Bob-Manuel Obidimma Udokwu (born 18 April 1968) is a Nigerian actor, director, producer and politician. In 2014, he received the ''Lifetime Achievement'' award at the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards. He was nominated for Best Actor in a supporting role at the

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for his role in '' Adesuwa''.

Background

He is from Nkwelle-Ogidi, Idemili North L.G.A. of

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, Nigeria. He is of

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ethnicity. The name of his father is Geoffrey Nwafor Udokwu and the name of his mother is Ezelagbo Udokwu. He was born in

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. He is the fourth child in a family of 6 children. He is also the second son. He comes from a family which consists of three male and three female children.

Education

He attended St. Peters Primary School (now Hillside Primary School) in the Coal Camp, Enugu, Enugu State for his elementary education, and Oraukwu Grammar School, Oraukwu, Anambra State for his secondary education. He proceeded to the University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt,

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where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theatre Arts. He bagged a master's degree in

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with a specialization in International Relations from the University of Lagos, Lagos State. He was the president of the Nigeria University Theater Art Student Association for the year 1989-1990

Personal life

Udokwu met his wife Cassandra Joseph when he was doing his master's degree program at the

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, while she was an undergraduate at the university. They married on 19 February 2000. They have two children: Elyon Chinaza (a girl) and Marcus Garvey (a boy). He named his son, Garvey Udokwu after the political leader,

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. He is a

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. He was appointed by the governor of Anambra state,

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, as a special adviser on entertainment, tourism, and media.

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'' * ''Rattlesnake'' *''

Karishika Karishika is a 1998 Nigerian horror film starring Becky Okorie. Plot A man waits outside a hospital's delivery room, minutes later a nurse comes out to tell him that his wife gave birth to a yam tuber. He immediately leaves the hospital in an ...

'' *''The Key for Happiness'' *''Black Maria'' *''What a World'' *''Heaven after Hell'' *''A Time to Love'' *''Cover Up'' *''Endless Tears'' *''Naked Sin'' *''My Time'' *''Home Apart'' *''Games Men Play'' *''Soul Engagement'' * Living in Bondage: Breaking Free

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