{"id":12951,"date":"2016-01-02T02:53:48","date_gmt":"2016-01-02T02:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=12951"},"modified":"2016-10-31T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-31T13:13:48","slug":"john-boyega","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/john-boyega","title":{"rendered":"Meet John Boyega, The African Rising Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? '&charset='+document.charset : (document.characterSet ? '&charset='+document.characterSet : ''));\r\n   document.write (\"&loc=\" + escape(window.location));\r\n   if (document.referrer) document.write (\"&referer=\" + escape(document.referrer));\r\n   if (document.context) document.write (\"&context=\" + escape(document.context));\r\n   if ((typeof(document.MAX_ct0) != 'undefined') && (document.MAX_ct0.substring(0,4) == 'http')) {\r\n       document.write (\"&ct0=\" + escape(document.MAX_ct0));\r\n   }\r\n   if (document.mmm_fo) document.write (\"&mmm_fo=1\");\r\n   document.write (\"'><\/scr\"+\"ipt>\");\r\n\/\/]]>--><\/script>\r\n<\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p>[onepage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">John Boyega is a British actor, born to Nigerian parents, who recently starred in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Star Wars: The Force Awakens<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. His role as the stormtrooper Finn has launched him into international fame, but there are many things you probably do not know about the young star.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. He started acting at age nine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12952\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"712\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/01\/john-boyega.jpg?w=1000&amp;h=563&amp;crop=1\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boyega\u2019s first role was a leopard in a school play. Even though he was only nine years old, he took his part seriously. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI gave him character breakdown, and I was doing the work and doing the research and creating a character,\u201d he said. \u00a0\u201cThat is the greatest feeling ever. When you&#8217;re young and you&#8217;re like, \u2018Oh, this is quite cool, and I really, really want to do this.\u2019\u201d \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The artistic director of performing arts school Theatre Peckham saw him and thought he had something special. Boyega was invited to attend the theater school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>2. His father wanted him to be a preacher<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12953\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12953\" style=\"width: 708px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12953\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/thr_johnboyega_s02_0261_1_embed.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"708\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/thr_johnboyega_s02_0261_1_embed.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/thr_johnboyega_s02_0261_1_embed-600x362.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/thr_johnboyega_s02_0261_1_embed-450x270.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/thr_johnboyega_s02_0261_1_embed-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/thr_johnboyega_s02_0261_1_embed-85x51.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12953\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/sites\/default\/files\/custom\/Natalie\/THR_JohnBoyega_S02_0261_1_embed.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Teresa Early, who was Boyega\u2019s drama teacher at the school, said that at first his parents were skeptical of an acting career. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u00a0\u201cHis father was a preacher and he wanted him to be a preacher too,\u201d she said. \u201cI had a chat with John\u2019s father when he was about 12 or 13. \u00a0As long as John stayed out of trouble they were quite happy. And as John made his way, his father began to think there was some wisdom in it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>3. He hid his talent from his friends<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12954\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12954\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12954\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwemivzweaezv-t.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"710\" height=\"443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwemivzweaezv-t.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwemivzweaezv-t-85x53.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12954\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CWemIvzWEAEZv-t.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boyega attended his acting classes nearly every day after school, but not many of his friends knew about it. A friend of his explained: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201ceveryone else does football when they\u2019re young. John didn\u2019t play football, he was more interested in acting, so he didn\u2019t want to make a big fuss about it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>4. He lost two friends in his neighborhood<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12955\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12955\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12955\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-1.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"716\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-1-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 716px) 100vw, 716px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.hitfix.com\/photos\/5514628\/john-boyega.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boyega grew up on a council estate in South London. A friend of his, Damilola Taylor, was close in age to him and also had Nigerian parents. Just before his eleventh birthday, she was found bleeding to death in a stairwell. And another one of his friends, Samuel Ogunro, was killed in 2010 when he was 17. His murder was related to a South London gang.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>5. Acting may have kept him out of trouble<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12956\" style=\"width: 701px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12956\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/wzny87vskpy.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"701\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/wzny87vskpy.jpg 495w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/wzny87vskpy-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pp.vk.me\/c411521\/v411521171\/5163\/wZNy87vskPY.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The area he grew up in was rough. Boyega\u2019s friends said gangs, guns and knives were common. Daniel Ross, a friend of his, said that their neighborhood had been very violent when they were young. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cYou would never see John on the street or hanging around gangs though,\u201d he said. \u201cI only saw him in church or in acting school.\u201d Another one of his friends, Demi Rump,said \u201cA lot of boys in his year are now in prison or dead. \u00a0Everyone was going down one route towards the end of school \u2013 taking drugs, selling drugs, gangs, that sort of thing \u2013 but John went down another. I am so thankful he got out of it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2>6. He starred in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie&#8217;s book<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12958\" style=\"width: 705px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12958\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/8f1d1dd4e60393be530b4c07a50df24b.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"705\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/8f1d1dd4e60393be530b4c07a50df24b.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/8f1d1dd4e60393be530b4c07a50df24b-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/8f1d1dd4e60393be530b4c07a50df24b-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com\/736x\/8f\/1d\/1d\/8f1d1dd4e60393be530b4c07a50df24b.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boyega starred in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Half of a Yellow Sun<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">a 2013 Nigerian film based on the book by prominent Nigerian feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The story is set during the Nigerian Civil War; Boyega played a houseboy named Ugwu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>7. He loves Marvel Comics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12959\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12959\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cjsug_vw8aaxzxg.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"710\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cjsug_vw8aaxzxg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cjsug_vw8aaxzxg-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 710px) 100vw, 710px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CJsUg_vW8AAXzXG.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Boyega revealed that he loves Marvel Comics. He expressed interest in playing the role of Black Panther, one of the first black superheroes in mainstream comic books; the role ended up going to Chadwick Boseman. But since Star Wars and Marvel are both owned by Disney, it is possible that he could be involved one day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>8. His friends thought he was just an extra in <i>Star Wars<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12960\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12960\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/519351141_c_635_340.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/519351141_c_635_340.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/519351141_c_635_340-600x321.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/519351141_c_635_340-85x46.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12960\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pthumbnails.5min.com\/10387023\/519351141_c_635_340.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He was bound by a confidentiality agreement when he was cast. It was so secretive that his friend did not even realize he was a main role.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;I took them to the London premiere and after the premiere they were just like, &#8216;Yo, John, I never knew you were in the movie for so long \u2013 I thought you were an extra!&#8217;\u201d \u00a0Boyega said. \u00a0\u201cI&#8217;m like, all this time I was leaving from Monday to Friday, what did you think I was doing, man, for two years?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>9. He is attracting new Nigerian fans to the <i>Star Wars<\/i> franchise<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12962\" style=\"width: 706px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-12962\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-2.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"706\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/john-boyega-2-85x48.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/socialstation.co\/img\/actors\/john-boyega.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cNerd\u201d culture has been growing in Nigeria, and Boyega has helped it grow even more. Kemi Williams, 50, was interviewed in Abuja, Nigeria and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">loved that there were more relatable characters in the new movie. When she was younger, it was not as diverse. \u00a0But her children are having a different experience. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>&#8220;It&#8217;s significant to me because my son was sitting next to me, and it was a big deal for him to see a character who looks like him. \u00a0When I was little I never had that,\u201d she said. \u00a0&#8220;What&#8217;s important is that he&#8217;s out and proud about being a black man. \u00a0The fact that he&#8217;s Yoruba has a resonance within Nigeria. He&#8217;s one of us, and it&#8217;s something we can relate to.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[\/gallerypage]<\/p>\n<p>[gallerypage]<\/p>\n<h2><strong>10. He is proud of his heritage<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_12963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12963\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-12963 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwf79lowoaalqpx.jpg\" alt=\"CWf79loWoAAlQpX\" width=\"702\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwf79lowoaalqpx.jpg 667w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwf79lowoaalqpx-600x345.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/01\/cwf79lowoaalqpx-85x49.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/CWf79loWoAAlQpX.png:large\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When Boyega\u2019s casting was revealed, some were critical of a black man playing the role. There were people who even threatened to boycott the movie because of it. But he was not bothered. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man. I\u2019m proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me,\u201d he sad. \u00a0\u201cI wasn\u2019t raised to fear people with a difference of opinion. They are merely victims of a disease in their mind. To get into a serious dialogue with people who judge a person based on the melanin in their skin? They\u2019re stupid, and I\u2019m not going to lose sleep over people. The presale tickets have gone through the roof \u2014 their agenda has failed. Miserably.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/10-richest-movie-stars-discover-golden-screen\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0The 10 Richest Movie Stars. 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