Hollywood Celebrities Who Were Born In Nigeria
When we talk about Hollywood celebs born in Nigerian the first person i think about is Hakeem Kae-Kazim




Hakeem was born in Lagos on October 1, 1962, but his parents migrated to study in the United Kingdom when Hakeem was one year old. He moved to South Africa at the age of 25.

Hakeem has a great list of Hollywood movies he starred in: 
Pirates of the Caribbean III, 
Lost, 
Cane with Jimmy Smits, 
Law & Order: SVU with Mariska Hargitay, 
The Triangle with Sam Neill, 
The Librarian with Gabrielle Anwar, 
X-Men: Wolverine with Hugh Jackman, 
The 4th Kind alongside Milla Jovovich and 
Darfur with Billy Zane. 
He is often recognized for his recurring role as Colonel Dubaku. Hakeem's latest films are Half of a Yellow Sun and A Chance of Rain.

The second person that cross my mind is SADE ADU

This veteran was born in Ibadan on January 16, 1959, as Helen Folasade Adu. Her father, Bisi Adu, is a Nigerian, and her mother, Anne Hayes, is British. She is the lead singer of soul group named after her, Sade. 
Her albums sold close to 40 million worldwide, Shade Adu has had six multi-platinum albums released in 20 years and has received 4 Grammy Awards including 1985's Best New Artist. VH1 ranked her #66 on 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll. isn't she a godess?

The next celeb that comes to my mind is Bolaji Badejo



He was born in Lagos on August 23, 1953. Bolaji Badejo is famous for his role in the movie “Alien”. The most interesting moment is that he was discovered in a bar by a member of the film crew. That person felt that he would be ideal to play the title creature as director Ridley Scott wanted to create a monster that 

 Nikky Amuka-Bird 
Amaku-Bird was born in Nigeria on February 27, 1976, but grew up in the UK and in Antigua.  she's recognize for
 The Omen (2006)
Cargo
Almost Heaven and 
prominent screen adaptation of Alexander McCall Smith's novel The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. 
She has also appeared in Spooks, 
The Line of Beauty, 
The Last Enemy, 
Robin Hood, 
Torchwood, and 
A recurring role in the reimagined BBC apocalyptic Survivors series.

Hugo Wallace Weaving


Hugo Weaving was born on April 4, 1960 in Nigeria. His mom was a tour guide and teacher, and dad - a seismologist. He has had a steadily successful career in the film, television, and theater industries. More recently, roles in films are 
The Matrix Trilogy as Agent Smith and 
The Lord of the Rings trilogy as Lord Elrond have considerably raised his international profile. His famous and irreplaceable role in The Matrix movies have made him one of the greatest sci-fi villains of the twenty-first century.



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