Kindly tell us about yourself and what you do for a living?
My name is Jerry Mudiaga Bakpa, also known as Jerry Mudi, born 0n the 6th of August in the 80’s. I am from Oghara in Delta State Nigeria. I'm an actor,model, singer, an aspiring radio/TV personality and a businessman. Born in the UK and raised in the north - precisely Kaduna. I am the second son and the fourth child of a family of eleven.
ON PERSONALITY
What were your childhood years like – did you have pre-defined hopes and dreams?
Growing up with my brothers and sisters for me was very interesting, an experience I hold dear to my heart. Through the years, I have lived in about 7 states across Nigeria including Lagos where I am currently based, but as we all know home is where the heart is.
Did I have pre-defined hopes and dreams? Yes I did, as a child I wanted to be a Petrol Chemical Engineer, I always knew there was lots of money to be made even at an early age.
You seem to be a man of so many passions, what else are you involved in other than acting?
Kindly describe some of the challenges you’ve had to face in achieving your goals and aspirations as an actor?
My personal struggle began in 2010 when I arrived in Lagos for a Tinsel audition, It turned out great but until I got a call back on my way out of Lagos since I didn’t have accommodation at the time, So, I had to make a U-turn only to realize that my picture was rejected and I couldn’t capture a new one just because I didn’t know anyone with the same suit size in Lagos at that time. Good thing, I finally got into Tinsel after more auditions. One vivid experience I can't forget was after having gone through a series of auditions with high hopes, I was called in and handed a two page script titled ‘’boy one” with a line ‘’she is dead’’. Now I was weak, discouraged and not sure what to do, so I smiled and walked out, dropped the script and never looked back.
In getting to where you are today, how much hard work did you have to put in?
Alot of hard work was and is still being put into becoming the Actor that I can be proud of. Auditions, lots of auditions, watching and learning from inspiring actors on screen, reading up on the internet about the craft and also learning on the job is what got me here and hopefully one day I can inspire young aspiring actors.
Describe your personality.
I'm warm, loyal, adventurous with a huge and fragile ego. A goal getter, action-oriented and driven by the desire to be loved and admired, I love to impact and change lives for the better. I believe I have an air of royalty about my self. I'm kind, helpful, a big-heart that showers love and affection on people.
What three character traits would your friends say you possess?
They would certainly say I'm kind, hardworking and headstrong.
What do you LOVE about yourself and why?
Oh, what I love about my self, hmm.......I love a lot of things about my self. The fact that I am created this good, with a heart and soul so honest and loyal, a lover who is never afraid to show it. A fighter for a good course, friendly, sociable, humble, always ready to learn and a giver who always looks out for people. I love these things about me because there make me me.
How was your first experience on set, did you feel intimidated by anyone?
My first experience was on a Tinsel set, an extra at Ziggy’s bar, can’t forget it. It was a 6AM call time. met other actors and brought my observant self. I sat, listened and watched before mingling. I was excited, having been given an opportunity on Mnet’s biggest show. Every other thing didn’t matter at that time. So did I feel intimidated by anyone? Nooo! Inspired and challenged are the words.
ON HIS CAREER
How versatile are you as an actor?
As actors we’re generally expected to be versatile enough to play everything. At least that’s the general consensus regarding acting as a profession, and not simply from actors and their coaches. A versatile actor is someone whose resume covers a wide range of characters, from playing the chill guy/girl to a psychopath, and am still on this beautiful journey to exploring different characters. So giving a 1 to 10, I’ll say 5... Click Here To Finish Up The Interview
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