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.
He 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.
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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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