Nollywood actor, Joseph Benjamin, has narrated how he went from being Nollywood’s finest actor to becoming a cab driver in the United States.
The actor revealed the reason behind his decision to become a cab driver when he appeared on the latest episode of the Teju Babyface Deep Dive podcast hosted by the comedian.
He stated that in order to pay his bills he had to become a cab driver and ignored people who may identify him as one of the top actors on Nigeria.
“I got to America on a promise that I had some gigs waiting for me. So I thought I was going to have a soft landing there. I packed up everything from Nigeria, bought a one-way ticket, and came to America.
“I’m like, ‘I’m not earning any money so what do I do?’ I don’t know what to do. So, shot into that life, I had to figure out what to do. I had nowhere to go. Nothing to turn to.
“My phone was buzzing, like, ‘When are you coming back to Nigeria? We have this gig for you.’ $1,500 was all I came to America with. How do I buy a ticket to go back to Nigeria?”
Benjamin said he eventually began to drive Uber, Lyft as well as work as a delivery person for Amazon just so he could pay his bills in America.
He said: “And then someone gave me a car. I’m like, What do I do with the car? And they said Uber. I was driving for Uber and Lyft to pay my bills.
“I carried a lot of Nigerians, my name on the Uber App was Joseph. The moment they get in or three minutes into the journey, they know I’m the one.
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