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Richard Mofe-Damijo

Richard Mofe-Damijo
Mofe-Damijo at the premiere of Love Is War
Born	Richard Mofe-Damijo (1961-07-06) 6 July 1961 (age 63) Aladja, Delta, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Benin
Occupation(s)	Actor, politician
Years active	1980s-present
Spouses	MEE Mofe-Damijo Jumobi Adegbesan
Children	5
Awards	2005 Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Website	https://www.rmdtheactor.com

Richard Evans Mofe-Damijo (born 6 July 1961), popularly known as RMD, is a foremost Nigerian actor, writer, producer, lawyer, and former journalist.^[1] He was also a Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State in 2009.^[2][3] In 2005, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.^[4][5] He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2016.^[6][7] In 2024, he was honoured with the Industry Merit Awards, alongside Iya Rainbow at the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards.^[8]

Mofe-Damijo was born in Aladja community of Udu Kingdom, Delta State, in the South-South region of Nigeria. He attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School, and was a member of the Drama Club. He studied Theatre Arts at the University of Benin.^[1] In 1997, Mofe-Damijo returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos, and graduated in 2004.^[4][9]

After graduating from university with a Theatre Arts degree, Mofe-Damijo appeared in the soap opera Ripples as a police inspector but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in rival soap Checkmate. Before then, he had a stint as a writer with daily newspaper The Concord,^[10] and magazines Metro and Quality.^[11] Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received a writer/producer credit.^[1][12] In 2005, at the maiden edition of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, Mofe-Damijo won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.^[4] On 5th January 2017, he hosted the 2016 GLO-CAF Awards alongside Nigerian journalist Mimi Fawaz.^[13][14] On 8th December 2021, he won an award at Ghana, a Black Star Honor at the Rhymes on Da Runway in Gold coast, Ghana.^[15]

Mofe-Damijo was appointed as the Special Adviser of Culture and Tourism^[16] to the then Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan in 2008, and was Delta State commissioner for culture and tourism 2009 and 2015.^[5][17]

Mofe-Damijo was married to a journalist/publisher and talk show host May Ellen 'MEE' Ezekiel.^[18] After her death in 1996, Mofe-Damijo married TV personality Jumobi Adegbesan, who later left TV presenting for the corporate world. Mofe-Damijo has five children: two with his current wife and three from his previous marriage.^[19]

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