Zulu Adigwe is a popular Nigerian actor, singer, script writer and television personality.
Zulu was born and raised in Enugu state, his original home of his birth, in south eastern Nigeria.
Zulu Adigwe’s Educational Background
Zulu Adigwe had his primary, secondary and tertiary education in Europe country (Australia) before returning to Nigeria in 1999 to settle down fully for his acting profession.
Zulu Adigwe’s Acting Career
Zulu began his acting career dated back to his early age of seven years in his elementary school, when he used to act stage plays and drama.
He rose to fame in Nollywood after acting a hit movie “Blood of the Orphans”, a movie that earned him a nomination as best supporting role at the African Movie Academy Awards.
Zulu Adigwe is wonderfully creative, gifted and talented Nollywood actor. He knows how to interpret roles in movies and is liberal in accepting any character assigned him in most movies.
Zulu Adigwe is a prolific actor and has over 150 Nollywood movies to his credit. Some of his movies include:
• Forbidden Land
• Unforgettable
• Face of a Liar
• Issakkada
• The King Maker
• Clash of a Native Doctors
• Blood Diamonds among others.
Zulu acts alongside the big stars in the movie industry like Pete Edochie, Ngozi Ezeonu, Patience Ozokwor, Chinwe Ntaluagu, Nkem Owoh, Kenneth Okonkwo and other top celebrities. He takes elderly roles in several Nollywood movies.
Awards
Zulu Adigwe has in his years of acting won several awards. Some and most recent include:
• Best actor in a leading role at the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
• Most prominent actor in Nigeria at the best of Nollywood Awards.
• Best actor in a supporting role at the African Movie Academy Awards.
Aside acting, Zulu is known to be a lovely singer and brilliant script writer. No wonder, he is fondly referred to by his fans as ‘Mazi Udemba’.
His Personal Life
Zulu Adigwe is happily married with grown up children and they are all doing very well in different fields of human endeavour.
Zulu Adigwe’s Net Worth
Zulu Adigwe is indeed an accomplished Nollywood actor, rated one of the richest and most influential with a net worth of about $350,000.
Death
Sadly, veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe has reportedly passed on.
Adigwe is said to have died on Tuesday evening.
His death was announced in an Instagram post by Movie producer, Stanley Nwoko.
According to Nwoko, “I regret to announce the passing of a veteran actor, late Mr Zulu Adigwe. What caused his death is yet to be reviewed. Rest in peace good actor,” he added.
During his career, Adigwe was famous in the movies: “Living in Bondage”, “Breaking Free” and many others.
Following the death of Zulu Adigwe, Nollywood has lost seven of its actors in the year 2024, including Sisi Quadri, Mr. Ibu, Amaechi Muonagor, Andy Best, Jumoke Aderounmu and Junior Pope.
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