Nollywood Actor Osita Iheme’s "Pawpaw" Biography & Net Worth 2020 (See Details)

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Nollywood Actor Osita Iheme’s "Pawpaw" Biography & Net Worth 2020 (See Details)

Osita Iheme , MFR was born on the 20th of February 1982, he is a Nigerian actor, producer, and author. He is generally known for playing the role of Pawpaw in the film Aki na Ukwa with his partner Chinedu Ikedieze who took the role of Aki.

Early Life & Career Of Osita Iheme

He is the originator of Inspired Movement Africa which he founded to inspire, motivate, and stimulate the minds of young Nigerians and Africans. In 2007, Osita Iheme was given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards. He is one of Nigeria’s most famous actors till date. In 2011, he was honored as a Member of the Order of the federal republic (MFR) by Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.

He is an indigene of Mbaitoli, Imo state Nigeria. Osita Iheme grew up in Abia State and has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Lagos State University.

Early in his career, Osita Iheme was often typecast in the role of a child. In 2003 he rose to fame when he acted alongside 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 role, he has played the role of a child in numerous films but later has adopted more mature roles recently. As time goes on Aki na paw paw became one of the funniest Nollywood comedians of all time.

He is now 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 in Nigeria and he is one of the most popular faces in Nollywood currently. Like his acting partner Chinedu Ikedieze, Osita Iheme has a small physique. Osita Iheme’s unpopular condition gave him the advantage of being different from other actors in the Nollywood.

He has developed in his career from a comedian actor to a multifaceted established actor. This has gained him respect throughout the Nigerian movie industry and with its fans alike. He has contributed a lot towards the growth of the Nigerian entertainment Industry.

His performance together with his fellow small actor Chinedu Ikedieze in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa is still widely relevant and the duo especially Osita’s Iheme’s character has been trending through memes and stickers since 2019 in Nigeria Twitter and other social media platforms globally. This eventually earned him huge fanbase globally.

Osita Iheme’s Net Worth

Osita Iheme has appeared in over hundreds of movies in the country, Osita Iheme received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2007. He is the CEO of Inspired Movement Africa which he founded to inspire, motivate, and stimulate the minds of Nigerians and African youth at large. He has been given some federal appointments and has signed some notable endorsements deals, he is also a business owner. He has been estimated to be about ₦560 million.

Conclusion

Osita Iheme has really worked so hard to achieve everything he is enjoying today, it never happened overnight, I hope you get inspired. Thanks for reading.