Popular Nollwood actor Ernest Asuzu is dead.

According to reports, Asuzu who grew into fame as with his several bad boy characters died on Tuesday night.

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 thus keeping him out of the limelight.

Apart from acting,  Asuzu was also a musician, he launched a music album, a 7-track album titled, ‘The Truth’ in December 2020.