[3][4][5][6][7] Segun was born on September 24, 1965 to Lydia Padonou in Onitsha, Anambra State.
He studied Dramatic Arts at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State.
He is popularly known as "Black Arrow" which he gained from a role he played in the 1996 classic movie "Silent Night" a film by the late filmmaker Chico Ejiro.
[9][10] He was married to fellow Nollywood actress Anne Njemanze, which later became a short-lived marriage.
It was singing that first shot him into prominence, and that was after the release of his debut album, Dream, which was not particularly a commercial success.