Neo biography

27 years old Emuobonuvie “Neo” Akpofure, popularly referred to as Neo, is a ride-hailing app driver and a Delta State native. He is one of the housemates in the Lock down season 5 2020 edition of Africa biggest reality TV show Big Brother Naija.

Although he describes himself as fun, tolerant, loving and smart, he won’t hesitate to be Indaboski Bahose when it comes to issues concerning bullying and inequality.

Facts about Neo

• What new habit or skill did you acquire during lockdown?

Sketching.

• What are your words to live by?

To always remain grateful, knowing that God is greater than my ups and downs. Since I no spoil person own, no body fit spoil my own.

• What is your biggest achievement?

I won N 500 000 from a talent competition.

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Meet Neo

The Matrix character

This article is about the fictional character. For the musician, see Neo da Matrix.

Fictional character

Neo (born as Thomas A. Anderson, also known as The One, an anagram of Neo) is a fictional character and the protagonist of The Matrix franchise, created by the Wachowskis. He was portrayed as a cybercriminal and computer programmer by Keanu Reeves in the films, as well as having a cameo in The Animatrix short film Kid's Story. Andrew Bowen provided Neo's voice in The Matrix: Path of Neo. In 2021, Reeves reprised his role in The Matrix Resurrections with what Vulture calls "his signature John Wick look".

In 2008, Neo was selected by Empire as the 68th Greatest Movie Character of All Time. "Neo" is also an anagram of "one", a reference to his destiny of being The One who would bring peace. There are claims that a nightclub in Chicago inspired the name of the character. Neo is considered to be a superhero.

Fictional character biography

Thomas A. Anderson was born in Lower Downtown, Capital City, USA on March 11, 1962, according to his criminal record, or September 13, 1971 according to his passport (both seen in the film). His mother was Michelle McGahey (the name of the first film's art director) and his father was John Anderson. He attended Central West Junior High and Owen Patterson High (named after the film's production designer). In high school, he excelled at science, math and computer courses, and displayed an aptitude for literature and history. Although he had disciplinary troubles when he was thirteen to fourteen years old, Anderson went on to become a respected member of the school community through his involvement in football and hockey.

At the start of the series, Neo is one of billions of humans neurally connected to the Matrix, unaware

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I know you're out there. I can feel you now. I know that you're afraid. You're afraid of us, you're afraid of change. I don't know the future. I didn't come here to tell you how this is going to end, I came here to tell how it's going to begin. I'm going to hang up this phone and then I'm going to show these people what you don't want them to see. I'm going to show them a world without you. A world without rules and controls, without borders or boundaries; a world where anything is possible. Where we go from there is a choice I leave to you. ”

― Neo's phone message for the Synthients

Neo is the main protagonist of The Matrix pentalogy and a returning protagonist of The Matrix Resurrections. He's a legendary RedpillResistance operative of the hovercraftNebuchadnezzar and is prophecized by The Oracle to be The One - an individual capable of freeing the rest of humanity from their unsuspecting imprisonment within the Matrix. As a former Bluepill, Neo himself was rescued from the Matrix by the Nebuchadnezzar and its crew; and with the support of Morpheus and Trinity, swiftly learns the depths of his own abilities whilst embroiled in the Machine War against the Synthient creators of the Matrix and their many Machines and Agents. Eventually discovering the truth behind the Prophecy, and facing the destruction of both Zion and the Matrix, Neo finds and walks a path to ending the centuries of war in exchange for his life.

In The Matrix Resurrections, Neo is resurrected by The Analyst and is once again re-imprisoned within the Matrix. Devoid of all his memories, another 60 years pass before Neo rediscovers his true identity after which he immediately sets out to rescue the similarly resurrected and amnesiac Trinity.

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Thomas A. Anderson[]

Neo (born Thomas A. Anderson) was one of the billions of Bluepills connected to the Matrix. As Thomas Anderson, he was a "normal citizen with a social security number"

Neo Matloga was born in 1993 in Mamaila, Limpopo, South Africa, and is currently based between Mamaila and Amsterdam. He studied Visual Art at the University of Johannesburg, and completed a residency at De Ateliers with a focus on painting. Matloga won the 2021 ABN AMRO Art award and the 2018 Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst.

Solo exhibitions include Mokete, MOU Projects, Hong Kong, China (2024); along came my eyes, Hermitage Amsterdam (2022), my hero is always next to me, Stroom Den Haag, the Hague (2021); Neo Matloga, S.M.A.K, Ghent (2021); Neo to Love, Fries Museum, Leeuwarden (2019) and Good Morning Midnight, De Ateliers, Amsterdam (2018) in addition to Stevenson (2020 – 23).

Group exhibitions include Insistent Presence: Contemporary African Art from the Chazen Collection at Chazen Museum of Art, Wisconsin, USA (2023); Africa Supernova at Kunsthal KAde, Amersfoort, the Netherlands (2023); CODA Paper Art 2023 at CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands (2023); Brave New World: 16 painters for the 21 Century at Museum Fundatie, Zwolle (2023); When We See Us at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art, Cape Town, South Africa (2022); We just want to be closer at Marta Herford Museum for Art and Galerie der Stadt Backnang, Germany (2022); HI-STORYTELLING at Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany (2021); ofte vojagantoj at Wilford X, Belgium (2019); Still Here Tomorrow To High Five You Yesterday at Zeitz MOCAA, Cape Town (2019); Winter Sun at Stevenson, Amsterdam (2019); De Volkskrant Beeldende Kunst Prijs at Stedelijk Museum, Schiedam (2019); BIG AND PLENTY at Foundation AVL Mundo, Rotterdam (2019); About Face at Stevenson, Cape Town (2018); Koninklijke Prijs voor Vrije Schilderkunst at Koninklijk Paleis, Amsterdam (2018); Tell Freedom, 15 South African artists at Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort (2018); LET'S SEE, WHERE WERE WE, IN THE PIT OF DESPAIR at De Ateliers, Amsterdam (2017); Post It’s at South African Constitutiona