Nollywood actor Deyemi Okanlawon is starstruck after spotting his favorite actor in the world, Denzel Washington in Toronto, Canada.
Sharing a video of him at the premiere of the screenplay adaption of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson at the Toronto International Film Festival TIFF, he stated that he couldn’t believe he was in the same room as the Hollywood actor.
“Can you believe I was in the same room (ok ok, it was more like a very large hall) as my all-time favorite actor in the world, Denzel Washington, for the @tiff_net world premiere of the screenplay adaption of August Wilson’s, ThePianoLesson? Directed by Malcolm Washington and starring @johndavidwashington @thedaniellebrooks @samuelljackson @ray8fisher @coreyhawkins and more! Moderated by @cameronpbailey”.
His fans took to his comment section to hype him up over the big win.
One Great African Music wrote, “You go still dey in the same scene with an
One Nittynita__ wrote, “Screaming. Love this for you
One Official Noble Emmanuel wrote, “Greatness
One The Victoroba wrote, “This is a beautiful moment
One Oke Misola wrote, “Na real achievement
One Quincy Jonze wrote, “My superstar in the company of superstars
One Wolilah wrote, “You are blessed our own star”.
This year is undoubtedly a winning year for Deyemi as a day back, the actor gave a tour of the Hollywood Hills home he is currently staying in Los Angeles, as he set to make his Hollywood debut. The talented actor stated that it would have been so much cooler to pretend to be here wasn’t such a big deal, but only if people knew where he was coming from and how rough the road has been would they understand how big this is, him and his family.
Deyemi has no doubt come far in his career. Last year, he paid tribute to veteran Kunle Bantefa as he recounted how he stepped into filming when he was 8/9 years old. He revealed that his first time on set was for a family commercial with veteran actress Sola Sobowale playing the role of his mother and his brother Detola Okanlawon playing his brother.
In March of 2023, Deyemi clinched a Trailblazer award, at the 16th edition of the Silverbird Awards. Deyemi, expressed gratitude to Silverbird TV as well as the public for the award, noting how the award had been a long time coming.
Also, in February of last year, Okanlawon rejoiced as he finally fulfilled one of his career desires, which was to have a positive impact on his career. The actor stated that he is living his dream through his appointment as Actors Guild of Nigeria‘s Director of Planning/Strategy.
