The Nigeria movie industry has lost another of its own as Nollywood actor Ernest Asuzu is reportedly dead.

According to report ABN TV, the veteran actor who some months ago went viral for begging on the streets slumped and died around 9pm on Monday January 25.

His wife was said to have called fellow actor Desmond Elliot to announce the death to him.

Azuzu who suffered stroke sometime ago was practically begging shoppers money to eat at some point in his life.

When the news surfaced online, some colleagues in the industry including the wife of Governor of Anambra State, Dr Ebelechukwu Obiano rallied round to support him.