Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ikubese (born 12 August 1991) is a Nigerian model and actor who won the SilverBird male Pageant for Mr. Nigeria in 2014.[1][2][3] In 2015, he won the Peace Personality of the Year[4] at the Peace Achievers Awards and in 2016 won the City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[5][6] Ikubese, in 2017 was appointed United Nations Millennium Development Goals Ambassador.[7][8]
Emmanuel Ikubese | |
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| Born | Emmanuel Ifeanyi Ikubese 12 August 1991 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | United States International University |
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| Years active | 2015-present |
Early life and education
editIkubese is from Delta state in Nigeria, a geographical area occupied by the minority tribes in Nigeria as well as the Igbo people. Ikubuese obtained his First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate from local learning institutions within Delta state. In bid to obtain a university degree, he migrated to Kenya where he applied to United States International University Africa in Nairobi to study International Relations and eventually got accepted and obtained a B.Sc. degree upon completion of his course duration.[9]
Career
editIkubese began his career as a professional model[10] in his university’s campus and eventually was crowned Mr. Nigeria as well finishing as first Runner-up at the Mr. World male pageant. Ikubuese after his successful run as a model, ventured into the Nigerian movie industry which is known most commonly as Nollywood and gained significant recognition after he secured a role in the MTV Tv series titled Shuga where he played the role of a character named Femi.[11]
Ikubese made his directorial debut in 2019 with a Tv series titled Kyaddala which is a Ugandan word meaning “its real” when translated to the English language.[12]
Awards
editIkubese won the City People Movie Award for Most Promising Actor of the Year (English) at the City People Entertainment Awards.[6]
Ikubese won the Peace Personality of the Year at the Peace Achievers Awards.[4]
Personal life
editIn 2019, Ikubese got engaged to Nigerian beautician Anita Adetoye.[13][14][1] Ikubese in an interview with The Punch media press listed playing basketball, playing soccer and cooking as his hobbies.[15]
Selected filmography and Tv series
edit- Shuga (2012-2019) as Femi
- Fifty (2015) as Sammy
- Ojukokoro (2016) as Accountant
- Run (2017)
- My Flatmates (2017-) as Sammy
- Lagos Landing (2018) as Emeka
- Shagayas and Clarks (2018 TV Series) as Lanre Shagayas
- Kyaddala (2019 TV Series) as Jeff
- Deeds (2020)
- Marrying a Campbell (2021) as Efosa Uwaifo
- A Simple Lie (2021 film) as Azeem
- Meeting Funmi's Parents (2024) as Jimoh
References
edit- ^ a b "Emmanuel Ikubese, ex-Mr Nigeria, announces engagement to Anita Adetoye". TheCable Lifestyle. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "'Shuga' actor Emmanuel Ikubese wins Mr Nigeria 2014". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Ikubese wins Mr. Nigeria 2014". The Eagle Online. 28 April 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Emmanuel Ikubese Awarded the Peace Personality of the Year 2015". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 30 September 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ikubese – Silverbird Mr Nigeria". www.mrnigeriasilverbird.com. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Full List Of Winners at 2016 City People Entertainment Awards". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Star Actor/Mr. Nigeria 2014 Emmanuel Ikubese appointed as UN MDGs Ambassador". www.thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Actor Emmanuel Ikubese appointed UN MDGs ambassador". TheCable Lifestyle. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ikubese launches project RAW". The Nation Newspaper. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Mr. Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese's love for charity work". Vanguard News. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ikubese talks about his character Femi in MTV Shuga 4". Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Mr.Nigeria Makes Directorial Debut in New TV series". THISDAYLIVE. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Olowolagba, Fikayo (21 February 2021). "Former Mr Nigeria, Anita Brows spark marriage breakup rumour as couple delete pictures on Instagram". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Emmanuel Ikubese is engaged to beauty expert, Anita Adetoye". www.pulse.ng. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "I stay away from negativity — Emmanuel Ikubese". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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