Edafe Blackmon

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Edafe Blackmon is an American actor born in Washington, D.C. Edafe, pronounced AY-dah-fay, means "rich man" in the Uhrobo language. Edafe moved with his father, a Nigerian economist, and his mother, an American educator, to Nigeria when he was barely a year old. His parents separated when he was seven and he and his siblings moved back to the United States with their mother to live in Mississippi. Some years later, his parents reconciled and the family moved back to Nigeria where he attended secondary school. After a second parental split he moved back to the US with his mother where he finished high school and attended Morehouse college. He is best known for his work on the television sitcom For Your Love in which he starred for four seasons (1998-2002). Edafe adopted the stage name Blackmon to avoid being typecast in African roles, however, in the final season of For Your Love used his birth name, Okurume. Edafe is an improvisational actor excelling in dramatic and comedic roles.