Veteran Nigerian actor, Segun Arinze recounts how he earned his first N1000 in voice acting more than 30 years ago.
Seasoned Nigerian actor, Segun Arinze recalls how he earned his first N1000 in voice acting more than 30 years ago.
Mr. Segun disclosed that in 1987, when he was just 21 years old, he received his first voice-over assignment and his first paycheck which was a huge sum of money at that time.
Segun Arinze narrated this in a recent interview with Biola Bayo for the “TalktoB” podcast.
He also noted that he was able to secure the voice-over job thanks to well-known broadcaster Soni Irabor.
He said:
“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. Coloured TV was N500 at that time.”