Pawpaw Joins Global Internet-Legends List, but Nigerians Know He Was Already 25
Nollywood actor Osita Iheme, popularly known as Pawpaw, has been featured alongside iconic internet figures such as Success Kid, Bad Luck Brian and Side-Eyeing Chloe. The comparison has amused Nigerians because Iheme was not a child when he became famous. He was 25 when he starred as Pawpaw opposite Chinedu Ikedieze in the 2002 Nollywood hit, Aki na Ukwa. His childlike roles and memorable facial expressions later found a new audience online. Screenshots and clips from his films became widely used reaction memes, turning Pawpaw into one of Nollywood's most recognisable internet icons worldwide. While others on the list became famous through childhood photos or viral videos, Pawpaw's meme legacy came from an adult actor brilliantly playing a child.
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