{"id":1018345,"date":"2022-03-11T13:43:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/11\/meet-the-hollywood-star-who-is-the-son-of-a-former-nigerian-vice-president\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T13:43:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T13:43:58","slug":"meet-the-hollywood-star-who-is-the-son-of-a-former-nigerian-vice-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/11\/meet-the-hollywood-star-who-is-the-son-of-a-former-nigerian-vice-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Hollywood Star Who Is The Son Of A Former Nigerian Vice President"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"h-hollywood-star-mark-holden-is-actually-a-nigerian-and- the-mind-blowing-thing-is-that-his-father-was-a-former-vice-president\">Hollywood star, Mark Holden is actually a Nigerian and the mind-blowing thing is that his father was a former Vice President.<\/h2>\n<p>He reportedly won the 2016 San Diego Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the name of his father is Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu.<\/p>\n<p>His father was a Nigerian Naval Officer and from 1986 to 1993, he was the de facto Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.<\/p>\n<h4>READ ALSO: Dancer Korra Obidi &amp; Husband Welcome Second Child<\/h4>\n<p>His mother is known as Shirley Anne Holden, who is from England. He was born and raised in Plymouth, England.<\/p>\n<p>His love for acting started at a young age and this was after his mother discovered that he can be very good at acting.<\/p>\n<h4>READ ALSO: \u2018Traffic In Lagos Can Cause Mental Instability!!!\u2019 \u2013 Kate Henshaw<\/h4>\n<p>He was constantly taken to movies at the local cinemas and live theatre performances. He started acting after serving as a police officer in London, from 1981 to 1987, and Alberta, Canada from 1987 to 1996.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the movies he has starred in include Wait Until Dark, Macbeth, Cleopatra, and The Jungle Book. Check out his photos below;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-02-at-8.48.54-AM-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767430\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-02-at-8.49.09-AM-822x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767431\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-02-at-8.49.15-AM-1024x694.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767432\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-02-at-8.49.22-AM-1024x765.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767433\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-02-at-8.49.29-AM-773x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767434\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"770\" height=\"521\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-03-02-at-8.49.36-AM-1024x693.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-767435\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: www.ghgossip.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"ff1a352ee2744aff83bf2fcd-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=1009694476028322&version=v10.0\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hollywood star, Mark Holden is actually a Nigerian and the mind-blowing thing is that his father was a former Vice President. He reportedly won the 2016 San Diego Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor and the name of his father is Augustus Akhabue Aikhomu. 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