Here are just some of the famous celebs you didnt know were Nigerians. Photos: Various
Well, you might know them as ‘world famous’, you probably know a little bit of their background, but we bet you never knew some of them were Nigerians.
NET brings you 20 world famous people you probably didn’t know were Nigerians.
Check them out…
(1) Hugo Weaving
Do you remember Agent Smith in The Matrix trilogy? Yes!Neo‘s arch-rival is Nigerian. How? Well the 56 year old actor was born in Nigeria at the University College Hospital in Ibadan. This makes him Nigerian by birth. His parents moved back to England a year after. Hugo Weaving has acted in several blockbusters such asV For Vendetta,The Matrix TrilogyandLord of The Ringstrilogy,Transformers trilogy,The Hobbittrilogy andCaptain America. Who said Ibadan boys don’t go far?

(2)Adewale Agbaje
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbajeis an English actor and former fashion model. He is best known for his roles as Lock-Nah inThe Mummy Returns, Nykwana Wombosi inThe Bourne Identity, Mr. Eko onLost, and Simon Adebisi onOz.
(3) Toks Olagundoye
Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke ‘Toks’ Olagundoyeis a Nigerian television and film actress, writer, and producer.
She is known for her role as Jackie Joyner-Kersee in the ABC-TV sitcomThe Neighbors. She was born in Lagos to a Nigerian father and a Norwegian mother.
(4)Taio Cruz
Taio Cruzwas born in London to a Nigerian father and a Brazillian mother. He is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, rapper, and entrepreneur.
His name ‘Taio’ was derived from yoruba name, Tayo.
(5)Richard Ayoade
Richard Ellef Ayoadeis an English actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter.
Ayoade was born in Hammersmith, London, the son of Nigerian fatherLayide Ade Laditi Ayoadeand Norwegian motherDagny Amalie.

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(6)Hope Wilson
Hope Olaide Wilsonwho speaks Yoruba, French and English fluently moved to the States in the late 90s. She is an actress and producer, known forI Can Do Bad All by Myself(2009),After the Dark(2013) andFaith and Dreams(2010).
(7)Dayo Okeniyi
Oladayo A. ‘Dayo’ Okeniyiis a Nigerian American actor, popularly known for playing the role of Thresh inThe Hunger Gamesand Danny Dyson inTerminator Genisys.
Dayo Okeniyi was born and raised in Lagos before he move to the United States.
(Carmen Elizabeth Ejogois a British actress and singer.
Carmen was born to a Nigerian father and a Scottish mother in London. She began her career as a teenager in London, hosting the Saturday Disney morning show from 1993 to 1995.

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(Tracy Ifeachor
Tracy is a British Nigerian television and theatre actress best known for playing the role of Abigail Naismith in both parts of the Doctor Who Christmas special,The End of Time.
(9)Ne-Yo
Shaffer Chimere Smithbetter known by his stage name Ne-Yo, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.
His father is of African American and Chinese descent and his mother is African-American. Both his parents were musicians. But the name ‘Chimere’ is African from ‘Igbo’ ethnic group in Nigeria – although Ne-Yo hasn’t come out to claim he is of Nigerian descent.
(10)Olurotimi Akinosho
Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name,Rotimi, is an American singer-songwriter, actor and model. He’s best known for his roles as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network’sBoss, and Andre onPower.
He’s currently signed to50 Cent‘s G-Unit record label.

(11)Jidenna
Jidenna Theodore Mobisson, known professionally as Jidenna, is a Nigerian-American recording artist signed to Wondaland Records.
Jidenna was born to a Nigerian Igbo academic. Jidenna grew up partially in Nigeria, where his father was a professor of Computer Science at Enugu State University. Jidenna’s name in the Igbo language means to ‘embrace the father.’
(12)Adepero Oduye
Adepero Oduye is an American actress who was in the12 Years a Slavemovie. Oduye began appearing in short films such as Water and Fall, and in 2006 appeared in the independent dramaHalf Nelson. After several roles in the off-Broadway production, in 2009, she debuted on Broadway in the musicalFela!
(13)Hakeem Kae-Kazim
Hakeem Kae-Kazim is a Nigerian actor best known for his work in the Starz television seriesBlack Sailsand his portrayal of Georges Rutaganda in the 2004 drama film HotelRwanda.
Kae-Kazim was born in Lagos, Nigeria, where he spent his early years before his family re-located to London, England.

(14)Nonso Anozie
Chukwunonso Nwachukwu ‘Nonso’ Anozieis an English actor who has worked on stage, film, and television. He is best known for his role as Tank inRocknRolla, Seargent Dap inEnder’s Game, and Xaro Xhoan Daxos inGame of Thrones.
Anozie was born in Camden, London, England, of Nigerian descent, Igbo to be precise.
(15)Wale
Olubowale Victor Akintimehin better known by his stage name Wale, is an American rapper from Washington, DC.
Wale (a Nigerian American) was born in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on September 21, 1984.
(16)Nnamdi Asomugha
Nnamdi Asomugha and wife, Kerry Washington
Nnamdi Asomughais a former American football cornerback born to Nigerian Igbo parents. He’s the reason Nigerians refer to American actress,Kerry Washingtonas ‘our wife’ because she’s married to him.
(17)Uzo Aduba
Uzoamaka Nwanneka ‘Uzo’ Adubais an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ Warren onOrange Is the New Black.

(18)Sade Adu
Helen Folasade Adu, OBE, known professionally as Sade Adu or simply Sade, is a Nigerian-born English singer-songwriter, composer, and record producer.
She was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Her parents, Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer in economics of Yoruba background, and Anne Hayes, an English district nurse, met in London, married in 1955 and moved to Nigeria.
(19)Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ejiofor was born in London’s Forest Gate, to Nigerian parents of Igbo origin. His father, Arinze, was a doctor, and his mother, Obiajulu, was a pharmacist. His younger sister is CNN correspondentZain Asher.
(20)Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwubetter known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer.
Tempah was born in London, the son of Igbo parents from Nigeria. His middle name, Chukwuemeka, means ‘God has done it’ in the Igbo language. Nigerian pop singer, Wizkid is currently signed to his management label, Disturbing London.
Source:: thenetng

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