{"id":179711,"date":"2024-07-19T09:46:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=179711"},"modified":"2024-07-19T09:46:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T09:46:00","slug":"how-i-was-fired-by-etisalat-paid-n2k-for-movie-roles-despite-my-3-degrees-uzor-arukwe-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/19\/how-i-was-fired-by-etisalat-paid-n2k-for-movie-roles-despite-my-3-degrees-uzor-arukwe-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How I was fired by Etisalat, paid N2k for movie roles despite my 3 degrees \u2013 Uzor Arukwe [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Nollywood star Uzor Arukwe on Chude Jidenwo&#8217;s show has spoken about his life before Nollywood and how tough things were for him before breaking through.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">During the interview, Uzor revealed that he has three degrees, including a B.Sc, BL and MBA, but recalls how he was paid N2k for some of his first acting gigs.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Uzor Arukwe also spoke about his marital life and how he had conscientiously decided to keep his private life away from public attention.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of Nollywood&#8217;s finest actors, Uzor Arukwe, has bared all on a recent episode of media personality, Chude Jidenwo&#8217;s show, WithChude. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the interview, the movie star shared many exclusives about his life before and after entering the movie industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The movie star shared that losing his corporate job in 2012, before he entered Nollywood, was one of the lowest moments of his life. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Uzor Arukwe noted how he was jobless from November 2012 to December 2013 but kept it from his mum to date and his older brother for many years. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The <em>Sugar Rush<\/em> star also revealed during the interview that he is married with kids but has found a way to separate his private life from his craft. He noted that his reason for doing this is to stay sane and keep his family from the prying eyes of the public just like many veteran actors he looks up to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_179713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-179713\" style=\"width: 1242px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-179713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IMG_9853.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1242\" height=\"1326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IMG_9853.jpeg 1242w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IMG_9853-281x300.jpeg 281w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IMG_9853-959x1024.jpeg 959w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/07\/IMG_9853-768x820.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-179713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uzor Arukwe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Uzor Arukwe also spoke about his early days in Nollywood. The movie star shared how he entered and left Nollywood multiple times. He revealed he was paid N1k, N2k and N10k for his first gigs. He also admitted that he had received \u201cthank you for coming\u201d as payment for his movie role. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">One of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/05\/25\/funke-akindele-reacts-as-uzor-arukwe-tags-role-in-a-tribe-called-judah-most-difficult-ever-played\/\">Uzor Arukwe<\/a>&#8216;s most famous roles was his character in Funke Akindele&#8217;s record-shattering movie, <em>A Tribe Called Judah. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Watch Uzo Arukwe speak below:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C9l-MEEN-fH\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); 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