{"id":181379,"date":"2024-08-02T06:11:12","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T06:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=181379"},"modified":"2024-08-02T06:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T06:11:12","slug":"the-english-i-speak-is-self-taught-ibrahim-chatta-opens-up-on-being-secondary-school-dropout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/08\/02\/the-english-i-speak-is-self-taught-ibrahim-chatta-opens-up-on-being-secondary-school-dropout\/","title":{"rendered":"The English I speak is self-taught \u2013 Ibrahim Chatta opens up on being secondary school dropout"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Ibrahim Chatta has opened up on his love for acting and how his passionate choice affected his education.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The versatile actor who started acting in 1985 confessed that he dropped out of secondary school to focus on acting even though his parents were unaware. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Chatta also revealed that his good command of English stems from being self-taught.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Nollywood actor and filmmaker, Ibrahim Chatta has revealed that he dropped out of secondary school to pursue a career in acting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chatta, who ventured into acting in 1985, revealed this in a recent interview with BBC Yoruba.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The film star said he usually skipped classes as a young chap for acting gigs in theatres with his colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chatta disclosed that his commitment to stage acting led him to abandon secondary school education.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-101930\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"828\" height=\"981\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612.jpeg 828w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612-253x300.jpeg 253w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612-768x910.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2022\/10\/ifeoluwaunusual\/2022\/10\/14\/81D4B2A8-2B36-4667-8D7E-5DECA8825612-150x178.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The actor, who is in his 50s, said he has continued to self-educate himself through online courses and programmes. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/05\/17\/ibrahim-chatta-pokes-fun-at-toyin-abraham-as-actress-visits-his-grand-film-village-video\/\">Ibrahim Chatta said:<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI started acting very early in my life. I knew I was going to go into acting as a kid. Acting took a lot from me. It did not allow me to go to school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201dMy parents would think I was in school those days but I would have followed my colleagues for what we call travel theatre. It has now transitioned into filmmaking. That was how some of our bosses started their acting career from the stage into cinema movies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAlthough, I am doing some courses in adult education that are related to acting, I did not finish my secondary school education. The English language is like every other language. It can be taught and can be heard. The English language I speak is self-taught and I love reading so much. When I was little and I bought puff-puff, I used to read the paper wrap. I read about the English Language from the books.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Chatta rose to fame for his role in the movie \u2018Aiyekooto\u2019 (2012). He has also appeared in notable films include \u2018<em>Atini O\u2019go\u2019 (2006), \u2018Mafi Wonmi\u2019 (2008) \u2018Olo\u2019 (2008) \u2018Mafi Sere\u2019 (2009), \u2018Orere Laye\u2019 (2009) and \u2018Ebere Adigun\u2019 (2010).<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em><span class=\"s1\">Others are \u2018Ifa Iwa\u2019 (2013), \u2018October 1\u2019 (2014), \u2018Olokiki Oru: The Midnight Sensation\u2019 (2019), and \u2018Omoyagba (2020)\u2019.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ibrahim Chatta has opened up on his love for acting and how his passionate choice affected his education. The versatile actor who started acting in 1985 confessed that he dropped out of secondary school to focus on acting even though his parents were unaware. 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