Chinedu Ikedieze is a Nigerian comedian, influencer, business owner, writer, and actor in Nollywood. The actor was born on December 12, 1977 in Iluoma Uzuakoli, Bende, Abia State to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Ikedieze Ogbonna. He gained popularity for co-starring in the 2002 movie Aki na Ukwa with Osita Iheme.

Ikedieze completed his elementary and secondary education in Aba, Abia State. He received a Higher National Diploma (HND) in Theatre Arts and a degree in Mass Communication from the Institute of Management and Technology, Enugu (IMT). In 2004, he became a member of the prestigious New York Film Academy after graduating.

He originally intended to become a lawyer after graduating from IMT, but in 1998 he decided to pursue a career in film acting, appearing in mainly supporting roles at first. In the 1998 movie Evil Men, he made his acting debut in a little part.

At the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2007, Ikedieze was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award. In recognition of his services to Nollywood and the nation's economic development, the then-President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan, bestowed upon him the Order of the Federal Republic.

He received recognition in 2018 as a distinguished visitor to Miami, Florida in the United States of America.

Aki has featured in many movies over the years including Spanner (2002), Pipiro (2002), The tom and jerry (2002), Secret adventure (2004), Games men play (2006), Escape to Destiny (2007) just to mention a few.

Chinedu Ikedieze is married to Nneoma Nwaijah Ikedieze, a fashion designer. The two married in 2011 after meeting on a movie location where NNeoma was a costumier. They have been married for over ten years now. Chinedu and his wife reportedly welcomed their first child, a son, in 2012.

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