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.
An online source
reports that Chinedu aka Aki 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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