{"id":69315,"date":"2021-08-12T12:02:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T11:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=69315"},"modified":"2022-09-11T19:50:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-11T18:50:57","slug":"who-is-charles-okocha-10-things-to-know-about-the-actor-and-comedian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/who-is-charles-okocha-10-things-to-know-about-the-actor-and-comedian\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Charles Okocha? &#8211; 10 Things to Know About the Actor and Comedian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Charles Okocha (born 5th July 1976), is a Nigerian actor, comedian, singer, and rapper from Delta state. Popularly known as &#8216;Igwe 2pac&#8217;, he is famous for his roles in many Nollywood movies such as <em>Wasted Years<\/em> and <em>Women &amp; Lies<\/em> among others.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian movie industry has trained and produced some great men and women who are not just talented at what they do but also outstanding. One such personality is Charles Okocha. To many people, he is controversial, while he is comical, albeit in an unusual way, to others. Get to know him with these 10 facts below.<div class=\"sue-panel\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"self\" style=\"background-color:#d3fff7;color:#333333;border-radius:0px;-moz-border-radius:0px;-webkit-border-radius:0px;box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-moz-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;-webkit-box-shadow:0px 1px 2px #eeeeee;border:1px solid #cccccc\"><div class=\"sue-panel-content sue-content-wrap\" style=\"padding:15px;text-align:left\">\n<h2><strong>Biography and Profile Summary of Charles Okocha<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Name<\/strong>: Charles Okocha<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date of birth<\/strong>: 5th July 1976<\/li>\n<li><strong>Age<\/strong>: 47 years<\/li>\n<li><strong>Country<\/strong>: Nigeria<\/li>\n<li><strong>State of origin<\/strong>: Delta State<\/li>\n<li><strong>Career<\/strong>: Actor, rapper, songwriter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spouse<\/strong>: Unknown<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of children<\/strong>: Two<\/li>\n<li><strong>Net worth<\/strong>: $800,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Ten Things to Know About Charles Okocha<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>1. Charles Okocha Hails From Ughelli, Delta State<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Charles Okocha was born in Ughelli, Delta State. However, some online sources say he is from Anambra State. He grew up in Lagos State, where he completed his primary and secondary education. The name of the schools he finished from is not public knowledge. Also, nothing is known about his higher institution. This is probably because he leads a private life. Some other sources have it that the movie star proceeded to the USA to continue his education after he rounded up his secondary education. No concrete information noted the name of the school and the certificate he obtained from alleged study abroad.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>2. He is a Single Father of Two<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The actor happens to be one of those in the industry who keep a low profile on their family, perhaps to keep prying eyes away from them. Nevertheless, he has two cute-looking children; a girl and a boy. The girl, who is the older one, is a teenager. Sources have it that she is 13 years of age. However, her pictorial representation places her between 15 and 16 years of age. She is her father&#8217;s carbon copy. On the other hand, his son appears to be either pre-teen or early teens.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPYzZ0CLhuN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPYzZ0CLhuN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CPYzZ0CLhuN\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Igwe 2pac (@charles_okocha)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sources also have it that they are <a href=\"https:\/\/ng.opera.news\/ng\/en\/entertainment\/amp\/06a3d291adbb86a192bf8b06a2e54f71\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from different mothers<\/a>. Even with that little hitch, their rapport is superb. More so, as for the issue of the actor being married, some sources claim that he is married. The actor hasn&#8217;t confirmed that or even made a social media post of any woman confirming her as the wife or ex-wife.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>3. Charles Okocha Began Acting in 2001<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Charles Okocha is one of <a href=\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/nollywood-nigerias-film-industry\/\">Nollywood<\/a>\u2019s most successful, influential, and popular actors. He began his acting career in 2001 when he met the award-winning producer and director Teco Benson. He made his first appearance on the screen in a movie titled Wasted Years produced by Teco Benson. The movie made Charles Okocha a familiar face nationwide. He didn&#8217;t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>After the movie, he went ahead to feature in some other prominent movies. Some of these movies were also directed by Teco Benson. From there, he grew from grace to grace non-stop. His most common role in movies when he began was the role of a criminal. However, the gaze tends to have shifted to comic relief, and he began to take and successfully execute comedy roles. He had appeared in over 200 movies. Also, his talent in acting had earned a list of awards and endorsements.<\/p>\n<h3><b>4. He Opines His Comedy Skits Heals People<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Asides from the life of a Nollywood actor and a rapper, which makes him a familiar face on the screen, Charles Okocha is also talented as a comedian. He does his comedy with his Yankee accent. He has been in the comedy industry for more than five years. The movie star referred to his comedy as the type that brings healing to some people. He usually posts his comedy videos on his Instagram page and other social media platforms like YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>The actor revealed the healing part of his comedy in an interview he had with Buzz Nigeria. He also added a list of the healing testimonies from his fans who had received healing through his comedy. He has done some comedy skits with the popular <a href=\"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/broda-shaggi-biography-a-look-at-the-life-story-and-struggles-of-the-comedian\/\">Broda Shaggi<\/a>, which went viral, adding more to his level of fame.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRmB2MgDR-i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRmB2MgDR-i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; line-height:0; padding:0 0; text-align:center; text-decoration:none; width:100%;\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/p>\n<div style=\" display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display:block; height:50px; margin:0 auto 12px; width:50px;\"><svg width=\"50px\" height=\"50px\" viewBox=\"0 0 60 60\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"><g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"none\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"><g transform=\"translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)\" fill=\"#000000\"><g><path d=\"M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\" color:#3897f0; 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CRmB2MgDR-i\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Igwe 2pac (@charles_okocha)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>5. Charles Okocha Released His First Song in 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The actor is not only talented in acting; he is also a talented musician. Charles is a songwriter, a rapper, and a recording artist. As his name goes, he is a Tupac in his way as most of his songs are rap music. His first song, Amo Shine, was released in 2016. That was followed by others like Shove it up to your ass, Police brutality, etc. He has also done the video coverage of the aforelisted songs.<\/p>\n<p>Charles Okocha mainly his Instagram page to market his music. These songs can be classified as successful as they have many downloads and reactions, especially on social media. His YouTube space also speaks of large subscribers and viewers who visit his page to listen and download his songs.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>6. How He Came About the Name Igwe Tupac<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The famous actor is fondly referred to by his fans and colleagues as Igwe Tupac because he dresses and speaks like the late American rapper Tupac. Also, he has a Yankee accent like the famous rapper. Charles Okocha has landed some roles as an American returnee, where his Tupac accent played a major role in the movie industry.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>7. The Actor was Shot at with 6 Bullets, and He Survived It<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Nigerian Tupac <a href=\"https:\/\/punchng.com\/i-was-surprised-getting-n10m-gift-on-birthday-charles-okocha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">narrated<\/a> how he got shot with six bullets, and he survived it. According to him, he had gone for an occasion at Asaba, Delta State, in December 2015 when the unfortunate incident took place. A police officer, who he assumed was a fan, had joined him and some of his fans at the point of discussion when, out of excitement due to being drunk, the officer began to release bullets in the air. The actor confirmed that he sustained 5 shots to his abdomen and one on the leg. However, he thanks God for saving him and keeping him alive. According to him, the unfortunate incident made him cautious and sometimes hostile around police officers with guns.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>8. He has a Net Worth of $800,000<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>From the numerous endeavors he has carved out careers in, the actor has amassed a net worth of about $800,000 and counting. Though acting is his claim to fame, he has obviously grown beyond acting and can now be addressed as an all-around entertainer. 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CEO of Nunu Clothing Line<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The rapper and actor is the CEO of Nunu Clothing Lines. This gives him off as not just talent-filled but also business-oriented. He never fails to advertise his wares on social media. He is active on social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, etc.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>10. He Received a Birthday Gift of N10 million<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Nigerian actor cum rapper confirmed this story in a <a href=\"https:\/\/thewillnigeria.com\/news\/i-truly-got-n10m-gift-on-my-birthday-charles-okocha\/#:~:text=July%2011%2C%20(THEWILL)%20%E2%80%93,an%20interview%20with%20The%20Punch.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent interview<\/a>. He noted that his fan transferred the aforementioned money to his account while he was at the club celebrating his birth. According to him, the fan, whose name he kept anonymous, has been generous in the past. 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