Chinedu IKEDIEZE MFR, 1977– (age 43 years)
- Name
- Chinedu /IKEDIEZE/ MFR
- Given names
- Chinedu
- Nickname
- Aki
- Surname
- IKEDIEZE
- Name suffix
- MFR
| Birth | December 12, 1977 |
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| Marriage | Nneoma MWAIJAH — View this family Yes |
| Occupation | Nigerian actor Employer: Actors Guild of Nigeria (Nollywood) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | James Callaghan from April 5, 1976 to May 4, 1979 (aged 1 year) |
| Winter of Discontent | Mass industrial action, power cuts and a three-day working week. from October 1978 to February 1979 (aged 1 year) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher from May 4, 1979 to November 28, 1990 (aged 12 years) |
| 40th President of the United States | Ronald Reagan January 20, 1981 (aged 3 years) |
| 41st President of the United States | George H W Bush January 20, 1989 (aged 11 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | John Major from November 28, 1990 to May 2, 1997 (aged 19 years) |
| 42nd President of the United States | Bill Clinton January 20, 1993 (aged 15 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Tony Blair from May 2, 1997 to June 27, 2007 (aged 29 years) |
| 43rd President of the United States | George W Bush January 20, 2001 (aged 23 years) |
| Award | received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards 2007 (aged 29 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Gordon Brown from June 27, 2007 to May 11, 2010 (aged 32 years) |
| 44th President of the United States | Barack Obama January 20, 2009 (aged 31 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | David Cameron from May 11, 2010 to July 13, 2016 (aged 38 years) |
| Olympic Games | Games of the XXX Olympiad from July 27, 2012 to August 12, 2012 (aged 34 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Theresa May from July 13, 2016 to July 24, 2019 (aged 41 years) |
| 45th President of the United States | Donald Trump January 20, 2017 (aged 39 years) |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Boris Johnson from July 24, 2019 (aged 41 years) |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
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1977–
Birth: December 12, 1977 — Iluoma Uzuakoli, Bende L.G.A, Abia State, Nigeria Nationality: Nigeria Occupation: Nigerian actor |
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Chinedu Ikedieze, MFR[1][2] (born 12 December 1977 in Bende, Abia State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian actor, entrepreneur and serial investor. He is best known for playing alongside Osita Iheme in majority of the movies after their breakthrough as duo in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa.[3] 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.[4]
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).[5][6] 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.[7] He first acted in a minor role in the 1998 film Evil Men. He enrolled in prestigious New York Film Academy in 2004.[8]
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 dwarf actor Osita Iheme.[9] The duo were popularly called as "Aki Paw Paw" since the release of the film and they featured together in several films in the lead roles. Both Chinedu and Osita has been maintaining onscreen and offscreen chemistry which is widely praised by the Nollywood fraternity.[10][11]
Honour
In 2007, Ikedieze received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards.[12] He was also honoured with the Order of the Federal Republic which was given by the then Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for his immense contributions to Nollywood and to the economic growth of the country.[13]
Legacy
His performance alongside fellow little person actor Osita Iheme in the 2002 film Aki na Ukwa is still widely spoken of and the duo especially Osita's character has been trending through memes since 2019 in Twitter and other social media platforms globally