Nkem Owoh, also known as Osuofia, is a well-known comic actor from Nollywood who has referred to his foray into acting as “an accident.”
The veteran clarified that his coworkers, who saw his comedic abilities behind the scenes, pushed him into acting even though he intended to stay a scriptwriter.
Owoh stated, “My coming in front of the camera was an accident,” in a recent episode of the Selah Meditate podcast. People began encouraging me to perform in front of the camera while I was working behind the scenes as a scriptwriter.
“I remember ATV created a 7-minute programme for me to do stand-up comedy in the 80s. They told me to come in front of the camera because I was making people laugh behind the camera. With much pressure, I came in front of the camera. And I saw that what I was doing people were buying it so that was how my acting career began.”
“Fame took away my freedom. A lot of people want to be celebrities, they only know the benefits but not the downsides. When you become famous you can’t do a lot of the things you were doing freely before. You become restricted in a lot of ways,” he explained.
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