Richard Mofe-Damijo

Mofe-Damijo was born in Aladja community of Udu Kingdom, Delta State. He attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin to continue his education and studied Theatre Arts.[6] In 1997, Mofe-Damijo returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos and graduated in 2004.[2][7]

After graduating from the university, Mofe-Damijo took part in the soap opera Ripples, but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in rival soap Checkmate. Before then, he had a stint as a writer with Concord Newspapers[8] Metro Magazine, and Quality.[9] Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received a writer/producer credit.[6][10] In 2005, at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards , Mofe-Damijo won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[2] On 5 January 2017, he hosted the 2016 GLO-CAF Awards alongside Nigerian journalist Mimi Fawaz.[11][12] On 8 December 2021, he won an award at Ghana, a Black Star Honor at the Rhymes on Da Runway in Gold coast, Ghana.[13]

Mofe-Damijo was appointed as the Special Adviser of Culture and Tourism[14] to the then Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in 2008, later on became the commissioner for Culture and Tourism of Delta State, Nigeria in 2009.[3] His tenure ended in 2015.[15]

Mofe-Damijo was married to journalist/publisher and talk show host May Ellen 'MEE' Ezekiel[16] After her death in 1996, Mofe-Damijo remarried TV personality, Jumobi Adegbesan, who later left TV presenting for the corporate world.

Mofe-Damijo has five children: two with his current wife and three from his previous marriage .[17]

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