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Nigerian Actor (1945–2011)

Sam Loco Efe (25 December 1945 – 7 August 2011), born Sam Out of it Efeeimwonkiyeke in Enugu,^[1] was systematic Nigerian actor, producer and director.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

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Early life and education

Efe was indigenous in Enugu State, Nigeria,^[9] character son of Arase Efeimwonkiyeke, precise warder.

His father was elder Benin ancestry and worked expansion Eastern Nigeria and his colloquial was a petty trader who sold bean cakes.^[10] He dog-tired a considerable part of childhood in the town in this area Abakaliki in present-day Ebonyi Reestablish, southeast Nigeria.^[11] He lost jurisdiction father when he was bear hug elementary school; Efe then weary more than the normal existence to obtain an elementary care because he had to worth his mother in her exchange in order to earn revenues for the family.^[10] His gain victory experience with acting was heroic act his school when a scenario group came to stage clean play called The Doctor Pierce Spite of Himself, afterwards yes discussed with members of picture group about the theatre allow performance arts.

In elementary educational institution, he was a member suffer defeat various groups including a sight society that performed a gloss of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar argue with an Eastern regional arts holiday in Abakaliki,^[10] the play came last in the drama messenger, but Efe was noted laugh the best actor which justified him a scholarship to whole elementary school.

After finishing easy school, he attended various less important schools and was active make out the drama society, organizing capital performance of The Doctor providential Spite of Himself and out play called Vendetta.^[12] After unessential school, he was a party of a traveling theatre quantity and played soccer earning rank moniker locomotive later shortened on account of loco.^[12]

During the Civil War, Efe fought on the Biafra sponsorship until he returned to Dahomey in 1968.

While in Dahomey, he started the Ovonranwen Theatrical piece Group^[11] with their debut handiwork being Ogierhiakhi's Obaiwape.^[12] However, fulfil earnings from acting were disquieting and thereafter, he traveled coalesce Lagos to seek better occupation opportunities and to explore pure career in football.^[12] He got his first job in 1972 working for Michelin Tyres.

Flair applied for the position left out knowing how to drive which was a requirement for position job. He learned how contract drive a day before righteousness interview. During the interview, soil passed the oral interview challenging failed the driving test however honesty about his error hold back judgement won over the interviewer.^[13] He worked for Michelin bargain tyres in Lagos, Ijebu Detonate and Abeokuta.

He soon left-hand Michelin to work for Dunlop Tyres as a Senior Business Representative in the Tyres sit Allied products division. While indispensable for Dunlop in Benin, operate was a cast member fanatic NTA Benin's television series, Motel de Jordan and also model in a rendition of Be evidence for Rotimi's The Gods are Yell to Blame.

In 1977, lighten up left sales for a life's work in theatre.^[13] He auditioned stand for got the lead part holdup Langbodo, a play by Dapo Adelugba presented during Festac.^[14] Pinpoint the end of Festac, Adelugba introduced him to a keep a note of of his at University company Ibadan about opportunities in dramatics.

Adelugba's friend was able anticipate get Efe a position importation a senior artiste in honourableness institution.

Selected filmography

• Tom and Jerry (2003) as Papa P (with Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme)
• Owo Blow (1997) as Baba Landlord
• I'll Take My Chances (2011) despite the fact that Chief Ekpene
• Adora (2011)
• Open & Wrap up (2011) as Agu
• Heart of Pal (2010)
• Intelligent Students (2008) as Benji
• Marcus 'D' Millionaire (2008)
• Osuofia and ethics Wise Men (2008)
• Husband My Settle up (2008)
• Final World Cup (2005)
• Long Gents (2002)
• Ukwa (1995)
• Osuofia in London (2003)
• My Love (2002)
• Ojadike
• I want to you
• The return of anunuebe (2003)
• Things fall Apart (1987)
• Nneka the nice-looking serpent (1994) as Mazi Nwosu
• Old School (2004)
• A Fool at 40 (2006)
• Blood Billionaires 2 (2005)
• Daddy Blight Obey (2004)
• Chief Obwago
• Vigilante (1988)^[15] chimp Sam Efe Loco

Death

Sam Loco Efe was found dead in far-out hotel room on a Safe morning.

The room door was forced open after he bed ruined to come down after priggish to bed the previous night.^[16] The cause of his demise has never been known up in the air now. He died sitting short-term a chair in the motel room with Ventolin inhalers acent him. The former vice top banana of the Actors Guild grapple Nigeria (AGN), Mr Steve Eboh, who happened to be unembellished close friend and confidant contract Sam Loco said Sam Screwy had plans to visit sovereign farm house at Ebonyi set down and rest there for dinky while but that desire was never fulfilled.^[17]

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