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Biography of Chinedu Ikedieze & Net Worth

Chinedu Ikedieze, MFR (born 12 December 1977) is a Nigerian actor, entrepreneur, and serial investor. He is best known for playing alongside Osita Iheme in a majority of the movies after their breakthrough as a duo in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa. He has featured in over 150 films in a career spanning over 20 years. He has acted in the role of a kid in most of his films during his early career due to his stature and physical appearance. He is known as Aki for his performance in the film Aki na Ukwa. In 2011, he married fashion designer Nneoma Nwaijah and the couple had their first child in 2012.

Career

Chinedu pursued his primary and secondary education in Aba, Abia State. After completing his secondary education he pursued a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Theatre Arts and a degree in Mass communication from the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu (IMT). After completing his studies at IMT, he initially wanted to become a lawyer but pursued his career in film acting in 1998 and initially featured in small roles. He first acted in a minor role in the 1998 film Evil Men. He enrolled in the prestigious New York Film Academy in 2004. Best artists in Nigerian

Chemistry with Osita Iheme

Aki and Paw Paw

He entered Nollywood industry in 2000 and rose to prominence in 2002 film Aki na Ukwa where he played the breakthrough role of Aki alongside another little person actor Osita Iheme. The duo were popularly called “Aki Paw Paw” since the release of the film and they featured together in several films in the lead roles. Both Chinedu and Osita have been maintaining onscreen and offscreen chemistry which is widely praised by the Nollywood fraternity.