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Abbey Abimbola

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Actor; FDAM movie director, producer

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Successful People in Malaysia (5th Edition)

December 2023

PSEUDONYM - PSEUDONYM

Crackydon

E - EDUCATION

1990 - 1994 Al Taoheed International Nursery and Primary School, Offa, Nigeria; 1994 - 1999 Archbishop Aggey Memorial Secondary School, Lagos, Nigeria; 1994 - 1999 Bachelor degree in Business and Finance at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State, Nigeria

CA - CAREER

Abbey Abimbola famously known as Crackydon is originally from Nigeria, he has appeared in movies, television shows, and commercials. Since year 2002 he started his career as a rap artist and later developed his passion into acting which has brought him to few countries around the world and finally decided to pursue his dream in Malaysia since 2013 after featuring in close to 150 Nollywood Movies including few movies written and produced under his own company AARMProductions established in year 2005

CO - COMPANIES OWNERSHIP

AARMProductions

WACW - WRITINGS AND CREATIVE WORKS

He started acting with F. Olu Michaels as one the casts in his Soap Opera titled “Heart Mending” in the Year 2002. He has acted in close to 50 movies in Asia and its neighboring countries. International movies featured by Abbey Abimbola: Singam 3 (India), My Mother’s Story (Singapore), Polis Evo 3 (Malaysia), Girl Friend Ku Pontianak (Malaysia-Indonesia), Kuruthi Sari thiram (Local Tamil Movie), Peace Breaker (China), Badang (Malaysia), Nivea Comercial (Indonesia), Nann Kabali Alla (Malaysia), Kavaal3 (Malaysia), Air Mata Syurga (Malaysia), Journey Behind The Lens (Malaysia), In My Heart (China), Tarak (Kanada), Thugs of America (Telugu), Merdeka Ads (Malaysia), Kavaal4 (Tamil-Malaysia), Sumpahan Syaitan (Malaysia), MYPW Ads (Malaysia); Movies produced by Abbey Abimbola: Igunnungun Eye Aiye (2007), Ikoko Ajegun Jeran (2008), Agbara Eda (2009), Lako Nimowa (2010), Alagbara Oshodi (2011), Alfa Abubakar (2012), One Blood (2017), Power Of A Woman (2017), Blackout (2018), Afua The Jungle Man (2019), Bad Cop (2023), Bukan Hantu Biase Biase (2023). Abbey Abimbola has been interviewed by a considerable number of Malaysian and Indian newspapers on several occasions including URTV Magazine and Rentak Sejuta. AARMProductions has been interviewed and noted in various media outlets. Malaysian Chackz media magazine conducted an interview with Abbey Abimbola in regards to the making of the movie "One Blood" in late 2015

AW - AWARDS

Creative International Actor 2020 by The Esteem Award; Best International Actor 2019 by Ise Parapo Development Association of Malaysia; Best Artist of the Year 2017 by Ise Parapo Development Association of Malaysia. He won best director in MOTION HORSE FILM FESTIVAL and also Asia's Achievement in International Expansion Award Of The Year 2021/2022 from ASIAAWARDS/RULA AWARDS

ACH - ACHIEVEMENTS

He is known as the first Nigerian Seniman Actor in the whole of Asia and also the first Nigerian FDAM Director (Film Directors Association of Malaysia) in the whole Asia as well as the first MYPW Wrestler and a stuntman in the whole of Asia

LS - LANGUAGE SKILLS

English, Malay, Yoruba

H - HOBBY

Forest training; Watch movies

PMM - PERSONAL MAGIC MOMENTS

Since year 2002 he started acting in Nigeria because he wanted to improve his lifestyle, and he felt satisfaction and achievement in acting. 2013 he came to Malaysia as film maker and he was thinking to go Bollywood India a few years after. His breakthrough was in the year 2015 when he produced an international action film titled "One Blood" which featured a host of well respected Malaysian artists and Nollywood superstars. This movie was about racism and made him remembered when he came to Malaysia in year 2013. The movie was received overwhelming response and many local and India movie producers approached him to act in Malaysia and made him continue pursuing his entertainment career in Malaysia. He always felt grateful to Malaysia late movie producer and director Mr Kayshan who supported him to act in Malaysia and helped him register as member of Seniman Association, and he is the first Nigerian Seniman actor and FDAM director legally acting movie in Malaysia

ROS - REASON OF SUCCESS

Walk out from your comfort zone and stay focused on your goal; Believe it, Receive it; Always stay positive with whatever you do

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P - PARENTS

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MS - MARITAL STATUS

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CH - CHILDREN

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