Enyinna Nwigwe Gets Real About Big Brother/Social Media Actors

For a long time, to be a working actor in Nollywood, one had to hop around the auditions circuit or get connections through any means possible in order to break into the industry and book an acting job.

These days, because of the rise of social media like Instagram, Tik Tok, and Twitter, Youtube, etc. anybody with a decent phone and creativity can begin making content in the form of skits, short films, or... just about anything they want to make.

Recently, there has been a rise in these so-called "social media" stars getting acting jobs and starring in blockbuster Nollywood productions.

In an interview with The Cable Lifestyle, long-time Nollywood actor Enyinna Nwigwe was asked what he thinks about not only social media actors, but also actors from reality TV shows going into mainstream acting.

This is what Enyinna said.

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During the interview with The Cable Lifestyle, Enyinna was asked:

Now, there’s this industry trend where reality shows create celebrities without any strong acting portfolio. This same category of actors is then starred in Nollywood movies in a way that some have started to argue denies existing actors and actresses a place in projects. What’s your say on this?

To which Enyinna replied:

You cannot control times. I don’t know how to answer this without hurting anyone’s feelings. The world is evolving. Looking at it from what Nollywood used to be, we had fewer people on screens. We had Living In Bondage’s Andy and a few of them grew into the TV series — the Checkmates and the rest of them. We had the RMDs, the Ramsey Noauahs. We got into the DVD era with the Alaba people. We had Jim Iyke. It’s always an evolution. At the time, they were the only ones on the screen. Then came social media that now gives everyone a leveled playing field. It’s now free game such that a man that goes to work and likes to talk on his way can make videos and become even more famous than another who has been there years. That’s nobody’s fault. So, everyone has to stay evolving, which brings us back to doing things from our strengths and letting it play out instead of trying to be like everyone else.

You owe it to yourself to find a way to stay in business while being sure it’s your work representing you on social media because they form different kinds of foundations in the end. You can become famous by doing a film while it takes another person five years to get the right project. The fame of some burns out in a few years while others grow a formidable career. Give others the opportunity. Everyone has the right to enjoy what comes with tech and times.

I completely agree whole-heartedly with Enyinna. Everyone does have the right to enjoy what comes with new technology and new times.

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