Once a Derrick, Always a Survivor
But most people don’t know that Derrick Assetto who represented
Just the typical guy next door, trying to do his thing. I was doing some modeling and acting. Derrick was basically a guy doing his best to break into the industry.
Frankly… I didn’t know about
I was going to give ten percent of it to a charity… it’s an Aids Orphans Charity. I would buy myself a house or a couple of houses since I believe you can always count on a house as a good asset. Then the rest of cash I would invest in various other ventures
Talking about the Survivor series specifically, if it were aired live and uncut, viewers would actually be scared. Survivor is in reality rougher and meaner than what people get to see. What you get to see is the more polite sections when we were just chilling, arguing, planning something, the games, the trial council, but the bit in between is mean. You do not want to see the image of people who have gone hungry for nine days straight… it’s crazy. So what is seen is a bit polite.
Eating snails. I remember there is a time when I nearly fought with someone because he’d eaten my snail. I remember one morning we were sleeping in our shack, and it had rained heavily the previous night. Then a snake was just slithering past, about two meter from where I was. So someone shouted, Derrick, a snake! So we are looking at the snake and the first thing Jaime asks… is it edible? It goes to show that it reaches a point when things like fear are replaced by more important and basic life needs, like food.
Of course… why not. I was so close to Tebby, really good friends me and her, some people hated us for that. We still keep in touch up to now. In fact the other day she called me and told me she was taking her mum to the
Never take life for granted. I have learnt to appreciate what I have in life. I might sleep hungry but at least I have a roof over my head and that is enough. I’ve also learnt never to give up.
It was a German movie called African Mourna Amor', which I was involved in after Survivor Africa. I was one of the
Djimon Hounsou and I actually do look alike. I remember one time when I used to live in the
Which other countries have you been to?
I have traveled a lot. I’ve been to all the east African countries, a number of times to
All these other countries compared to
Mainly modeling mainly AD campaigns, and acting. Am in the process of starting up a company in line with what I am doing right now. I want to take advantage of my status right now and try to make it bigger.
Enough… oh yes enough. Unfortunately I am not as smooth as I would wish to be. So quite a number of such opportunities just slide by
At the moment, it is not that strong, but we are working on something more tangible, then I might be able to say I am in a relationship.
I am a very confident person sometimes people perceive it as arrogance. I started traveling outside the country since I was 17 so I’ve learnt never to belittle myself or succumb to any form of inferiority complex.
Facts about Derrick
Chapatti and Madondo (beans)
Favourite colour
Brown and Baby blue
Fashion style
Authentic African with a bit of western touch to it
Favourite drink
Milk
Favorite Music
Garage, Rock, Classical jazz and Afro Fusion
Favorite Movie
I love thriller movies, I never watch horror movies and I hate romantic movies.
Keeping fit
The gym four days a week and a lot of swimming
Biggest hero
My Mum. Raising two boys and especially me, the hard head
Biggest extravagance
Traveling
Biggest fantasy
Become a force to reckon with in the movie industry, locally and internationally
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