African Celebrities: July 2013

Tuesday, 30 July 2013

Desmond Elliot is a Nigerian actor and director. He is one of the Nollywood's leading actors and has starred in over two hundreds films and a number of television shows and soap operas. He started playing roles in soap operas like Everyday people, one too much and Saints and sinners.

Desmond was born to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother on the 4th of February 1978. He had his primary education at Air Force Primary School in Jos, and later attended St. John's College in Jos, Nigeria. Desmond graduated from Lagos State University in 2003 where he studied Economics.

Desmond Elliot is married to Victoria and the couple have four children (two sets of twins) together.

His Twitter account is: Desmond elliott @deselliot

Desmond Elliot

Desmond Elliot and his wife Victoria.

Desmond Elliot and his wife Victoria

Desmond Elliot; his wife Victoria and children.

Desmond Elliot accepting his award at GIAMA Awards in Houston Texas.

Desmond Elliot and co-star Funke Akindele

Desmond Elliot and co-stars Juliet Ibrahim (left) and Jackie Appiah (right)

Desmond Elliot Interviews

When The Heart Lies 1 - Movie

When The Heart Lies 2 - Movie

When The Heart Lies 3 - Movie

Monday, 29 July 2013

Didier Drogba

Didier Yves Drogba Tebily popularly known as Didier Drogba is an Ivorian footballer. Didier Drogba was born on 11th March 1978 in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. He has two younger brothers who are also footballers, Joel and Freddy Drogba.

Drogba is the captain and all-time top scorer of the Cote d'Ivoire national football team.

Drogba is married to Lalla Diakite, a Malian woman whom he met in Paris, and the couple have three children together. His eldest son, Isaac was born in France in 1999.

On 24th January 2007 Drogba was appointed by the Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a Goodwill Ambassador.In late 2009, Drogba announce he would be donating the £3 million signing on fee for his endorsement of Pepsi for the construction of a hospital in his hometown of Abidjan.

In September 2011, Drogba joined the Truth, Reconciliation and Dialogue Commission as a representative to help return peace to his home nation. Didier Drogba is the founder of a charity called Didier Drogba Foundation. The main goal of the Didier Drogba Foundation is to provide financial and material support in health and education to the African people.

Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba and his children.

Didier Drogba's wife Lalla Diakite.

Didier Drogba and his wife Lalla Diakite.

Didier Drogba and his wife Lalla Diakite on their white wedding day in 2011.

Didier Drogba and his wife Lalla Diakite on their traditional wedding in June 2011.

Didier Drogba and his wife Lalla Diakite.

Didier Drogba and his little son

Didier Drogba

Didier Drogba shaking hands with his co-soccer player Samuel Eto'o.

Didier Drogba (Left) and Samuel Eto'o (Right).

Didier Drogba shows his support for special olympics Cote d'Ivoire athletes.

Didier Drogba Interviews

Friday, 26 July 2013

Van Vicker

Joseph Van Vicker popularly known as Van Vicker is a Ghanaian actor who is dominating both the Nigerian and Ghanaian movie Industries. Van Vicker was born on 1st August 1977 to a Liberian Ghanaian mother and a Dutch father. His father died when he was six years old. He attended Mfantsipim school, along with fellow actor Majid Michel. He was cast in his first film Divine Love as a supporting character.

Van Vicker is married to Adjoa and they have three beautiful children; two daughters J'dyl and J-ian, and a son Van Junior (Vj).

Van has won numerous awards for his acting including Best Male Actor 2006 - GMA.

Van Vicker is the CEO of "Sky + Orange Production" a film production house and also runs the Van Vicker Foundation which reaches out to up and coming talent and discovers new talent to help them get their shot at acting.

His Twitter account is: VAN VICKER @IamVanVicker