1: His full name is Segun Arinze Padonou.
2: He hails from Badagry, Lagos State.
3: Segun began his acting career on stage with Ayo Orowale’s palm players in ilorin, Kwara State in 1984, but went full blast in 1985.
4: The actor famously known as Black Arrow, also did TV shows with NTA, ilorin, before coming to Lagos.
5: Arinze is his igbo name and not the surname as erroneously believed by many.
6: He was a former national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.
7: Arinze studied Dramatic Arts at ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, under the watchful eyes of revered
theatre great, Chuck Mike.
8: He was born on September 24, 1965.
9: Segun who is happily married to Julie, is the first child in a family of seven, comprising four boys and three girls.
10: Unknown to many, Segun Arinze’s mum is half Anambra and half Delta. Little wonder he speaks lgbo fluently.
