R.I.P Steven 'The Great' Kanumba

                

Kanumba (born January 8, 1984), was a multi award winning Tanzanian actor, with a career spanning more than a decade. Kanumba had received numerous awards, including; Best Actor of the Year, 2006, Best Actor in Tanzania Award, 2007, Best Artist of the Year Award, 2007/2008.

Steven Charles Kanumba a Tanzanian Film actor has been announced dead. The celebrated film actor passed away last night. The cause of his death hasn’t been established.



Kanumba began acting at an early age, acting in as many church plays as he could, until he had the opportunity after leaving school to act and train with the Kaole Sanaa Group and receive special training with Dr Nyoni at the University of Dar es Salaam which served as a major stepping stone for his mainstream acting career.

Kanumba began his acting career with appearances in a host of local Tanzanian soap operas like, Jahazi, Dira and Tufani just to name a few.

He then expanded his horizon by venturing into the film industry, his first movie being Haviliki, which was just the beginning of great journey, for “The Great”.

Not only was Kanumba a Tanzanian household name, but he also acted in Nollywood (Nigeria) with some of the greatest names on the Nollywood scene which expanded his career and experience from just being a Tanzanian star to an African star with ambitions of acting in Hollywood.

Having achieved so much before the age of thirty, Kanumba felt that he had only just begun. He looked forward to a long and fruitful career in every area of the film industry.

Not only was he a successful film star and producer, he was also very active in philanthropy. He had recently been named the OXFAM GROW ambassador for Tanzania.

RIP STEVEN KANUMBA!