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{{Infobox person
|name = John Theodore-Edevu
|image =
|image_size =
|caption = Theodore-Edevu in December 2012.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|9}}
|birth_place = [[Delta State, Nigeria]]
|citizenship = [[Cyprus|Cypriot]]
|education = [[Cyprus International University]], [[Park University]]
|occupation = Writer, TV host, actor, speaker
|years_active = 2009–present
|television = [https://www.youtube.com/user/THEODORESTVSHOW "Theodore's TV Show"]; [https://www.youtube.com/user/CYPRUSSPOTLIGHT "Cyprus in the Spotlight"]
|website = {{URL|johntheodore-edevu.com}}
|alias =
}}
'''John Theodore-Edevu''' (born November 9, 1988) is a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] producer, actor and speaker, and his country's first black TV host.<ref name="Nigerian Celebrity">{{cite web|last=Nuhu|first=Isa|title=MEET THE NIGERIAN CYPRIOT CELEBRITY;John Theodore-Edevu|url=http://isanuhu.weebly.com/3/post/2014/02/meet-the-nigerian-cyprus-celebrityjohn-theodore-edevu.html|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=Isah Nuhu's Blog|date=February 8, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref><ref name="Guzel Insan"/> He was the producer and presenter of "Theodore's TV Show" and "Cyprus in the Spotlight", both of which were broadcast on Channel T, a satellite network in Cyprus.<ref name="Guzel Insan">{{cite news|last=Ozay|first=Fahriye|title=Nijerya'lı Güzel İnsan (English translation: A beautiful Nigerian)|url=http://www.starkibris.net/index.asp?haberID=169733|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=Star Gazetesi|date=February 8, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
He is known by the pseudonyms "Bafidi Metin", referring to [[Paphos|Paphos, Cyprus]], and "Adanali Metin", referring to [[Adana|Adana, Turkey]].<ref name="Beautiful Nigerian">{{cite web|last=Eliot|first=Chris|title=North Cyprus and a beautiful Nigerian|url=http://cyprusscene.com/2014/02/21/36631/|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=CYPRUSSCENE|date=February 21, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Theodore-Edevu was born on November 9, 1988, in [[Delta State, Nigeria]], the fourth of seven children. His father, Joseph Okpisi Edevu, is a retired businessman who owned Edevson Commercial Limited, a company that distributes [[electronics]] and produces [[polyethylene]] bags. His mother, Susanna Edevu, is a poultry owner. He interacted with people of different nationalities from a young age because his father's business employed many foreigners.<ref name="BRT Cup">{{cite web|last=Gazi|first=Can|title=John Theodore-Edevu on BRT TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrXrfKSUc-E|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=BRT TV Cup of Conversation|date=February 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
== Education ==
After his elementary and high school education, Theodore-Edevu studied international relations at [[Cyprus International University]] in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=admin|title=TIME FILES FOR A TV STAR|url=http://ajans.ciu.edu.tr/?p=3728|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=CIU News Agency|date=April 17, 2013|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
In March 2014, he met a [[peace journalism]] expert during a training session in Cyprus. The expert, a communications professor at [[Park University]] in [[Parkville, Missouri]], facilitated Theodore-Edevu's relocation to the United States a few months later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stout|first=Sarah|title=How peace journalism is taking root in Cyprus – Cyprus Community Media Centre|url=http://ivoh.org/peace-journalism-taking-root-cyprus/|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=ivoh.org|date=April 2014|location=USA}}</ref> He briefly studied international politics at Park University before moving to [[New York City]], and then to [[Washington, D.C.]], where he planned to continue studying international affairs and diplomacy.<ref name="Haklin Sesi">{{cite news|title=Uç dilde Kıbrıs'ı tanıtacak kitap çıkarıyor (Magazin p.17)|url=http://issuu.com/halkinsesikibris/docs/1_temmuz_2014/c/su45v85|accessdate=May 5, 2015|work=Halkın Sesi Gazetesi|date=July 1, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref> He aspires to be a diplomat.<ref name="BRT Cup" />
== Career ==
[[File:John Theodore-Edevu with Kansas City Mayor Sly James.jpg|thumb|Theodore-Edevu with Mayor [[Sly James]] of [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. ]]
Theodore-Edevu left Nigeria for the first time when he was almost 18 to work as a personal assistant to Fred Agogo-Mawuli, a [[chaplain]] in [[Ghana]].<ref name="Coffe Cup">{{cite news|url=http://kibkomtimes.com/archive/archive/issue_030/09.php|title=Coffee Cup Conversations|last=Gazi|first=Can|date=March 6, 2014|work=The Kibkom Times|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> He was later introduced to a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] physicist and bishop, Dr. Douglas Jarvie, and to Dr. Richards Innocent, a Nigerian archbishop, and became their personal assistant.<ref name="Guzel Insan" /> Upon returning to Nigeria, he was made a public relations officer for the Delta South Youth Coalition.<ref name="Guzel Insan" />
He moved to Nicosia, Cyprus, with the aid of a pastor, [[Ayo Oritsejafor]], and Comrade Oyibo, then the mayor of [[Sapele, Delta|Sapele, Nigeria]]. After studying at Cyprus International University, he began visiting TV channels to discuss starting his own show. In November 2012, he was hired by Channel T as a presenter and co-producer of "Theodore’s TV Show".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bosydeprincessa.blogspot.com/2013/10/african-in-diasporatheodore-afoke.html|title=African in diaspora:Theodore Afoke making waves in Broadcasting|last=Tijani|first=Farthimah|date=October 13, 2013|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=Bosydeprincessa's Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyprusscene.com/2014/02/05/me-my-dreams-and-cyprus/|title=Me, My Dreams And Cyprus|last=Eliot|first=Chris|date=February 5, 2014|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=CYPRUSSCENE}}</ref> On the program, Theodore-Edevu conducted interviews and short conversations with people on the streets<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yxpress.blogspot.com/2013/08/african-in-diaspora-theodore-afoke.html|title=African in diaspora:Theodore Afoke making a name through broadcasting|last=Yxpress|date=August 28, 2013|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=Xpress Magazine}}</ref> about culture, history, personal life and other topics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jzx8sMUozk|title=Theodore's TV Show on National news|last=Channel T main news|date=January 9, 2013|work=Channel T news(Kanal T haber)|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bEqpdc7qog|title=Theodore's TV Show on National news|last=Channel T news room|date=February 7, 2013|work=Channel T news(Kanal T haber)|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref> The program aired until December 2013.<ref name="BRT Cup" />
In the same year, he made his acting debut in ''Saka Geliyor Gemez'', a Cypriot comedy series.
In January 2014, Theodore-Edevu began to produce and host another program, "Cyprus in the Spotlight",<ref>{{cite news|last=Channel T main news|title=Cyprus in the Spotlight – Heart, Soul and Well-Being Festival on News Buletin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tR0WlVnel4|accessdate=April 24, 2015|work=Channel T news(Kanal T haber)|date=May 6, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref> which focused on the culture, people and places of Cyprus and was telecasted in three languages: English, Greek and Turkish. The program stopped airing in July, when he left Cyprus.
Theodore-Edevu is a member of the Center for Global Peace Journalism.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stout|first=Sarah|title=Cyprus PJ Project|url=http://www.park.edu/center-for-peace-journalism/_documents/The%20Peace%20Journalist%20Apr%202014-web.pdf|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=The Peace Journalist Magazine|date=April 2014|location=USA}}</ref> He is also on the board of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research.<ref name="BRT Cup" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.johntheodore-edevu.com}}
* {{Facebook|JohnTheodoreEdevu}}
* {{Twitter}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Theodore-Edevu, John}}
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cypriot television presenters| ]]
[[Category:Cypriot writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Cypriot writers]]
[[Category:Motivational speakers]]
[[Category:Cypriot non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Motivational writers]]
[[Category:Cypriot male actors]]
{{multiple issues|
{{notability|bio|date=May 2015}}
{{unreliable sources|date=May 2015}}
{{Orphan|date=August 2016}}
}}
{{Infobox person
|name = John Theodore-Edevu
|image =
|image_size =
|caption = Theodore-Edevu in December 2012.
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|11|9}}
|birth_place = [[Delta State, Nigeria]]
|citizenship = [[Cyprus|Cypriot]]
|education = [[Cyprus International University]], [[Park University]]
|occupation = Writer, TV host, actor, speaker
|years_active = 2009–present
|television = [https://www.youtube.com/user/THEODORESTVSHOW "Theodore's TV Show"]; [https://www.youtube.com/user/CYPRUSSPOTLIGHT "Cyprus in the Spotlight"]
|website = {{URL|johntheodore-edevu.com}}
|alias =
}}
'''John Theodore-Edevu''' (born November 9, 1988) is a [[Cyprus|Cypriot]] producer, actor and speaker, and his country's first black TV host.<ref name="Nigerian Celebrity">{{cite web|last=Nuhu|first=Isa|title=MEET THE NIGERIAN CYPRIOT CELEBRITY;John Theodore-Edevu|url=http://isanuhu.weebly.com/3/post/2014/02/meet-the-nigerian-cyprus-celebrityjohn-theodore-edevu.html|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=Isah Nuhu's Blog|date=February 8, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref><ref name="Guzel Insan"/> He was the producer and presenter of "Theodore's TV Show" and "Cyprus in the Spotlight", both of which were broadcast on Channel T, a satellite network in Cyprus.<ref name="Guzel Insan">{{cite news|last=Ozay|first=Fahriye|title=Nijerya'lı Güzel İnsan (English translation: A beautiful Nigerian)|url=http://www.starkibris.net/index.asp?haberID=169733|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=Star Gazetesi|date=February 8, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
He is known by the pseudonyms "Bafidi Metin", referring to [[Paphos|Paphos, Cyprus]], and "Adanali Metin", referring to [[Adana|Adana, Turkey]].<ref name="Beautiful Nigerian">{{cite web|last=Eliot|first=Chris|title=North Cyprus and a beautiful Nigerian|url=http://cyprusscene.com/2014/02/21/36631/|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=CYPRUSSCENE|date=February 21, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
== Early life ==
Theodore-Edevu was born on November 9, 1988, in [[Delta State, Nigeria]], the fourth of seven children. His father, Joseph Okpisi Edevu, is a retired businessman who owned Edevson Commercial Limited, a company that distributes [[electronics]] and produces [[polyethylene]] bags. His mother, Susanna Edevu, is a poultry owner. He interacted with people of different nationalities from a young age because his father's business employed many foreigners.<ref name="BRT Cup">{{cite web|last=Gazi|first=Can|title=John Theodore-Edevu on BRT TV|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrXrfKSUc-E|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=BRT TV Cup of Conversation|date=February 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
== Education ==
After his elementary and high school education, Theodore-Edevu studied international relations at [[Cyprus International University]] in [[Nicosia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=admin|title=TIME FILES FOR A TV STAR|url=http://ajans.ciu.edu.tr/?p=3728|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=CIU News Agency|date=April 17, 2013|location=Cyprus}}</ref>
In March 2014, he met a [[peace journalism]] expert during a training session in Cyprus. The expert, a communications professor at [[Park University]] in [[Parkville, Missouri]], facilitated Theodore-Edevu's relocation to the United States a few months later.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stout|first=Sarah|title=How peace journalism is taking root in Cyprus – Cyprus Community Media Centre|url=http://ivoh.org/peace-journalism-taking-root-cyprus/|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=ivoh.org|date=April 2014|location=USA}}</ref> He briefly studied international politics at Park University before moving to [[New York City]], and then to [[Washington, D.C.]], where he planned to continue studying international affairs and diplomacy.<ref name="Haklin Sesi">{{cite news|title=Uç dilde Kıbrıs'ı tanıtacak kitap çıkarıyor (Magazin p.17)|url=http://issuu.com/halkinsesikibris/docs/1_temmuz_2014/c/su45v85|accessdate=May 5, 2015|work=Halkın Sesi Gazetesi|date=July 1, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref> He aspires to be a diplomat.<ref name="BRT Cup" />
== Career ==
[[File:John Theodore-Edevu with Kansas City Mayor Sly James.jpg|thumb|Theodore-Edevu with Mayor [[Sly James]] of [[Kansas City, Missouri]]. ]]
Theodore-Edevu left Nigeria for the first time when he was almost 18 to work as a personal assistant to Fred Agogo-Mawuli, a [[chaplain]] in [[Ghana]].<ref name="Coffe Cup">{{cite news|url=http://kibkomtimes.com/archive/archive/issue_030/09.php|title=Coffee Cup Conversations|last=Gazi|first=Can|date=March 6, 2014|work=The Kibkom Times|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 8, 2015}}</ref> He was later introduced to a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] physicist and bishop, Dr. Douglas Jarvie, and to Dr. Richards Innocent, a Nigerian archbishop, and became their personal assistant.<ref name="Guzel Insan" /> Upon returning to Nigeria, he was made a public relations officer for the Delta South Youth Coalition.<ref name="Guzel Insan" />
He moved to Nicosia, Cyprus, with the aid of a pastor, [[Ayo Oritsejafor]], and Comrade Oyibo, then the mayor of [[Sapele, Delta|Sapele, Nigeria]]. After studying at Cyprus International University, he began visiting TV channels to discuss starting his own show. In November 2012, he was hired by Channel T as a presenter and co-producer of "Theodore’s TV Show".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bosydeprincessa.blogspot.com/2013/10/african-in-diasporatheodore-afoke.html|title=African in diaspora:Theodore Afoke making waves in Broadcasting|last=Tijani|first=Farthimah|date=October 13, 2013|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=Bosydeprincessa's Blog}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cyprusscene.com/2014/02/05/me-my-dreams-and-cyprus/|title=Me, My Dreams And Cyprus|last=Eliot|first=Chris|date=February 5, 2014|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=CYPRUSSCENE}}</ref> On the program, Theodore-Edevu conducted interviews and short conversations with people on the streets<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yxpress.blogspot.com/2013/08/african-in-diaspora-theodore-afoke.html|title=African in diaspora:Theodore Afoke making a name through broadcasting|last=Yxpress|date=August 28, 2013|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 9, 2015|work=Xpress Magazine}}</ref> about culture, history, personal life and other topics.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jzx8sMUozk|title=Theodore's TV Show on National news|last=Channel T main news|date=January 9, 2013|work=Channel T news(Kanal T haber)|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bEqpdc7qog|title=Theodore's TV Show on National news|last=Channel T news room|date=February 7, 2013|work=Channel T news(Kanal T haber)|location=Cyprus|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref> The program aired until December 2013.<ref name="BRT Cup" />
In the same year, he made his acting debut in ''Saka Geliyor Gemez'', a Cypriot comedy series.
In January 2014, Theodore-Edevu began to produce and host another program, "Cyprus in the Spotlight",<ref>{{cite news|last=Channel T main news|title=Cyprus in the Spotlight – Heart, Soul and Well-Being Festival on News Buletin|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tR0WlVnel4|accessdate=April 24, 2015|work=Channel T news(Kanal T haber)|date=May 6, 2014|location=Cyprus}}</ref> which focused on the culture, people and places of Cyprus and was telecasted in three languages: English, Greek and Turkish. The program stopped airing in July, when he left Cyprus.
Theodore-Edevu is a member of the Center for Global Peace Journalism.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stout|first=Sarah|title=Cyprus PJ Project|url=http://www.park.edu/center-for-peace-journalism/_documents/The%20Peace%20Journalist%20Apr%202014-web.pdf|accessdate=April 8, 2015|work=The Peace Journalist Magazine|date=April 2014|location=USA}}</ref> He is also on the board of the Association for Historical Dialogue and Research.<ref name="BRT Cup" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.johntheodore-edevu.com}}
* {{Facebook|JohnTheodoreEdevu}}
* {{Twitter}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Theodore-Edevu, John}}
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Cypriot television presenters| ]]
[[Category:Cypriot writers]]
[[Category:21st-century Cypriot writers]]
[[Category:Motivational speakers]]
[[Category:Cypriot non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Motivational writers]]
[[Category:Cypriot male actors]]
