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
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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