Here are a few celebrities surprisingly born in Nigerian. Number 2 would shock you !!
HUGO WEAVING
Meet Hugo, born in Oyo state. Weaving was born at the University of Ibadan Teaching Hospital. His family returned to England a year after he was born. He is a major actor in blockbuster movies like, the matrix, the hobbit. Both movie franchises are international favorite.
BOLAJI BADEJO
Bolaji Badejo played the creature in the 1979 movie Alien. He was born in Lagos, Nigeria on August 23, 1953. The actor died of Sickle cell anemia in Nigeria on December 22, 1992. His height 6′ 10″ secured his role in the movie. He was discovered at a bar by a member of the film crew. The director wanted the alien creature in the movie to look as realistic as possible. He did not want the audience to feel it was a costume. It was very hard to get someone to put on the body suit and fit properly. The suit was specifically made for his tall and skinny frame. He had no acting experience but took mime and tai’ chi classes to make his movement convincing.
ALKI David
Alki is a billionaire and member of the Leventis family. The groups holdings includes bottling plants, manufacturing and shipping. “Al-Kee – pronounced” became a majority share holder of Leventis-David Group in 2008. The company owns Coca-Cola Hellenic bottling plants in 28 countries. Born in May, 1968 in Lagos Nigeria, the billionaire has served in various positions within the company starting as the manager of a Coca-Cola bottling plant in Accra Ghana. One of his ventures is called battlecam, an online streaming site. Some one played a prank on him by giving him a suspicious number to call. See whose number it is below!!
We are sure you know obvious ones like Sade Adu and basketball players in the NBA like Hakeem Olajuwon, Adre Iguodala, Emeka Okafor to name a few.
So, there you have it.
Nigerian Editor,
Seun.