Osita Iheme facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Osita Mutyavaviri MFR
Iheme at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
Born	(1982-02-20) 20 February 1982 (age 42) Mbaitoli, Imo, Nigeria
Other names	Pawpaw
Citizenship	Nigeria
Alma mater	Lagos state university, Bsc Computer science
Occupation	Actor, Producer, Comedian
Years active	2002— present
Known for	Aki na Ukwa
Notable work	Baby Police 2 Rats Village Boys Aki na ukwa Welcome To Africa Aki and Pawpaw (2022) Christmas in Miami (2021)
Spouse(s)	single
Parents	Mr Herbert Iheme (father) Mrs Augustina Iheme (mother)
Awards	African Movie Academy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Honours	Order of the Federal Republic

Osita Ihemeⁱ//, MFR (born 20 February 1982) is a Nigerian actor, producer and author. He is widely known for playing the role of Pawpaw in the film Aki na Ukwa alongside Chinedu Ikedieze. Osita Iheme is the founder of Inspired Movement Africa which he founded to inspire, motivate and stimulate the minds of young Nigerians and Africans. In 2007, Iheme received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Africa Movie Academy Awards. He is considered to be one of Nigeria's most famous actors. In 2011, Osita Iheme was honored as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) by President Goodluck Jonathan. He has an estimated net worth of 560 million naira.

Early life

Osita Iheme was born into a family of five with his siblings and parents all being taller than him, his father being Mr Herbert Iheme and mother being Mrs Augustina Iheme. He was born on February 29th 1982, and is currently 40 years old as of 2022. Iheme hails from Mbaitoli, Imo State, Nigeria. He grew up in Abia State and has an MBA degree from Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu (IMT). After completing his studies at IMT, he initially wanted to become a lawyer, but pursued his career in film acting in 1998 and initially featured in small roles.

Career

Aki and Paw Paw

In his career, Osita Iheme was often typecast in the role of a child, a pattern that followed him well into adulthood. In 2002, he rose to fame when he starred together with Chinedu Ikedieze in the comedy film Aki na Ukwa in which he played the role of Pawpaw. In this role, Osita Iheme played a mischievous child.

He is the New Generation Ambassador for Rotary International District 9110 and the author of the book INSPIRED 101. Osita Iheme has starred in over a hundred movies. Like his on-screen partner Chinedu Ikedieze, Iheme has a small physique, making him different from other actors in the Nigerian movie industry.

He has evolved in his career from a comedic actor to a multifaceted established actor.

Both Chinedu and Osita have been maintaining onscreen and offscreen chemistry which is widely praised by the Nollywood fraternity.

He revealed in 2018, however, that he had desires and hopes to become a politician in the near future.

Honor

To reward his contribution towards comedy genre movies Nigerian Film Industry, in 2011 he was awarded the Nigerian National Honor of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic (MFR) by President Goodluck Jonathan. In 2007 he was given the lifetime Achievement award by AMAA (African movie Academy Awards).

Influence

Osita Iheme's performance alongside fellow actor and his longtime friend Chinedu Ikedieze in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa is still widely spoken about and the duo, especially Osita's character, on-screen trending through memes since 2019 on Twitter and other social media platforms. This eventually earned him a global fanbase.

Filmography

See also

In Spanish: Osita Iheme para niños