Early life
Chinonso Arubayi was born in Warri, a town in Delta state, in southern Nigeria. She grew in up in Lagos, and is of Igbo heritage, from Awka, in Anambra state, where she graduated with a degree in Mass communication from Nnamdi Azikiwe University. [4] While at the university, she was a presenter on the campus radio station. [5] In 2005, Arubayi won the Miss Teen Nigeria title. [6]
Career
Arubayi began her acting career as a day player on M-Net television series, The Johnsons in 2014. [6] She then began writing and producing for Consolidated Media Associates, owners of Soundcity, Trybe TV and Spice TV on the shows, On The Couch, Project Swan, You’ve Got Issues and a few others. [1]
In 2018, Arubayi enrolled in the School of Media studies, at the Pan Atlantic University, where she studied the Business of Film Making for film producers. [1] She had a big break in 2020, when she played a lead role in Mary Remmy Njoku's feature film production, Beyond Pardon. [7] She has since featured in several notable films and television series, including, Ndani TV's Rumour Has It, [8] [9] My Flatmates, Crazy Grannies, [10] Lockdown, Loving Amanda, [11] Survivors [12] and others.
In 2018, she began hosting the Filmhouse TV Show [6] and was later unveiled as the host of the popular cooking show, Urban Kitchen, which she hosted for two seasons. [6] [4] [3]
In April 2022, Arubayi released her debut film production, I Am Nazzy . [13] [14] The movie was directed by Kayode Peters and featured notable Nigerian actors including, Jimmy Odukoya, Denrele Edun and IK Ogbonna. [15]
Her performance, as the lead character on Africa Magic TV's original series, Sisi Eko received commendation from fans and critics. [16]
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