Kanayo O. Kanayo
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| Kanayo O. Kanayo | |
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 Kanayo O. Kanayo at the Aka Ikenga dinner event in Lagos, Nigeria, 2008 |
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| Born | Anayo Modestus Onyekwere March 1, 1962 Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Actor |
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| http://www.kanayookanayo.com/ | |
Anayo Modestus Onyekwere[1][2] (popularly known as Kanayo O. Kanayo, born March 1, 1962 in Mbaise, Imo State, Nigeria)[3] is a Nigerian actor. In 2006 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[4]
In 1992 Kanayo made his debut film appearance in Nollywood's first major film Living in Bondage.[5] Kanayo has starred in over 100 films.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Anayo Modestus Onyekwere aka KOK". African Movie Academy Award. http://www.africafilmacademy.org/anayo-modestus-onyekwere-aka-kok. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "Official Website". kanayookanayo.com. http://www.kanayookanayo.com/home.html. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ AMatus, Azuh (2 March 2007). "Why Nollywood must recapitalise – Kanayo O. Kanayo". Daily Sun (Lagos, Nigeria). http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/showtime/2007/mar/02/showtime-02-03-2007-001.htm. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ "AMAA 2006 - List of Winners". African Movie Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 5 December 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20080212002056/www.ama-awards.com/winners.html. Retrieved 11 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Living in Bondage: Internet Movie Data Base". http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489511/. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
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