTERTAINMENT AWARD- NEA (NYC) award nominee, Best Actor in a short story or film (TOBI)^[16]

References

1. ^ New York Times (9 February 2006). "Chet Anekwe plays in "Black Men"". The New York Times. http://theater.nytimes.com/2006/02/09/theater/reviews/09mali.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
2. ^ modernghana.com. ana.com/moviethread/9321/3/135020 "Chet in Busted Life article". http://www.moderngh ana.com/moviethread/9321/3/135020. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
3. ^ Nollywooduncut. "Workin with Chet in Nollywood". http://nollywooduncut.com/hot-nollywood-news/386-daniel-ademinokan-in-the-big-apple. 
4. ^ Cynthiamasasiworld.com. "Chet in Paparazzi". http://cynthiamasasiworld.com/2010/08/03/paparazzi-eye-in-the-dark-movie-set/. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
5. ^ Golden Icons. "Article on Chet Anekwe". http://www.goldenicons.com/2010/11/29/introducing-actor-chet-anekwe/. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
6. ^ IMDB. "Phat Girlz". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0490196/. 
7. ^ Paparazzi Eye in the Dark. "Chet in Nollywood USA film Paparazzi". http://www.paparazzieyeinthedark.com. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
8. ^ New York Times (21 May 1998). "Article mentioning Chet". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/21/theater/theater-review-caesar-s-fate-played-out-in-mali.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
9. ^ ChetAnekwe.com. "Chet Bio". http://www.chetanekwe.com/ChetAnekwe_iweb/Home.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
10. ^ Nairaland.com. "Chet Anekwe blog". http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-3879.0.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
11. ^ ChetAnekwe.com. "Resume". http://www.chetanekwe.com/Pages/resumeprint.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
12. ^ Eyeinthedark.com. "Cast Biographies". http://www.wix.com/bianca_07/paparazzi-eye-in-the-dark-1. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
13. ^ IMDB. "Chet Bio". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1538072/bio. Retrieved 8 Marc h 2011. 
14. ^ ChetAnewke.com. "Chet Bio". http://chetanekwe.com/Pages/chetanekwe_resume.html. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
15. ^ IMDB. "Chet Bio". http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1538072/bio. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 
16. ^ NEA. "NEA". http://www.nigeriaentawards.com/nominees/nominees-filmtv/category/14-best-actor-in-a-filmshort-story. Retrieved 8 March 2011. 

External links

• Chet Anekwe at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website

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Name	Anekwe, Chet
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Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
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