Paul Sambo (born January 27, 1976) is a Nigerian
Kannywood
Hausa-language cinema, known informally as Kannywood, is the Hausa-language film industry of Northern Nigeria. It is based in Kano.
Kannywood
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and
Nollywood
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actor
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Filmmaker
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Life
Sambo was born in Bauchi State
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤠𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅ðž¤) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the e ...
, Nigeria
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. He had been married to Lami Daniel since March 2012.[ The couple was reported by ''TheInfoNG'' to have welcomed a baby girl into their family on September 17, 2015. He, however, was reported to be in a serious romance with a TV presenter, Juliet Chidinma Mgborukwe, with whom he was featured in a film at the time.]
Career
He was featured as "Mr. Brown" in Ikechukwu Onyeka
Ikechukwu Onyeka is a Nigerian film director.
Early life and education
Onyeka is from Umuoji, Idemili North local government in Anambra State. In 2012, he enrolled at Colorado Film School to study cinematography. He highlighted his quest to ...
's 2012 romantic film, '' Mr. and Mrs.'', also featuring Nse Ikpe Etim
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, Joseph Benjamin, Thelma Okoduwa
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Career
In an interview with Encomium Magazine, Thelma revealed that she got into the fi ...
, Paul Apel.
In 2014, he was featured in Stephanie Okereke's film on VVF titled, '' Dry'', which also starred Nollywood
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's and starring Liz Benson
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Early life and education
Liz was born in Etinan, Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria. She attended Sylvania State College in the Unite ...
, American actor, William McNamara
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Personal life
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and British actor, Darwin Shaw
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Early life
Shaw, the eldest of two boys, w ...
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He was featured in Kemi Adetiba
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Education
Kemi holds bachelor's degree in law fro ...
's 2018 political thriller film
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, ''King of Boys
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'', also featuring Adesua Etomi
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, Sola Sobowale
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, Reminisce, Illbliss, Osas Ighodaro
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, Omoni Oboli
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, Akin Lewis
Akin Lewis (born 1957) is a Nigerian film actor, director, and producer.
Early life and career
Lewis was born on 1957 in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, and grew up in Zaria Kaduna State
He began his acting career in 1973, the same year he joined ...
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He was starred in Kenneth Gyang's political thriller
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TV Series, '' Sons of the Caliphate'', in which he played the role of "Khalifa".
Filmography
References
External links
Paul Sambo
on IMDb
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on Insidenolly
2018 Paul Sambo's Movies
on Mixtube
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on Nollywood Reinvented
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on Flixanda
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on Nollyland
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Living people
People from Bauchi State
Kannywood actors
Nigerian male actors
1976 births
Male actors in Hausa cinema
Nigerian film producers