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Jim Iyke

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Jim Iyke
human
Ein sex anaa gendermale Edit
Ein country of citizenshipNigeria Edit
Name wey dem give amJim Edit
Ein date of birth25 September 1976 Edit
Place dem born amLibreville Edit
Unmarried partnerNadia Buari Edit
Languages edey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationactor, songwriter, businessperson Edit
Ein field of worktheater arts Edit
Educate forUniversity of Jos Edit
Academic degreebachelor's degree Edit
Work period (start)2001 Edit
Hair colorblack hair Edit
Eye colorbrown Edit
Dema official websitehttps://jimiykesworld.com Edit
Personal pronounL485 Edit

James Ikechukwu Esomugha, dem popularly know am as Jim Iyke (born 25 September 1976),[1] be a Nigerian actor den one of de stars of de movie Last Flight to Abuja.

Early life den education

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Na dem born am insyd Libreville, Gabon. Ein parents, komot from Ogwugwu Village insyd Enugwu-Agidi town of Anambra State, na dem change dema name from Okolue to Esomugha. He be de only boy insyd a family of eight kiddies. Na he attend secondary school insyd F. G. C. Kwali Abuja from 1985 to 1991, then he earn a diploma insyd Banking den Finance den a BSc insyd philosophy from de University of Jos, Plateau State.

Career

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Jim Iyke begin dey act insyd 1998. As of October 2013, na he be one of de highest paid actors insyd Nollywood, na he appear insyd over 150 films.[2]

Na he start a movie production company, Untamed Productions insyd 2007, wey he sanso get ein own music record label, Untamed Records.[3] Ein first album, dem title Who Am I?, feature sam of Nigeria ein top musicians, such as TuFace Idibia den Sound Sultan.[4][5]

Filmography

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DJ Abass den Jim Iyke
Year Title Role Director Ref
2006 the High Class Prince's Orderly Afam Okereke
2007 A Better Place Festus Tchidi Chikere
2008 The Shepherd Raymond Nonso Ekene Okonkwo
2009 Royal Madness Ikoku Nonso Ekene Okonkwo
2010 Between Kings and Queens Nnanna Joy Dickson [6]
2012 Last Flight to Abuja David Obi Emelonye [7]
2013 And Then There Was You Zuma Leila Djansi
2014 When Love Comes Around — Afe Olumowe [8]
2016 Stalker Michael Moses Inwang [9][10]
A Star in Heaven Kayode Afe Olumowe [11]
2017 American Driver Jim Iyke Moses Inwang [12][13]
2018 Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons Naz Toka McBaror [14]
2019 Dead rite N/A Tope Alake [15]
The Set-Up Edem Niyi Akinmolaya [16][17][18]
Merry Men 2: Another Mission Naz Moses Inwang [19][20]
2020 Cold Feet Mayowa Moses Inwang
Bad Comments Frank Orji Moses Inwang
2021 Hustle Tunde Lewis Marc Adebesin
2022 The Set Up 2 Edem Chinaza Onuzo
Closure Mandate David Robert Peters
Zongo Boys Benjamin Sarpong
Passport Oscar Dimeji Ajibola
2023 Different Strokes Alex Cole Biodun Stephen
Rent a Room Obi Jim Iyke
2024 No Fury Akay Mason

Awards den nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref
2021 Net Honours Most Searched Actor He win [21]

References

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  1. ↑ Okonkwo, Oge (2013-09-25). "Aww, love SO sweet: Actress, Nadia Buari's tweets at Jim Iyke on his birthday". YNaija (in British English). Retrieved 2022-05-08.
  2. ↑ "Nollywood actor Jim Iyke poses with son". Punch Newspapers. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Untamed Productions". Jim Iyke's World: Official Website.
  4. ↑ "Download link for 'Who am I' by Jim Iyke feat Tuface". Waptrick. Archived from the original on 13 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "This is STYLE. This is how I understand it - Jim Iyke". Xclusive Magazine (in British English). 2017-07-28. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  6. ↑ "Between Kings and Queens". Jim Iyke's World (in American English). 2011-01-14. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
  7. ↑ Moore, Roger (June 18, 2020). "Netflixable? Nigerian "Last Flight to Abuja" covers the disaster pic checklist".
  8. ↑ "'When Love Comes Around' Jim Iyke, Eku Edewor, others star in new movie". Pulse Nigeria. Chidumga Izuzu. Retrieved 2014-12-19.
  9. ↑ "Stalker, Starring Jim Iyke, To Premiere Soon". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News (in American English). 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  10. ↑ "Jim Iyke and Nse Ikpe-Etim's 'Stalker' hit cinemas in February 2016". Nigerian Entertainment Today (in American English). 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  11. ↑ "A Star in Heaven - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com (in English). Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  12. ↑ "Comedy movie featuring Jim Iyke, Nadia Buari, Emma Nyra gets release date". Pulse Nigeria (in American English). 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  13. ↑ "'American Driver' starring Jim Iyke, AY Makun and Nse Ikpe-Etim set for Nigerian cinemas". Nigerian Entertainment Today (in American English). 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  14. ↑ "Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons (2018) - IMDb". Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  15. ↑ "Jim Iyke - nlist | Nollywood, Nigerian Movies & Casting". nlist.ng (in British English). Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  16. ↑ "Jim Iyke, Adesua Etomi, Thrill in 'The Set Up'". THISDAYLIVE (in American English). 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  17. ↑ "Adesua Etomi, Jim Iyke, others star in 'The Set Up'". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics (in American English). 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  18. ↑ "Dakore Akande, Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Jim Iyke, others star in new film 'The Set Up'". Pulse Nigeria (in American English). 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  19. ↑ "Olamide gets a cameo appearance in 'Merry Men' sequel as AY releases official trailer". Pulse Nigeria (in American English). 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  20. ↑ "Merry Men 2 (2019) - IMDb". Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  21. ↑ "Net Honours - The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today (in American English). Retrieved 2021-09-07.
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