Nollywood legendary actor, voiceover artist, and president of the Association of Voice-Over Artists of Nigeria (AVOA), Segun Arinze is a year older today, Tuesday September 24, 2024.
This great personality epitomizes hard work, perseverance, doggedness, humility, diligence and patriotism. The fact that he treasures the virtue of true loyalty to any cause he believes in, gives him the cutting edge.
Arinze who hails from Badagry, Lagos was born in Onitsha, Anambra to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother.
He attended Victory College of Commerce in Ilorin, and Taba Commercial College in Kaduna State where he completed his secondary education.
Segun Arinze studied Dramatic Arts at Obafemi Awolowo University. He started acting in the mid 80’s, and appeared on many popular Nigerian soap opera. In the early 90’s he ventured into singing and released an album.
During the boom of the Nigerian home video industry in the mid 90’s Segun Arinze’s popularity as an actor soared. He is most known for his role as Black Arrow in the movie ‘Silent Night’
He is happily married with wonderful children.
