Lorenzo Menakaya

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Lorenzo Menakaya
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Menakaya at Real Estate Formula Conference in 2021
Born
Tochukwu Lorenzo Uzonna Menakaya

(1986-04-04) 4 April 1986 (age 38)
Enugu, Nigeria
Alma mater University of Nigeria Nsukka
Occupations
Years active2006–present
AwardsPhoenix Global Awards, 2012

Lorenzo Menakaya is a Nigerian on-air personality, actor, event host, [2] filmmaker [3] and singer. [4] He received nominations for On-Air Personality (OAP) of the year at The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2011 [5] and 2012; [6] and he won the award of Outstanding Radio Presenter at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards 2016. [7] He also hosted the Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2019. [8]

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Biography

Lorenzo Menakaya was born Tochukwu Lorenzo Uzonna Menakaya to the Menakaya dynasty of Umunya in Anambra State, Nigeria. He was educated at University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka; Menakaya studied Religion at the University of Nigeria before receiving a short training in broadcasting by Institute Panos Afrique de l’Ouest (PANOS Institute West Africa), Dakar, Senegal and Institute for Media and Society, Lagos Nigeria. [9] He recorded his first short film Sundown Tale in 2015 and in 2019, he produced his debut feature film Ordinary Fellows [10] [11] co-directing with Ikenna Aniekwe. In 2019, he was one of the hosts of the 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards along with actress Kemi Lala Akindoju and comedian Funnybone. [12] He played the role of Ubong on Trace TV's Crazy, Lovely, Cool. [13]

Personal life

He is cousin to Chichi Menakaya, a Trauma and Orthopedic Surgeon based in the United Kingdom.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultNotes
2011 The Future Awards Africa On-air Personality of the year [5] Nominated
2012 The Future Awards Africa On-air Personality of the year [6] Nominated
Phoenix Global AwardsOn-air Personality of the yearWon
Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Most popular Radio Presenter (South East) [14] Nominated
2013 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Outstanding Radio Presenter of the year [15] [16] Nominated
2014 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Nigerian Broadcaster of the year [17] Nominated
2015Nigeria Fashion & Style AwardsRadio Personality of the year [18] Won
2016 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Outstanding Radio Presenter (Midday) [19] [20] Won
Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) [21] Nominated

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010My ConfessionOkezie
Lonely WalkLorenzo/Music ComposerComposed original soundtrack
Room ServiceMusic Composer
Parish HouseIshmael
2011Spokesman for the OracleIkem
2012My DivaChika
201315 MinutesMark/Music ComposerComposed original soundtrack
2015Sundown TaleJuma/Producer/Director/ScreenplayComposed original soundtrack
2018Wrong InitiationCapone
Agwaetiti ObiụtọAkah
2019 Ordinary Fellows Director/Producer
2020River Rise'RenzoShort
2021 Badamasi Colonel UK Bello
2022 Yahoo+ Mansa
2023 Dark October Student Leader

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Crazy, Lovely, Cool [22] UbongDirected by Obi Emelonye

Music videos

YearTitleArtist(s)RoleRef.
2019"I Pray"Umu ObiligboMan

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