Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor, (born 10 July 1977) is an English actor. For the movie '12 Years a Slave' he received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. Ejiofor was born in London's Forest Gate, to Nigerian parents. His father, Arinze, was a
doctor, and his mother, Obiajulu, was a pharmacist. His younger sister is CNN correspondent Zain Asher. In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his father were driving to Lagos after the celebrations when their car was involved in a head-on crash with a lorry.
His father was killed, and Ejiofor was badly injured, and received scars that are still visible on his forehead. Ejiofor began acting in school plays at the age of fourteen at Dulwich College and joined the National Youth Theatre. He got into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but had to leave after his first year, after being cast in Steven Spielberg's film Amistad. Kindly Wish Him A Happy Birthday.
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doctor, and his mother, Obiajulu, was a pharmacist. His younger sister is CNN correspondent Zain Asher. In 1988, when Ejiofor was 11, during a family trip to Nigeria for a wedding, he and his father were driving to Lagos after the celebrations when their car was involved in a head-on crash with a lorry.
His father was killed, and Ejiofor was badly injured, and received scars that are still visible on his forehead. Ejiofor began acting in school plays at the age of fourteen at Dulwich College and joined the National Youth Theatre. He got into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but had to leave after his first year, after being cast in Steven Spielberg's film Amistad. Kindly Wish Him A Happy Birthday.
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Endy Edeson
@PAUL: hahahahahaha. Funny you. Ejiofor is my blood brother. My elder brother, so we look alive. JUST KIDDING. Good-morning
Onuh Jude
Endy I don't want any argument with you!.... Igbos that does good are Nigerians,few that were misled by....are just omo Igbo
Endy Edeson
@JUDE; No hard feelings. Thanks For Your Understanding. Okay, He Is A Biafran By 'Geographical Origin'