Meet Kenyan Hollywood actor who made Sh25 million from first movie

brian oruta

February 8, 2018 3:11 PM

People are blessed out here

Kenyan born Hollywood actor Benjamin Onyango has revealed that he made Sh25 million from the first movie he featured in.

The actor who had come to conduct a creative forum for seasoned and upcoming actors said that he used the money to buy a house in the United States.

“Acting pays. After doing Tears of the Sun which was my first movie, I bought a house. I think I made $250,000. We were on the set for five months but it was my biggest gig,” said Benjamin.

The actor who was speaking to Hot 96 breakfast show hosted by Jeff Koinange and Comedian Jalang’o revealed that it took them 5 months onset shooting, but it was his biggest gig.

Benjamin said that acting pays and encouraged young people to pursue careers that they love and things will be easy for them.

“They say when you find a job you love, you will never work for a day. When I am on the set I never notice time drifting but when you give me a job flipping burgers that's another case,” he said.

Benjamin Alfred Onyango is an actor and producer known for movies like God’s Not Dead, Inception, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and Tribal Councilman 2 among other movies.

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