Osita Iheme Biography: House, Wife, Meme, Age, Child, Married, Height, Condition, Instagram, Wiki
John Parsons
Published Feb 22, 2026
Biography
Osita Iheme (born 20 February 1982) is a popular and highly respected Nigerian actor known as Pawpaw..
He is widely recognized for the starring the role Pawpaw the popular comic movie, Aki and Pawpaw alongside Chinedu Ikedieze.
He is basically considered to be one of Nigerians popular actors. Osita Iheme was honored as a member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the ex-president of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan in the year 2011.
He is a Multi-talented actor, filmmaker, comedian and he has starred in over 100 Nigerian movies.
| Osita Iheme: History, Bio, Photo | |
| Full Name: | Osita Iheme |
| Stage Name: | Pawpaw |
| Born: | 20 February 1982 |
| Age: | 39 years |
| Place of Birth: | Mbatoli |
| State Of Origin: | Imo State |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Height: | 1.33 m |
| Girlfriend • Wife: | Noma Iheme |
| Occupation: | Actor • Filmmaker |
| Net Worth: | $4 Million |
Early Life
Osita Iheme was born in Mbaitoli a place in Imo State, Nigeria into a family of five children but he grew up in Abia State. He was born on the 20th of February in the year, 1982.
Regardless growing up in the places which are both in the Eastern part of Nigeria, he graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Lagos State University (LASU). He was born to to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert and Augustine Iheme.
Education
Osita Iheme completed both his primary and secondary education in Owerri. He then furthermore, to study in the Lagos State University (LASU) where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science.
Career
Osita Iheme popularly recognized as Papaw joined the movie industry in the early 2000s where he typically do play the role of a child. He eventually rose to fame in the year 2003 when he featured in the comedy film titled, Aki na Ukwa.
He is bold and funny characters has earned him numerous awards and some of them are;
- The lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Africa movies Award
- Best Actor Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards 2014
His ability as a short man has attracted many fans to him more due to his uniqueness in the Nigerian movie industry and this has been one of the reason why he was granted the MFR in the year 2011.
Filmography
Osita Iheme has featured in many movies and some of them are;
- Okwu na uka
- Informat
- Twins Brothers
- Mr.Ibu
- Daddy must obey
Social media
Osita Iheme is one of the most followed public figure with active social media fans. He has over 928k followers on Instagram.
Instagram handle – @Ositaiheme
Personal Life
Osita Ihemme is happily married to his spouse, Noma Iheme and they both have a lovely son together.
He was born into the family of five. He actually featured in the film Aki na Ukwa due to a producer that took interest in him while he was still playing his child roles in movies.
He is also a business guru with a lot of Investment as his side hustle. He has a height of 1.33 m.
Net Worth
Osita Ihemme who happened to have made up a lot of children and adults days during his prime, also becoming a pro-meme character on the internet space has amassed enough fortune for himself. He has been able to accumulate an estimated net worth of $4 million.