10 FASCINATING FACTS ABOUT NOLLYWOOD SUPER STAR, OSITA ‘PAWPAW’ IHEME

By AZUH AMATUS

1 Name: Osita Iheme aka Pawpaw

2 This famous actor did his first audition in Nollywood on February 9, 2001.

3 Iheme rose to global prominence with the 2002 hit comedy movie, Aki na Ukwa, produced by late Chukwuka Emelionwu and directed by Amayo-Uzo Philips.

4 Aki na Ukwa, was where Iheme, who was decorated with the national honour of MFR by ex president Goodluck Jonathan, got his now very famous nickname, Pawpaw.

5 That same hit movie also launched Pawpaw’s now very successful acting career and marked the beginning of a historic collaboration between him and his equally famous on-screen twin brother and real life partner, Chinedu Ikedieze ( Aki).

6 Iheme met his acting twin brother, Ikedieze on a location in Enugu.

7 This super star who was born on February 20, 1982, is the founder of Inspired Movement Africa.

8 Osita who was born and raised in Aba, Abia State is also the author of the bestselling book, Inspired 101.

9 Pawpaw who lost his father in 1990, is the last born in a family of five.

10 The amiable entertainer who hails from Mbaitoli, Imo State has dazzled in over 200 Nollywood films alongside mega bucks endorsement deals.