{"id":206813,"date":"2025-02-08T01:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T01:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=206813"},"modified":"2025-02-08T01:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T01:55:16","slug":"veteran-actor-osuofia-celebrates-70th-birthday-in-style","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2025\/02\/08\/veteran-actor-osuofia-celebrates-70th-birthday-in-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran actor Osuofia celebrates 70th birthday in style"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh, popularly known as Osuofia, marked his 70th birthday on Friday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He shared a heartfelt message on Instagram, thanking God and his supporters.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nollywood stars and entertainment figures, including Uche Elendu, Susan Peters, Shan George, Freddie Leonard, and BBNaija\u2019s Brighto, celebrated him with warm messages.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Osuofia won the AMAA Best Actor award in 2008 for <em>Stronger than Pain<\/em> and received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Veteran Nollywood actor Nkem Owoh, popularly known as <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/tag\/osuofia\">Osuofia<\/a><\/strong>, marked his 70th birthday on Friday, sharing his joy and appreciation with fans and colleagues on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to Instagram, the beloved actor posted a heartfelt message. He wrote:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Chi efogo, and it is my 70th birthday. What else can I say? To God be all the glory. Special thanks to you all for being part of this journey. I love you all.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>His post was met with an outpouring of love and well wishes from fellow Nollywood stars and entertainment personalities, who flooded the comment section with congratulatory messages.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-206814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-08-022917.png\" alt=\"Nollywood veteran Nkem Owoh \u2018Osuofia\u2019 turns 70\" width=\"751\" height=\"770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-08-022917.png 751w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-08-022917-293x300.png 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Actress Uche Elendu wrote: <em>&#8220;Happy birthday, my John Bull\u2026 70 looks amazing on you, uncle.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Susan Peters and Shan George also joined in, with George wishing him <em>&#8220;long life and strong bones.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Actor Freddie Leonard described him as an <em>&#8220;Icon Living,&#8221;<\/em> while BBNaija\u2019s Brighto extended his congratulations, acknowledging Osuofia\u2019s remarkable journey.<\/p>\n<p>Born on February 7, 1955, Nkem Owoh has built an impressive legacy in the Nigerian film industry as an actor, comedian, and singer.<\/p>\n<p>His portrayal in <em>Stronger than Pain<\/em> earned him the Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for Best Actor in a Leading Role in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>In 2017, he received the AMAA Lifetime Achievement Award, further solidifying his impact in Nollywood.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his distinct comedic style and iconic roles, particularly in the blockbuster <em>Osuofia in London<\/em>, Owoh remains one of the most recognizable faces in African cinema.<\/p>\n<p>See below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DFw6wwmuhTW\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; 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