Hehehe...is he sure....Actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known
as Aki, has done well for himself in the Nigerian movie scene. Not only
has he become a household name in Africa, he is also a national award
recipient.
Even with his success, the actor is still
not fulfilled because he believes that by this time in his life, he
should have bagged a Ph.D degree.
He said, “Aside obtaining my first degree
in mass communication at The Institute of Management and Technology
(IMT), Enugu, I had the opportunity to go to New York Film Academy in
2004. I did film acting, it is like a certificate programme and I have
learnt over the years on the job too. By now, the way I had it in mind
when I finished school, I should have had my second Master’s degree if
not Ph.D. Each time I think along that line, other things come to mind
and I am not happy about that. When you see me again, I might just be
finishing a particular course.”
The
actor also attributed his success to his caring grandmother who allowed
him to play freely as a kid. Aki said, “My background contributed a lot
to who I am today and it is still contributing. I grew up with my
grandmother in Abia State and I learnt a lot from her. She probably just
gave me a free hand to operate as a little boy and that gave me the
opportunity to know how to set traps, play pranks on people and to know
other little things that children usually do. The experience really
influenced what I do today because most of the films I do are children-
friendly. You will always see me playing one mischievous role or the
other; I learnt these things while I was a little boy. Also, every child
has a story; you know I was a street boy, so to speak. All those little
things I gathered on the streets. Aki is the character that everybody
knows me for, though Chinedu Ikedieze is not a mischievous person.”
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