Veteran Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze, recently reminisced about a significant milestone in his career over three decades ago when he earned his first N1000 as a voice actor.
In an interview with Biola Bayo for the “TalktoB” podcast, Arinze shared the story of how, at the age of 21 in 1987, he secured his first voice-over assignment and received his initial paycheck.
According to Arinze, the opportunity arose through well-known broadcaster Soni Irabor, who introduced him to the world of voice acting.
Arinze recounted the moment, saying, “Soni Irabor walked in someday and he was looking for a voice-over artiste. There was nobody around that day then he heard me speak. Then he said ‘You can do the voice’. Really? I cannot, he said ‘Yes, you can and I will see what you do’. And I did the voice-over. He paid me N1000. That was 1987. N1000 for just doing (voice-over). I said this is big. Colored TV was N500 at that time.”
The actor expressed gratitude for the opportunity and reflected on the significance of earning such an amount at the time, considering the economic context of the era.
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