Nollywood Legend, Desmond Asuzu is dead, according to reports in Vangaurd.
The online newspaper was informed that he slumped and died around 9pm on Tuesday. His wife was said to have called fellow actor Desmond Elliot to announce the death to him.
Azuzu who suffered stroke sometime ago was practically begging shoppers money to eat at some point in his life. When the news surfaced online, some colleagues in the industry including the Governor of Anambra State, Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano rallied round to support him.
Asuzu began his acting career in the ’90s and rose to prominence after he starred in the 1997 Nollywood classic, ‘Rituals’ He was the toast of Nollywood until his career nosedived after he came down with a stroke in 2015 and it affected his speech. He was also bedridden for three years.
