Chiwetelu Umadi Ejiofor was born on July 10, 1977 in Forest Gate, London, England, UK. He is an English actor, director and writer born to Nigerian parents; his mother is a pharmacist and his father was a doctor, he died in a car accident in a visit to Nigeria, Chiwetelu Ejiofor sustained an injury and still bares the scares. His sister Zain Asher is a financial News reporter at CNN base London.
Chiwetel Ejiofor developed passion for reading and the stage at a young age. He began acting in school plays at the age of 13 at Dulwich College and he joined the National Youth Theatre in 1995. He got an admission into the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art but left after his first year. He later gained a scholarship to the London Aademy of Music and Dramatic Art.
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a hollywood sensation and is gradually rising to the spotlight. He made his film debut in 1996 in the television film Deadly Voyage and has since been on the big screen. He has acted several blockbuster and award winning movies which includes: Othello, and in Salt he rubbed shoulders with Angelina Jolie, and was the lead actor in the Nigerian controversial movie Half of a Yellow Sun; the movie is based on the book by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Nigerian author whose book won the Orange Prize for fiction in 2007. He took the part because it helped him to connect with his root also, the story and the part he played is similar to his grandfather and his experience during the war. In 12 years a slave, he won several awards.
There are 21 million people in slavery as we sit here. I just hope 150 years from now our ambivalence will not allow another filmmaker to make this film.
His quote on 12 years a slave
Chiwetel Ejiofor net worth already amounts to $8 million dollars which is more than most of the world-famous actors though his talented still has not attracted the attention of the masses. He is also in a long term relationship with the canadian model Sari Mercer. Ejiofor is surely making headlines in hollywood.
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