Segun Arinze reveals when he made his first N1000
Veteran Nigerian actor Segun Arinze fondly remembers the moment he garnered his initial N1000 through voice acting over three decades ago.
Arinze, renowned in the industry, shared that at the age of 21 in 1987, he embarked on his first voice-over assignment, marking his entry into the profession and receiving his inaugural paycheck.
During a recent conversation with Biola Bayo on the “TalktoB” podcast, Arinze reflected on this milestone. He acknowledged the pivotal role played by esteemed broadcaster Soni Irabor in facilitating his opportunity to secure the voice-over job.
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.”
