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Busoga officials appeal to Daniel Kaluuya to marry a Ugandan girl

Posted on by Desiree Miller

British actor Daniel Kaluuya who is of Ugandan origin is having prime time since his outstanding role in the movie, Get Out, which was rewarded with a nomination in the Oscars. Kaluuya also won the best rising star award in the recently concluded BAFTA awards.

Kaluuya’s family hails from Kayunga, Busoga.

While he enjoys massive success in Hollywood, officials in Busoga have reportedly sent him an appeal to return to Uganda and find a woman here.

According to Busoga Kingdom’s minister of tourism, Hellen Namutamba, “The Kingdom has sent officials to talk to the star about marriage.”

“He is one of us and we are proud of him. We want him to keep our culture strong. That’s why we want him to find a Ugandan woman,” she added.

Kaluuya is one of the actors in Black Panther that has smashed all-time box office records.

Breakthrough actor Kaluuya first Ugandan nominated for an Oscar

Posted on by Desiree Miller

Daniel Kaluuya, a British actor of Ugandan origin, becomes the first Ugandan nominated for an Oscar for his role in the hit horror film Get Out.

He is nominated for “Actor in a Leading Role” alongside established Hollywood stars, including Denzel Washington and Daniel Day-Lewis.

According to the UK newspaper, Kaluuya, 28, has already received a Bafta nomination and a Golden Globe nomination for his breakthrough role in the horror film, a dark satire on race relations in the United States.

“I feel what the film’s done is articulate an experience. It’s a touchstone where people can go, ‘Yeah, this,’ and feel like they aren’t crazy,” says Kaluuya.

“But I can’t say it’s changed the political landscape,” he said in an interview with Dujour publication.

Kaluuya wrote his first play at nine. His big breakthrough was joining gritty British teen drama Skins as a staff writer at 18, drawing on his own experience growing up in London, Dojour writes.

He has previously appeared in the sci-fi anthology series Black Mirror and Channel 4’s Skins, but Get Out is his first leading role in a major feature film.