Anthony Alabi: Nigerian-American actor, making waves in Hollywood
- Anthony Abayomi Alabi, is a Nigerian-American who has been playing a lead role in Netflix's Family Reunion will feature more as the series get renewed for season two
- The Nigerian-American is also a professional athlete in sports like football, basketball and track and field events
- Alabi retired from American football to begin acting professionally in 2010 where he has been making remarkable impacts
A Nigerian-American, Anthony Abayomi Alabi, who is playing a lead role in Netflix’s Family Reunion, will be featuring more in the series as it get renewed for its season 2.
The news was made known on Tuesday, September 17, as the series will be coming with 16 new episodes.
Alabi who was born on February 16, 1981, was also a former American footballer. He was in the Miami Dolphins in 2005 after he had played at Texas Christian College.
He began professional acting in 2010. He is also an all-round athlete as he is good in basketball and track and field sports aside the football he is known for.
It should be noted that he has been a state champion twice for track and field events. Alabi’s acting career really picked up when he retired from sports in 2009.
According to his public profile on Wikipedia, his father is Nigerian while his mother is Puerto Rican. He bagged a degree in criminal justice and has a minor in business administration.
The Nigerian-American currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and two children.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that Rick Famuyiwa is another Nigerian making it big in the American motion picture industry.
Born on Friday, June 18, 1973, the Nigerian-American is a very promising Hollywood writer and director who has directed iconic movies like Talk to Me (2007), The Wood (1999), and Brown Sugar (2002).
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He was most known for his 2010 comedy movie, Our Family Wedding, which had popular casts like Whitaker and America Ferrari.
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