Veteran Nigerian actor, Charles Inojie is celebrating his 51st birthday today.
The movie maker took to Instagram to disclose that he was a village boy who has now turned into a global citizen.
The comic actor used the opportunity to advise every one without support not to lose hope because they can make it too.
In his words;
“For every village boy, seemingly hopeless, helpless and without a formidable support structure to compete in the open world, if you do not give up; you too shall be heard globally… #chroniclesofavillageboy #nademdeyrushus”
For those who do not know, Charles is from a royal family and he grew up with his grandmother. He aspired to someday be a lawyer, but had a change of mind when he attended Bode Osoyin’s writers resort, where he decided to acquire a certificate course in dramatic arts. In 1993, he achieved this goal and would later graduate from the University of Port Harcourt in 1999.
After making decision to venture into acting, he then joined different dramatic and theatre clubs in his local town and started performing stage drama. He later decided to acquire more knowledge in the field of acting then he enrolls for a one-year acting program in Bode Osoyin’s Writers Resort, where he obtained a certificate course in Dramatic Arts after completing the program in 1993.
Inojie officially joined Nollywood Nigerian movie industry in 1999. He started his career working as an assistant movie director before venturing full-time into acting and movie directing. He is known to always act in comedy movies and he is labelled as one of the best Nigerian comedy merchant.
See photos of the celebrant below;