Nollywood veteran Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) has been at the game for over three decades.
In what has turned out to be a stellar career, the ‘every woman’s crush’ star has featured in several classics including Ripples, Checkmate, Violated, Out of Bounds and many others plus the recent Nollywood box office record-breaker, The Wedding Party.
He received his first producing credit in Out of Bounds and has gone on to become an inspiration for many-a-young actor.
Below is a thread of some of RMD’s works.
#RMD needs no introductions. The superstar actor is hands down one of d most sought after Actors in Nollywood.
& he’s been 4 Over 2 decades
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He’s referred to himself as part of d 2nd generation of (a) crop of Actors in #Nollywood & has cited pple like #JimiSolanke as his influence
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RMD has also accepted he’s got the looks & the hot body even as a Nigerian actor in his 50s – an unusual occurrence around here…
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And he’s also confessed that he’s aware of how ladies in this generation see him.
So how did #Hollywood‘s favorite #Zaddy begin his career
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Back in the late 80s, #RMD joined the cast of popular TV show, #Ripples…
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His big break
However, he only became a household name when he played Segun Kadri in Amaka Igwe’s Checkmate… pic.twitter.com/Llyqjl0RKX
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4rm there,RMD continued 2appear in series of blockbuster movies,playing as many diverse Xters as possible.In Violated he was a trustfund kid pic.twitter.com/VvIgl00OHJ
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And in #OutOfBounds where he received his 1st credit as Writer/Producer, he was a married Pastor who succumbed to temptation… pic.twitter.com/cpGUii0caI
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After a series of ‘baby boy’ roles, RMD switched up when he played the father of an undergraduate in thriller, #DiamondRing pic.twitter.com/C39FEpNMNe
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And let’s not forget Scores to Settle where Omotola ‘dealt’ with him… pic.twitter.com/Eme4alBUxz
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He was a superstar by the ‘new millenium’.
By the time the ‘ new millenium’ came, RMD had reached superstar status, starring in hugely successful movies like #KeepingFaith pic.twitter.com/tAxHmokuRl
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Towards the end of the 1st decade of the 2000s, RMD ‘vanished’ from the screen.
Only appearing in Mnet’s Tinsel in 2011/2012.
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And emotional pain as a ‘Nigerian demon’ pic.twitter.com/EZ3XCRefz2
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In 2014, numerous media outlets reported RMD was ‘sick’ because he’d lost a ton of weight.
It was later revealed it was for movie, Oloibiri
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How he became Nollywood’s most bankable actor
In 2016, RMD joined the cast of The Wedding Party, to make history as the highest selling Nollywood movie at the box office, ever pic.twitter.com/uR1tRcAJB5
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Because of his appearance in 30 days in Atlanta, & now The Wedding Party, RMD has become the most bankable Actor in his generation.
— TrueNollywoodStories (@TNSnigeria) June 3, 2017
And arguably the most relevant Actor in his generation.
— TrueNollywoodStories (@TNSnigeria) June 3, 2017
& after his lead role in Mnet’s HUSH last year, he became d only Nollywood Actor 2 become a leading man decades apart in successful TV shows
— TrueNollywoodStories (@TNSnigeria) June 3, 2017
He remains in high demand as much as much younger colleagues, no mean feat.
RMD is still in high demand as much as the ‘hottest’ young Actors in the business & that’s no joke.
No wonder the fans love him.
— TrueNollywoodStories (@TNSnigeria) June 3, 2017
RMD is expected to return to d big screen in more projects this yr, 2017.
One of which is d sequel to The Wedding Party.#Nollywood #TNSng
— TrueNollywoodStories (@TNSnigeria) June 3, 2017
This post first appeared on TNS.