Celebrity Focus: Richard Mofe Damijo(RMD)

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EARLY LIFE

Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo (born 6 July 1961), popularly known as RMD, is a Nigerian actor, writer, producer, lawyer, and former journalist. RMD as he is popularly called was born in Aladja community of Udu Kingdom, Delta State. He attended Midwest College, Warri and Anglican Grammar School and was a member of the Drama Club. He enrolled into the University of Benin to continue his education and studied Theatre Arts. In 1997, RMD returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos and graduated in 2004.

EARLY CAREER

After graduating from the university, he took part in the 1980s soap opera Ripples, but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in rival soap Checkmate.  Out of Bounds was the first film for which he received a writer/producer credit. In 2005, at the maiden edition of the African Movie Academy Awards, he won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. On 8 December 2021, he won an award at Ghana, a Black Star Honor at the Rhymes on Da Runway in Gold coast, Ghana.

 

PERSONAL LIFE

RMD was married to a journalist/publisher and talk show host May Ellen ‘MEE’ Ezekiel, however, after her death in 1996, he remarried TV personality, Jumobi Adegbesan, who later left TV presenting to the corporate world, he is blessed with five children: two with his current wife and three from his previous marriage.

 

MOVIES

RMD has starred in over 60 movies, and television series both locally and internationally. Below is a list of some of the interesting movies he has featured in

  • Out of Bounds, 1997
  • Hostages, 1997
  • Scores to Settle, 1998
  • Diamond Ring, 1998
  • Freedom, 1999
  • When God Says Yes, 2003
  • Love, 2003
  • Keeping Faith: Is That Love, 2003
  • Romantic Attraction, 2003
  • The Intruder, 2003
  • I Will Die For You, 2003
  • Emotional Pain, 2003
  • The Mayors, 2004
  • True Romance, 2004
  • The Legend, 2004
  • I want Your Wife, 2004
  • Indecent Act, 2004
  • Engagement Night, 2004
  • Critical Decision, 2004
  • Burning Desire, 2004
  • Critical Assignment, 2004
  • The Bridesmaid, 2005
  • Darkest Night, 2005
  • Behind Closed Doors, 2005
  • Welcome to Nollywood, 2007
  • 30 Days in Atlanta, 2014
  • Oloibiri, 2015
  • Okafor’s Law, 2016
  • Three Wise Men, 2016
  • Dinner, 2016
  • The Wedding Party, 2016
  • The Grudge, 2016
  • Hush, 2016- 2017
  • I Love My Wife Even After Death, 2017
  • 10 days in Sun City, 2017
  • The Wedding Party 2, 2017
  • Boxing Day: A Day After Christmas, 2017
  • My God never fail me, 2018
  • Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons, 2018
  • Cross Roads, 2018
  • God Calling, 2018
  • Chief Daddy, 2018
  • Blood And Oil, 2019
  • Love is war, 2019
  • The Hour, 2019
  • Castle And Castle, 2019
  • Namaste wahala, 2020
  • Fine wine 2021

 

 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

  • Best Actor in a Leading Role, Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2005
  • Special Recognition Award, Best of Nollywood Awards, 2012
  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2016
  • Overall Best Actor in a Leading Role, in the movie Cross Road, Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2018

 

FAMOUS RMD QUOTES

  •  “Belief that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact”
  • “BE INTENTIONAL. Do not live your life without an intention. Don’t enter a relationship without an intention. Don’t start a business without an intention. Don’t pursue a career without an intention.”
  • “The hardest part of wanting something, anything is going to get it”
  • “All I can say is working for me is grace. I prepare, I am veracious, but I can’t say I do it better than anyone. It’s simply grace of God. I feel like there is a huge grace on my head that is melting down gradually and it is going to continue to melt,”
  • “True happiness comes from knowing who you are (self discovery) and loving yourself, anyone who can live without caring about the validation of others is the one who has found true happiness.”
  • “Mostly, the things we do to show others we are beautiful, made, tough and/or connected are things that magnify our insecurities.”
  • “It indeed gives me hope that even though a lot of young people in this generation are misinformed, misguided and scaringly shallow, a lot more have their heads in the right places”

 

With quite a host of years to come in the movie industry, there is no telling how farther a well accomplished veteran as RMD would go. From all of us @realNollywood, we celebrate an incredible Nollywood Legend.

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