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{{Short description|NollywoodNigerian actor (died 2024)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Zulu Adigwe
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| birth_place = [[Enugu]], [[Eastern Region, Nigeria|Eastern Region]], Nigeria
| death_date = 23 April 2024
| nationality = [[Nigerian]]▼
| occupationdeath_place = Actor =
▲| nationality = [[Nigerian]]
| years_active = 1988-date▼
| childrenalma_mater = [[University of Ibadan]]
| spouseoccupation = Actor
▲| years_active = 1988-date1988–2024
|known_for = {{hlist|''Blood Diamonds'' (2004)|''Unforgetable'' (2003)|''[[Issakaba]]'' (1999)}}▼
| websitechildren =
| television = ''[[Checkmate]]'' <br /> ''[[Basi & Company]]''
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▲| known_for = {{hlist|''Blood Diamonds'' (2004)|''Unforgetable'' (2003)|''[[Issakaba]]'' (1999)}}
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'''Zulu Adigwe''' is a Nigerian actor and singer,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-11-06|title=Legends of Nollywood Awards berth in Benin|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/legends-of-nollywood-awards-berth-in-benin/|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/sola-fosudo-and-the-rank-of-academics-in-nollywood-swells/ |title=Sola Fosudo: And the rank of academics in Nollywood swells |last=Husseini |first=Shaibu |date=July 14, 2018 |publisher=Guardian |access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/died-wretched-chain-reaction-living-in-bondage-5-90s-movies-only-true-nollywood-fans/e4907bl |title=5 90's movies only true Nollywood fans would remember |date=December 18, 2015 |publisher=Pulse Nigeria |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.withinnigeria.com/2018/06/16/nollywood-actor-nelson-gold-slumps-and-dies-just-days-after-celebrating-his-birthday-photos/ |title=Nollywood actor Nelson Gold slumps, dies, few days after celebrating birthday |last=Aanu |first=Damilare |date=June 16, 2018 |publisher=Within Nigeria |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> best known for [[paternal]] roles in [[Nollywood]] movies. He first achieved fame as Mr. B in the sitcom ''[[Basi and Company]]'', <ref name="NM">{{Cite web |url=https://nollymania.com/active-years-of-top-nollywood-actors-still-alive-olu-jacobs-others/amp/ |title=Active Years of Top Nollywood Actors Not Dead – Olu Jacobs, Others |last=Ngene |first=Christina |publisher=Nollymania |access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nollymania.com/nigerian-tv-series/ |title=Flashback: Nigerian TV Series and Movies from the 80s |last=Ngene |first=Christina |date=September 29, 2018 |publisher=NollyMania |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref> and most recently featured in the 2019 blockbuster ''[[Living in Bondage: Breaking Free]]''.<ref name=BF>{{Cite web |url=https://www.urban-fusions.fr/2020/05/22/est-ce-que-living-in-bondage-breaking-free-est-disponible-sur-netflix-en-amerique/ |title=EST-CE QUE ‘LIVING IN BONDAGE: BREAKING FREE’ EST DISPONIBLE SUR NETFLIX EN AMÉRIQUE? |language=French |date=May 22, 2020 |publisher=Urban Fusions |access-date=May 8, 2021}}</ref>▼
 
▲'''Zulu Adigwe''' is(27 June 1945 - 23 April 2024) was a Nigerian actor and singer,<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 November 2015-11-06|title=Legends of Nollywood Awards berth in Benin|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/11/legends-of-nollywood-awards-berth-in-benin/|access-date=8 May 2021-05-08|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://m.guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/sola-fosudo-and-the-rank-of-academics-in-nollywood-swells/ |title=Sola Fosudo: And the rank of academics in Nollywood swells |last=Husseini |first=Shaibu |date=14 July 14, 2018 |publisher=Guardian |access-date=3 May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pulse.ng/entertainment/movies/died-wretched-chain-reaction-living-in-bondage-5-90s-movies-only-true-nollywood-fans/e4907bl |title=5 90's movies only true Nollywood fans would remember |date=18 December 18, 2015 |publisher=Pulse Nigeria |access-date=8 May 8, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.withinnigeria.com/2018/06/16/nollywood-actor-nelson-gold-slumps-and-dies-just-days-after-celebrating-his-birthday-photos/ |title=Nollywood actor Nelson Gold slumps, dies, few days after celebrating birthday |last=Aanu |first=Damilare |date=16 June 16, 2018 |publisher=Within Nigeria |access-date=8 May 8, 2021}}</ref> best known for [[paternal]] roles in [[Nollywood]] movies. He first achieved fame as Mr. B in the sitcom ''[[Basi and Company]]'', <ref name="NM">{{Cite web |url=https://nollymania.com/active-years-of-top-nollywood-actors-still-alive-olu-jacobs-others/amp/ |title=Active Years of Top Nollywood Actors Not Dead – Olu Jacobs, Others |last=Ngene |first=Christina |publisher=Nollymania |access-date=3 May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nollymania.com/nigerian-tv-series/ |title=Flashback: Nigerian TV Series and Movies from the 80s |last=Ngene |first=Christina |date=29 September 29, 2018 |publisher=NollyMania |access-date=8 May 8, 2021}}</ref> and most recently featured in the 2019 blockbuster ''[[Living in Bondage: Breaking Free]]''.<ref name=BF>{{Cite web |url=https://www.urban-fusions.fr/2020/05/22/est-ce-que-living-in-bondage-breaking-free-est-disponible-sur-netflix-en-amerique/ |title=EST-CE QUE ‘LIVING IN BONDAGE: BREAKING FREE’ EST DISPONIBLE SUR NETFLIX EN AMÉRIQUE? |language=French |date=22 May 22, 2020 |publisher=Urban Fusions |access-date=8 May 8, 2021}}</ref>
==Early life==
Adigwe was born in [[Enugu]] where he spent most of his childhood, but moved to [[Austria]] where he attended primary and secondary school.<ref name="How Ken Saro-Wiwa Changed My Life">[https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/458/how-ken-saro-wiwa-changed-my-life-zulu-adigwe.html How Ken Saro-Wiwa Changed My Life]</ref> Prior to acting he studied [[French Language|French]] and [[German Language|German]], worked as a teacher, and briefly studied [[Medicine]] before returning to Nigeria after his father's death. He enrolled with the [[University of Ibadan]] where he studied [[Theatre Arts]], graduating with a [[First Class Honours]].<ref>[https://www.modernghana.com/nollywood/458/how-ken-saro-wiwa-changed-my-life-zulu-adigwe.html name="How Ken Saro-Wiwa Changed My Life]<"/ref>
 
==Career==
Adigwe's interest in acting started when he was seven. His earliest appearance on Nigerian television was in '' [[Basi and Company]]'' where he played the lead character Mr. B, replacing former actor [[Albert Egbe]] who left the series after a dispute with the show's creator [[Ken Saro-Wiwa]]. Adigwe's introduction to the cast saw Mr. B re-invented as a guitar-strumming lay aboutlayabout composing and singing get-rich-quick ditties. He also performed ''Basi and Company's'' new theme song, and an album coinciding with the series, - ''Mr. B Makes His Millions'', - was released under [[Polygram Records|Polygram Nigeria]] in 1990.<ref name="NM"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2019/03/31/where-are-they-now/amp/ |title=Where Are They Now? |date=31 March 31, 2019 |publisher=This Day Live |access-date=8 May 8, 2021}}</ref>
 
In 1991, Adigwe was among the original cast of ''[[Checkmate (Nigerian TV series)|Checkmate]]'', playing [[lecherous]] university lecturer Monday Edem in the pilot episode, but the role was recast after production moved from Enugu to [[Lagos]]. His first movie was ''Blood of the Orphan'', which earned him acclamation and recognition. In 2004, he also starred in ''Living Abroad'', directed by Elvis Chuks and also starring Ernest Asuzu, Emeka Enyiocha, and [[Anne Njemanze]].<ref name="LA">{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-55831523.amp |title=Ernest Asuzu biography: Nollywood actor Ernest Asuzu popular movies before death |date=27 January 27, 2021 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |language=pcm |access-date=3 May 3, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, Adigwe featured as Pascal Nworie in ''[[Living in Bondage: Breaking Free]]''.<ref name="LIB">{{Cite news |url=https://punchng.com/living-in-bondage-between-the-old-and-new/?amp |title=Between the old and new |last=Nwabuikwu |first=Onoshe |date=14 June 14, 2020 |publisher=Punch |access-date=3 May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://lifestyle.thecable.ng/most-talked-about-films-of-2020/ |title=‘Citation’, ‘Oloture’, ‘The Milkmaid’… most talked-about films of 2020 |last=Kenechukwu |first=Stephen |publisher=TheCable |access-date=3 May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=BF/>
 
== Movies ==
 
* 45 Minutes
* My Only Love
* Gods of Liberation 1 & 2
* After Dawn 1 & 2
* Divided Heart 1 & 2
* My Promise 1 & 2
* Bigger Boys 1 & 2
* Blood Diamonds 1 & 2
* The Face of a Liar 1 & 2
* Issakaba
* Issakaba 2
* Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
* The Kingmaker
* Endtime 1 & 2
* Last Ofalla
* City of Kings 1 & 2
* The Grandmasters 1 & 2
* The Kingmaker°
* Unforgettable 1 & 2
* Top Secret
* Living Abroad<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nworie |first=Gift |date=2024-01-21 |title=Zulu Adigwe Biography: Age, Net Worth, Films, Wife, Parents, Children, Height |url=https://www.thecityceleb.com/biography/celebrity/actor/zulu-adigwe-biography-age-net-worth-films-wife-parents-children-height/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=TheCityCeleb |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Death==
Adigwe died on 23 April 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nseyen |first1=Nsikak |title=Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe is dead |url=https://dailypost.ng/2024/04/24/nollywood-actor-zulu-adigwe-is-dead/ |access-date=24 April 2024 |publisher=Daily Post |date=24 April 2024}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
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|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0845433/?ref_=m_nm_knf_i1 |title=Blood Diamonds (2004) |publisher=IMDb |access-date=May 3, May 2021}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* [https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2127074/ Zulu Adigwe Biography] on [[IMDb]]
 
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