Pope Junior Biography, Age, Education, Wife, Hometown, Parents, Career, Cause of death, Children, Family, Awards
Pope Junior
Pope Junior: Who is Pope Junior?
The Nigerian, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo widely known as Junior Pope is a Nollywood actor, model, and philanthropist. He is known for many great movies from Nigeria.
In 2007 he rose to fame after acting in the blockbuster movie “Secret Adventures” directed by Tchidi Chikere.
Pope Junior Age: How old is Pope Junior?
The popular Nigerian actor, Pope Junior died at age 39. He was born on 7th May 1984 in Bamenda, Cameroun.
Parent of Pope Junior: Who are the parents of Pope Junior?
Nollywood actor, Pope Junior was born to Mr. and Mrs. Luke Odonwodo in Bamenda, Cameroun. He was born to by a Nigerian father (Luke Odonwodo) from the Ukehe tribe in Enugu state and a Cameroonian mother.
Hometown of Pope Junior
Pope Junior comes from the Ukehe tribe of Enugu State located in the Southeastern part of Nigeria. However, he grew up in Cameroon.
Pope Junior Education
Pope Junior lived the majority of his life in Cameroon. He attended and completed both his primary and secondary school education in Cameroon before relocating to Nigeria.
Pope Junior University education
After relocating to Nigeria, Pope Junior furthered his education (tertiary) at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State, and graduated with a degree in Accountancy.
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Movie Career of Pope Junior
Pope Junior joined Nollywood and acted in many movies starting in 2006. His acting career commenced in 2006.
In many movies Pope Junior casts, he always plays the role of guard and servant. In 2007, he rose to fame after acting in the blockbuster movie “Secret Adventures” directed by Tchidi Chikere. Pope Junior the award-winning movie director of “Tchidi Chikere” was the main figure that brought him to the limelight.
Pope Junior casts in over hundred (100) movies not excluding Secret Adventures, Mad s3x, Bitter Generation, and Véngeance of Bullet, among many other movies.
Pope Junior Awards
In 2010 Pope Junior won the award for Nollywood Most Promising Actor in Nigeria at the Entertainment Factory Awards.
Pope Junior cause of death
It was reported that Junior Pope and some other crew members were involved in a boat mishap on the Anam River in Anambra state on Wednesday, April 10 when they were on their way to shoot a movie. In the boat, Pope Junior was seen on call saying that the driver of the boat is speeding too much. Pope Junior in the video also warned the that the speed should be reduced because he has a wife and 3 children to look after. However, the unexpected happened at after a while.
Pope Junior Wife: Marriage
Pope Junior the Nollywood actor left behind a beautiful wife and three (3) children. The couple on 26th July 2014 tied the knot. He, Junior Pope married Jennifer Awele Okpuno.
Pope Junior Children
Pope Junior has three (3) children (boys) with his wife, Jennifer Awele Okpuno.
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