My father didn’t want me to be an actor – Chidi Mokeme

Nollywood actor Chidi Mokeme has disclosed that his journey into the world of acting faced opposition from his father. Mokeme, known for his roles in the Nigerian film industry, revealed that he initially started as a model before transitioning to acting.informationguidenigeria

According to the actor, his father did not support his decision to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. To follow his passion for acting, Mokeme had to take a bold step by absconding from home to fully concentrate on building his acting career.

Nollywood actor, Chidi Mokeme, has revealed that his father didn’t support his decision to become a thespian.

He said he started as a model before switching to acting.

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Mokeme explained that he had to abscond from home to focus on his acting career.

Speaking in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, the actor said: “You couldn’t even say you want to be an actor before you will hear that he [my father] didn’t want you to be an actor [laughs].

“So, I knew in my mind. I started by sneaking out to go do these things. Luckily I started off as a model. Back in the days before the home video industry, I did a lot of commercial modeling, runways, TV commercials, calendars. So it was way easier. You can go in daytime, do a quick shoot and come back home. And my father is unlikely to see it because he is not in the world of that.

“But many occasions when I came back late from shoots, he asked me to go back to wherever I was coming from. From all the sneaking out and of course, there was passion. I just knew that I was happy when I’m in this [entertainment] space.JAMB Result

“And I think what broke the camel’s back, eventually, I tried to read pharmacy but it wasn’t happening then I eventually went into computer science. But when I got to school, there were no computers. There was just one computer in the entire department and that computer sits on the table of the lecturer. So I left because it wasn’t interesting anymore.JAMB Portal

“Then, I took a decision to leave home. I didn’t just pack my bags and leave, it was from all the experiences of ‘go back where you are coming from.’ I started committing more so that me dad would say I should go back to where I am coming from.”NYSC Portal

He said his breakthrough came after he abandoned his examination to play a sub lead role.

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