Keppy Ekpenyong Edet Bassey-Inyang is a Nigerian actor born on March 21 to Dr, (Col)/Mrs. E.E. Bassey –Inyang as the 3rd child and second boy in a nuclear family of 6 at the Military Hospital, Yaba, Lagos. He hails from Ikot Antuen, Oku-Iboku, in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria.
Education
Primary
Corona Schools Crèche, Ikoyi
Corona School Victoria Island
Secondary
Government College Ojo (1974-1979)
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Tertiary
Federal School of Arts And Science in Victoria Island, Lagos (1980-1982)
University Of Calabar, Cross River State (Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics, emerged as the first ever Mr. UNICAL)
University Of Lagos (Post Graduate Degree in 1989, there, I obtained a
University Of Lagos (Masters in International Law and Diplomacy (M.I.L.D))
How he got into acting
After his education, he served with the programme department of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Headquarters as associate Producer between 1987 and 1988. During this period, I was trained and involved in Drama, Script-Writing, Voice- Over, Producing and Presenting.
Awards and Achievements
Goodwill Ambassador for my Alma Mata, University Of Calabar
Zoda Phone Ambassador, a Telecommunications Firm
Awarded by the Lagos State Chapter of the Actors Guild where he was conferred with a ‘Life Time Achievers’ Award
Keppy Ekpenyong Bassey got married to his wife Nyong Bassey-Inyang over 20 years ago.
