RICHARD EYIMOFE EVANS MOFE-DAMIJO (RMD), THE NOLLYWOOD GENTLE STAR 

Did you know that the Nollywood star Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo, popularly known as RMD, is also a lawyer and journalist, and that he recently won the Continental Film Icon Award at the Exclusive Men of the Year (EMY) Africa Awards event? 

Richard Eyimofe Evans Mofe-Damijo (RMD) is a Nigerian actor, writer, producer, lawyer, and former journalist. He was also a former Commissioner for Culture and Tourism in Delta State (2009). In 2005, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and he received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2016.

Mofe-Damijo was born 6 July 1961 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 (UNIBEN) to continue his education and studied Theatre Arts. In 1997, he returned to the university to study law at the University of Lagos and graduated in 2004.

After graduating from the university, Mofe-Damijo took part in the soap opera Ripples, but gained more popularity as villain Segun Kadiri in rival soap Checkmate. Before then, he had a stint as a writer with Concord Newspapers Metro Magazine, and Quality. 

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, Mofe-Damijo won the award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. On 5 January 2017, he hosted the 2016 GLO-CAF Awards alongside Nigerian journalist Mimi Fawaz. On 8 December 2021, he won an award at Ghana, a Black Star Honor at the Rhymes on Da Runway in Gold coast, Ghana.

Mofe-Damijo was appointed as the Special Adviser (SA) of Culture and Tourism to the then Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State in 2008, and later became the commissioner for Culture and Tourism in 2009. His tenure ended in 2015.

Mofe-Damijo was married to a journalist/publisher and talk show host May Ellen 'MEE' Ezekiel. 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.

Mofe-Damijo was nominated in the 2009 5th Africa Movie Academy Awards for Best Film In Nigeria, 2015 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Supporting Actor in 30 days in Atlanta, 2017 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards for Best Actor in Leading Role, 2017 Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards for Best Supporting Actor, and 2021 Net Honours for Most Popular Actor.

Mofe-Damijo won the following awards: the Special Recognition Award at the 2012 Best of Nollywood Awards, the LifeTime Achievement Award at the 2016 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards, and the Continental Film Icon at the 2022 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards.

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Mofe-Damijo