Timini Egbuson
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Timini Egbuson | |
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| Born | James Timini Egbuson Bayelsa State, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos |
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| Years active | 2009-present |
| Known for | Elevator Baby, Shuga, Fifty, Skinny Girl in Transit, Manhunting with Mum, Tinsel ,Sophia |
| Relatives | Dakore Akande (sister) |
| Website | www |
Timini Egbuson is a Nigerian actor, producer, and digital creator.
Biography
Timini was born in Bayelsa state and is the younger brother to notable actress, Dakore Akande.[1] He got his primary school education from Greenspring Montessori, The Afro School and St Catherine's. He attended Adebayo Mokuolu College, Lagos. He studied Psychology in the University of Lagos.[2] He graduated in the year 2011. He started his acting career in 2010, on M-net's soap opera Tinsel. At the 2020 AMVCA awards timini won the Best Actor in a drama for his role in Elevator baby.[3]
In April 2020, he joined several actors like Jemima Osunde, Nick Mutuma and Lerato Walaza along with several actors from Kenya , South Africa , Nigeria and Cote D ’Ivoire to help with the campaign to stop the spread of the deadly Coronavirus. It was achieved through a 60 -part mini - series of MTV Shuga which was initiated in order to raise awareness in the global fight to flatten the COVID -19 curve.[4]
Filmography
Films
- MTV Shuga
- Fifty
- Manhunting with Mum
- Isoken
- Something Wicked
- Another Time
- Room 420
- Ajuwaya
- The Missing Piece
- The Intern
- Elevator Baby
- The Girl Code
- Breaded Life
- Dwindle
- Juju Stories
TV Shows
- Skinny Girl in Transit
- Tinsel
- Fifty the series
- The Smart Money Woman
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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| 2017 | City People Award | Best New Actor of the year | Nominated | [5] |
| Best of Nollywood Awards | Revelation of the Year –male | Won | [6] | |
| 2019 | The Future Awards Africa | Prize for Acting | Won | |
| 2020 | AMVCA awards | Best Actor in a Drama(Movie/TV series) | Won | [3] |
| Best of Nollywood Awards | Best Actor in a Lead role – English | Nominated | [7] | |
| 2021 | Net Honours | Most Popular Actor | Won | [8] |
References
- ^ "Timini Talks about his sister". the nation.
- ^ "WHO IS TIMINI EGBUSON? BIOGRAPHY/PROFILE/HISTORY OF NOLLYWOOD ACTOR TIMINI EGBUSON". dailymedia.com. Daily Media.
- ^ a b "Africa! Here Are Your Winners at the 7th AMVCAs". Africa Magic - Africa! Here Are Your Winners at the 7th AMVCAs. Retrieved 2020-03-23.
- ^ "Timini Egbuson, Jemima Osunde, others fight COVID-19 in MTV Shuga Alone Together". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
- ^ "City People Releases Nomination List For 2017 Movie Awards - City People Magazine". citypeopleonline.com. 8 September 2017.
- ^ "BON Awards 2017: Kannywood's Ali Nuhu receives Special Recognition Award". Daily Trust. 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Behold hot steppers and winners at BON awards 2020". Vanguard News. 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ^ "Net Honours - The Class of 2021". Nigerian Entertainment Today. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
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