Gideon Okeke Biography: Age, Net Worth, Wikipedia, State of Origin, Wife, Instagram, Daughter, Son, Family, Children, Marriage
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Gideon Okeke Biography
Gideon Okeke is a Nigerian actor, model, and TV Presenter.
He came to the public eye in 2006 when he appeared as a contestant on the first edition of Big Brother Nigeria.
In 2008, Gideon joined the cast of the M-NET TV series Tinsel on which he is a regular to date.
Early Life and Education
An only child, Gideon grew up in Ajegunle, one of the slums of Lagos, a place he speaks so fondly of.
Gideon Okeke attended Nnamdi Azikiwe University where he studied applied bio-chemistry.
He later enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Institute in New York where he obtained professional training in acting.
Gideon Okeke Career
After appearing in the first edition of Big Brother Nigeria, Gideon joined the cast of M-NET daytime series Tinsel, as Phillip Ade Williams, the arrogant son of a media mogul.
He remains one of the longest-serving actors on the show. Gideon has also appeared on the South African TV series Jacob’s cross.
In 2014, he played the role of Bernard in the irokotv series Poisoned Bait, directed by BAFTA LA award-winning director Leila Djansi.
In addition, Gideon Okeke was the host of the DSTV game show Money Drop.
Gideon Okeke landed his first lead role in the Nigerian drama film Relentless in 2010, starring alongside Jimmy Jean-Louis and Nneka Egbuna.
His second lead role was in the 2014 crime thriller A Place in the Stars. In the same year, he played the role of Tobena, the love interest of the lead character in the romantic comedy When Love Happens.
Other films to his credit include the caper crime comedy Gbomo Gbomo Express and the Ghanaian romantic drama Anniversary.
In 2016 he was cast in the drama thriller 93 Days. Starring alongside Danny Glover, Gideon received an AMVCA nomination for his portrayal of Dr. Morris Ibeawuchi, one of the surviving doctors of the Nigerian Ebola crisis.
Gideon Okeke has appeared in several stage productions including Fractures, an adaptation of Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge.
He also played Fela Kuti in Fela.. Arrest The Music, is a musical that celebrates the talent of the Nigerian Afrobeat legend.
Gideon Okeke is also a cast member of Saro The Musical 2, currently touring London.
Personal Life
Gideon Okeke is married, but he is a father of two children with two different baby mamas.
He welcomed his first baby girl in 2016 and a baby boy named Ezra with his wife Chidera Uduezue, whom he married in 2018.
Gideon Okeke Net Worth
Gideon Okeke is a Nigerian actor, model, and TV Presenter. He has an estimated net worth of $700,000.
