Born | Tochukwu Lorenzo Uzonna Menakaya 4 April 1986
Enugu, Nigeria |
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Alma mater | University of Nigeria Nsukka |
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Years active | 2006–present |
Awards | Phoenix Global Awards, 2012 |
Lorenzo Menakaya is a Nigerian on-air personality, actor, event host, [2] filmmaker [3] and singer. [4] He received nominations for On-Air Personality (OAP) of the year at The Future Awards Africa (TFAA) 2011 [5] and 2012; [6] and he won the award of Outstanding Radio Presenter at the Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards 2016. [7] He also hosted the Africa Movie Academy Awards, 2019. [8]
Born Tochukwu Lorenzo Uzonna Menakaya to the Menakaya dynasty of Umunya in Anambra State, Nigeria. He was educated at University of Nigeria Secondary School, Nsukka; Menakaya studied Religion at the University of Nigeria before receiving a short training in broadcasting by Institut Panos Afrique de l’Ouest (PANOS Institute West Africa), Dakar, Senegal and Institute for Media and Society, Lagos Nigeria. [9] He recorded his first short film Sundown Tale in 2015 and in 2019, he produced his debut feature film Ordinary Fellows [10] [11] co-directing with Ikenna Aniekwe. In 2019, he was one of the hosts of the 15th Africa Movie Academy Awards along with actress Kemi Lala Akindoju and comedian Funnybone. [12] He played the role of Ubong on Trace TV's Crazy, Lovely, Cool. [13]
He is cousin to Chichi Menakaya, a Trauma and Orthopedic Surgeon based in the United Kingdom.
Year | Award | Category | Result | Notes |
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2011 | The Future Awards Africa | On-air Personality of the year [5] | Nominated | |
2012 | The Future Awards Africa | On-air Personality of the year [6] | Nominated | |
Phoenix Global Awards | On-air Personality of the year | Won | ||
Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Most popular Radio Presenter (South East) [14] | Nominated | ||
2013 | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Outstanding Radio Presenter of the year [15] [16] | Nominated | |
2014 | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Nigerian Broadcaster of the year [17] | Nominated | |
2015 | Nigeria Fashion & Style Awards | Radio Personality of the year [18] | Won | |
2016 | Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Outstanding Radio Presenter (Midday) [19] [20] | Won | |
Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards | Nigerian Broadcaster of the year (Male) [21] | Nominated |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | My Confession | Okezie | |
Lonely Walk | Lorenzo/Music Composer | Composed original soundtrack | |
Room Service | Music Composer | ||
Parish House | Ishmael | ||
2011 | Spokesman for the Oracle | Ikem | |
2012 | My Diva | Chika | |
2013 | 15 Minutes | Mark/Music Composer | Composed original soundtrack |
2015 | Sundown Tale | Juma/Producer/Director/Screenplay | Composed original soundtrack |
2018 | Wrong Initiation | Capone | |
Agwaetiti Obiụtọ | Akah | ||
2019 | Ordinary Fellows | Director/Producer | |
2020 | River Rise | 'Renzo |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019 | Crazy, Lovely, Cool [22] | Ubong | Directed by Obi Emelonye |
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | Ref. |
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2019 | "I Pray" | Umu Obiligbo | Man |