Jim Iyke

He is also known as James Ikechukwu Esomugha but with a stage name as Jim Iyke he was born in Libreville Gabon to the families of Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Esomugha in the year September 25th, 1976.
He has a Bsc. in Pschology from the University of Jos, Diploma in Banking & Finance from the University of Jos. He speaks Igbo, English & a bit of French. He is an Actor, a Business man, a Model, a Philanthropist,a Music artiste and a Producer.
He was a Three time winner of the Teenage Choice Award.
Best Actor Nigerian Entertainment Award.
African Hollywood Award.
African Achievement Award.
Best African Actor – NET Awards.

Best Actor of the year – Mode Men Award 2010.
Jim Iyke is one of the top paid Nollywood Actors in Nigeria. He has featured in over 150 films to date and has recently created a film production outfit called Untamed Productions. Jim Iyke is the producer behind “2 dollarz” a sequel to the Nollywood flick ” 1 Dollar” and “Shades of White”, which yet to be released.
Jim is also the founder of a non-profit Organization called “Jim Iyke Foundation”. The NGO is a pioneer in the movement for better education and well being of the less privileged children in the African society.
In 2009, he ventured into music with the creation of Untamed Records, with the release of his album titled Who Am I featuring A-list musical stars; 2Face Idibia, Sound Sultan and many other musical artistes, and a large chunk of the proceeds from this album launch has been donated to a number of orphanages.

---