Segun Arinze

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Ola Balogun Hubert Ogunde Erick is the President of CALLYWOOD. A very talented young man full of energy and Olu Jacobs Nuella Njubigbo Lola Alao Tonto Dike Rukky Sanda Susan Patrick Ernest Obi - Actor/ Producer/Director Emem Isong - Screen Play Writer/Producer Hilda Dokubo Tony Umez Nkiru Sylvanus Segun Arinze Bukky Wright StephNora Okere Falana Alex Usifo Stella Damasus-Aboderin Rita Dominic Omotola Ekeinde Oge Okoye Ngozi Ezeonu Kanayo .O. Kanayo Georgina Onuoha Benita Nzeribe Enebeli Elebuwa Ramsey Nouah Patience Ozokwor Jim Iyke Ini Edo Bimbo Akintola Joke Silva Saint Obi Desmond Elliot Jennifer Chioma Eliogu Emeka Ike Keppy Bassey Ekpenyong John Okafor ( Mr Ibu) Caroline Ekanem Kate Henshaw-Nuttal Oby Edozie Uche Jombo Shan George Zack Orji Nkem Owoh Michael Ezuruonye Kenneth Okonkwo Genevieve Nnaji Richard Mofe Damijo Clarion Chukwura Chioma Chukwuka Chidi Mokeme Charles Okafor Chinedu /Osita Ibinabo Fiberesima Kalu Ikeagwu Bob-Manuel Obidimma Udokwu Ejike Asiegbu Eucharia Anunobi-Ekwu Pat Attah Chidi Ihezie-Okafor Pete Edochie Liz Benson Onyeka Onwenu Dakore Egbuson Clem Ohameze Fred Aseroma JT Tom West Chiege Alisigwe Maureen Solomon Sola Sobowale Zulu Adigwe Ebube Nwagbo Monalisa Chinda Grace Amah Thelma Okoduwa Sharon Ezeamaka Mercy Johnson Emem Isong Uche Ama Abriel ( Osotule) Justus Esiri Francis Duru Uche Iwuji Johnpaul Nwadike Ada Ameh Chika Ike Sam Loco Efe Lilian Bach Emeka Enyiocha Nobert Young Jide Kosoko Steph-Nora Okere Segun Arinze Nkiru Sylvanus Ekwi Onwuemene Tony Umez Hilda Dokubo Ebele Okaro Nonso Diobi Amaechi Muonagor Emeka Okoro Alex Lopez Yemi Blaq Jummai Joseph Fred Amata Moses Armstrong Ufuoma Ejonobor Ofiafuluagu Mbaka Empress Njamah Susan Patrick Rita Edochie Adaora Ukoh Sam Dede Emma Ayalogu Saidi Balogun Ashley Nwosu Jennifer Awazie Sandra Achums Victor Osuagwu Azizat Sadiq Kelvin Ideduba Jackie Appiah Bukky Ajayi Yemi Solade Eric Nwadinobi Regina Askia Chiwetalu Agu Cynthia Agholor Charles Novia Uche Elendu Femi Brainard Chigozie Atuanya King Joe Okechukwu Lanre Balogun Franca Brown Charles Inojie Tuvi James Abergail Brigette Plaatjes Okey Bakassi Paul Obazele Anita Hogan Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde Sam Uche Anyamele Name: Racheal Tabuno Oniga Hank Anuku Uchenna Ogbodo 2Face Idibia Gentle Jack Jim Lawson Maduike Rich Oganiru Joan Agabi Lancelot Imasuen Padita Agu Benedict Johnson Kenneth Chukwu Funmi Holder Mark Georgewill Patrick Doyle Fabian Adibe Yvonne Jegede Peter Bruno Michael Okon Nana Ama McBrown Chinelo Ndigwe Ngozi Nwosu Afam Okereke Akume Akume Uche Michael Oby Kechere (Ms Koi Koi) Camilla Mberekpe Larry Koldsweat Ijeoma Imo Mary Uranta Smith Asante Emeka Ossai Chris Bassey Rita Nzelu Thelma Nwosu Bruno Iwuoha Florence Onuma Ine Ikpe Nadia Buari Emeka Ani Sophia Tchidi Chikere Blessing Effiom Barbara Ukattah Remi Oshodi Ladi Torty Judith Mazagwu Chinyere Wilfred Darlene Benson-Cobham Van Vicker Queen Nwokoye Femi Branch Tonto Dike Vida Darko Omoni Eboli Juliet Ibrahim Lola Alao Dickson Iroegbu Jeta Amata Mary Remy Ifeoma Okeke Vanessa Nzediegwu Ada Aronu Nuella Njubigbo Nse Ikpe Etim Leo Mezie Omoni Oboli Sophie Funke Akindele Teco Benson Yvonne Nelson Profile of Majid Michel Ecow Smith-Asante Robert Peters Sunday Omobolanle (Papa Aluwe) Nathaniel Ruskin

The actor who is often identified for playing bad guy roles speaks several Nigerian languages fluently. Born in Onitsha, Anambra state, his early education was at Victory College of Commerce in Illorin and Taba Commercial College, Kaduna.

Arinze received his dramatic training at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile Ife, Nigeria. Segun's screen credits include "The Silent Night", "Church in Crisis", "Darkest Night", "Battle of Love". "Atlanta" and the popular TV soap operas Mega Fortune and Ripples. Segun also hosts the popular AIT talk show "No Holds Barred".

Background

Am from Badagry, Lagos state. My mum is Igbo and my dad Yoruba, though he's late. The name came as a result of my then music label, premier records who felt Segun Aina sounded jujuish or should in I say fujiish, and they wanted curiosity and controversy to the name because they were creating a pop singer. Well the name stuck! SEGUN ARINZE!

It started some 20 years ago when I met a friend way back in Ilorin, Kwara State his name, Ayo Orowale. He introduced me to the theatre and we formed a playgroup called Palm Players. Ever since there has been no going back! I knew I loved acting and I was going to be an actor so when the opportunity came I went on to read drama at Unife, now Obafemi Awolowo university. I thank God for blessing me with so much talent sometimes am bawled over by it all. I mean I can sing, act, write copies and scripts, do voice over, produce and direct sometimes do PR work when I find the time.

Movie Roles

Playing villain doesn't make me one and I don't let it get to me. I consider myself a professional, doing his job, I see myself as a method actor' I can play ten bad boy roles in ten different ways. Most Nigerian directors and producers like stereotypes because they are lazy and don't want stress. They want the easy way out because they shoot for 7 days, no time to work on any greenhorn so they try to mould what is professionally known in theatre as stock character' in common parlance its called stereotype'. I am not a typecast. They should be more daring and look for, and work on new talents.
All roles are challenging. Depends on how you as the actor approach the role. For me KG in Kingsley Ogoro`s THE RETURN was hectic and tedious, we shot for close to 5 years, things kept on changing and we had to adapt to these challenges, both human and unforeseen and we lost 4 souls in the course of the movie, but it paid off in the end we got 17 nominations, 11 awards, I won best actor at the 2004 Reel Awards, even though some people disagreed because they felt the character was a psycho and mean but hey! Who cares! Denzel won an Oscar for playing a bad cop in Training Day. People are used to seeing good and romantic boys win, acting is an art.

Music Career

I had my first album in 1992 called DREAMS under premier music, before then I had done quite a number of jingles and soundtracks. I also co wrote and performed the theme song for the maiden edition of the Nigerian music awards in 1991/92 as well as the fame music awards of the same year.
I needed to make an inroad into acting. Now am in the mood to sing again my new single is currently enjoying good airplay on radio and the reception has been tremendous. Tuface Idibia and Sunny Nneji featured on a track called "Power to say no' while Mike Aremu plays soprano sax on the ballad "Love me tonight" The full album will be out April 2006.www.nigeriamovies.net