- Nkem Owoh
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Nkem Owoh 
Nkem Owoh at the African Movie Academy Awards in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, 2008Born Nkem Owoh
Enugu NigeriaOccupation Actor Nkem Owoh is a Nigerian actor and comedian. In 2008 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[1]
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Early life
Owoh was born in Enugu, Nigeria. After his primary and secondary school he headed to the University of Ilorin and studied engineering. Already during his university studies, Owoh began acting in various television and film productions.[2]
Career
Owoh starred in the 2003 film Osuofia in London. He is also known for performing the song "I Go Chop Your Dollar" about advance fee fraud. The song was featured in the film The Master in which Owoh plays a scammer.[3] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission banned the song.[4] In 2007 Owoh was arrested in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Bijlmermeer neighborhood in the Amsterdam Zuidoost borough) as the result of a 7-month investigation by the Dutch police dubbed "Operation Apollo".[3] Owoh was arrested while performing a musical show when the police raided the event and arrested 111 people on suspicion of lottery fraud and immigration violations. Owoh was later released.[4][5] In November 2009 Owoh was kidnapped in eastern Nigeria. His kidnappers demanded a 15 million naira ransom. Owoh was released after his family members allegedly paid a ransom fee of 1.4 million naira.[6][7]
Filmography
Year Film Role Notes 1987 Things fall apart with Pete Edochie 1995 Ukwa with Patience Ozokwor 1999 Big Man...Big Trouble Conspiracy with Onyeka Onwenu 2001 Onye-Eze Onye-Eze 2002 Fake Doctor Dr. Zebedi Ifeonye metalu Long John Police Officer Spanner with Chinedu Ikedieze 2003 Anunuebe King of the Forest Lion Finger Mr. Trouble with Patience Ozokwor Osuofia in London Police Recruit 2004 America Visa My Driver My Own Share Osuofia in London 2 Spanner Goes to Jail with Chinedu Ikedieze 2005 Akanchawa Bus Driver with Dakore Egbuson The Prince 2006 A Fool at 40 Hygenius Captain Foreign Base Indemnity Egbentu Made in Cambridge My Kingdom Come The Barrister Athanasius The Dreamer 2007 Battle of Indemnity Egbentu Covenant Keeping God Samuel De prof Johnbull & Rosekate Johnbull Persecution Stronger Than Pain Ulonna with Kate Henshaw-Nuttal
Owoh's performance in this film earned him the Best Actor in a Leading Role award
at the African Movie Academy Awards in 20082008 His Holiness His Last Action Wonderful Man References
- ^ "AMAA 2008: List of Nominees and Winners". http://www.ama-awards.com/nomination/2008winners.php. Retrieved 16 January 2010.[dead link]
- ^ "Biography of Nkem Owoh". http://www.ghanamma.com/entertainment/4127-i-am-also-anti-419-says-nkem-owoh.html. Retrieved 2009-11-11.[dead link]
- ^ a b Jan Libbenga (2007-07-02). "'I Go Chop Your Dollar' star arrested". The Register. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/02/419_singer_caught/.
- ^ a b "Police Arrest Nkem Owoh in Holland". NigeriaMovies.net. 2007-07-04. http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=10158&z=3.
- ^ "'I Go Chop Your Dollar' star arrested". http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/default.aspx?a=10159&z=3. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "Jubilation in Nollywood as Osuofia is freed". http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/nov/16/national-16-11-2009-00-005.htm. Retrieved 27 November 2009.
- ^ "'Scam comic' kidnapped in Nigeria". BBC News. 2009-11-10. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8353578.stm.
External links
- Nkem Owoh at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:- Nigerian actors
- Igbo actors
- Best Actor African Movie Academy Award winners
- Igbo comedians
- Living people
- Nigerian comedians
- People from Enugu
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