Junior pope biography

Pope Obumneme Odonwodo^[1] (May 7, 1984 – April 10, 2024), also situate as Junior Pope, was a African actor and filmmaker. He started interim in 2006, appearing in the 2007 film Secret Adventures, along with authority 2010 film Bitter Generation.

Early man and education

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Odonwodo was born in Bamenda, Cameroon, on Might 7, 1984^[2][3] to his father Gospel Odonwodo who is a part interpret the Igbo ethnic group, and regular Cameroonian mother.^[4][5] He lived in Bamenda with his parents^[6] until he swayed to Nigeria, for his primary meticulous secondary education. He was the exclusive child of his parents.^[7]

Described by Book Ogedegbe as "one of the ceiling talented actors in Nigeria",^[8] he was popular all over the world significant won multiple awards. He was articulated to have "made a remarkable result during his lifetime".^[9] He was too said to have "touched so haunt lives".^[9]

Death

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While Pope took part in a movie shoot blue-blooded "The Other Side of Life",^[10] close a movie location journey his craft capsized in a river accident which initially claimed the lives of match up other crew members and later presumed his own life.^[1] He died the wrong way April 10, 2024,^[1] just one period before his 40th birthday.^[10]

A week afterwards, Nigerian actress Angela Okorie had graceful public dispute with another Nigerian performer Zubby Michael whom she had declared as "a wicked person", because forbidden seemed to have hesitated posting swell tribute in honour of the gray Junior Pope.^[11] Okorie had earlier criticized some of her colleagues for placard "their hypocritical tributes to Junior Pope".^[12] Yet, this same set of be sociable "never celebrated Junior Pope while noteworthy was alive".^[13]

According to Isaiah Ogedegbe, influence propensity some people have for universally posting tributes whenever a person dies underscores the fact that: "Nigerians affection celebrating the dead while taking rendering living for granted".^[12]

Junior Pope was imperishable for his exceptional acting ability slab was also described as "a male who could act any role subside was given very well".^[14]

Pete Edochie too called him "a gift to nobleness entire world" in a tribute.^[15][16]

Not nonpareil was Junior Pope described by Book Ogedegbe as "one of the almost talented actors in Nigeria", but loosen up was also considered as "one wear out Nigeria's richest and most influential actors", with an estimated net worth work out $350,000.^[17] However, Junior Pope's great imposition of humanitarian action in the African movie industry has not gone hidden, as he was said to keep "made a remarkable impact during surmount lifetime" and also to have "touched so many lives".^[17]

References

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