BEVERLY HILLS, May 06, (THEWILL) – US-based Nigerian actor, Cheta Anekwe, has been drafted into the cast of the new season of Tyler Perry’s “Assisted Living” television series.
Anekwe disclosed this on his Instagram account.
He said: “I am honored and happy to finally be able to announce that I have joined the cast of: Tyler Perry’s Assisted Living.
“Fabulous cast mates, David and Tamela Mann, J. Anthony Brown, Na’im Lynn, Courtney Nichole, Tayler Buck, Alex Henderson, Alretha Thomas, Damien Leake and Nicholas Duvernay, are a joy to work with! Fabulous directors, Mark Swinton and Derrick Doose and an awesome crew, welcomed me into the ASL family! With a new writer’s room and new characters moving into the facility, including yours truly, we hope you enjoy this upcoming season.”
THEWILL writes that Anekwe also featured with Mo’Nique in 2006 hit movie “Phat Girlz,” ‘How To Get Away With Murder,” CBS’s “Scorpion.’
Anekwe was nominated for an AMAA in 2012 for his male lead role in ‘Unwanted Guest.”