The rapping, soccer-loving Florida college freshman who had the best weekend ever at the Oscars (because his sister Lupita won best supporting actress)

If Lupita Nyong’o had a night to remember at the Oscars then the same can surely be said of her brother Peter who accompanied her to the ceremony and not only got a name check during her emotional acceptance speech but also audaciously photobombed the star-studded selfie that has become the most retweeted ever.
The epic selfie that broke Twitter features the crème de la crème of Hollywood royalty including Brad Pitt, Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep and Bradley Cooper - and there rubbing shoulders with them all is Peter Feliz Anyang' Nyong'o, a first year student at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida.
Peter, a younger brother and one of the Oscar-winning actress' five siblings, has without a doubt just had a weekend that he will never forget after accompanying his sister on Sunday night's red carpet.

Peter Nyong'o, a freshman student at Stetson University in Florida and the younger brother of Lupita Nyong'o, boldly photobombed Ellen's selfie of the stars

Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o gave her younger brother Peter a weekend he will never forgot after taking him along to the award show

Philip Nyong'o seated between acting legend John Travolta and his sister, who holds her hands to her head on winning the award for best actress in a supporting role

Peter Nyong'o hugs his sister Lupita as she reacts to her name being read out as the winner of the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress

When Lupita rose to give one of the evening’s most emotional acceptance speeches for best supporting actress for 12 Years A Slave, he got an emotional name check.
Close to tears, she called him ‘Junior’ and described him as her ‘best friend.’
Afterwards when quizzed about his appearance in the star-studded snapshot, she laughed and said, ‘I think that's his win for sure.’
‘He got into the most famous selfie in the world. I'm glad I could have facilitated that.’

Proud young brother: Peter Nyong'o's Facebook profile pic is this touching snap of him alongside his famous sister

Best buddies: Peter Nyong'o poses with his sister's 12 Years A Slave co-star Michael Fassbender at an earlier awards season event

Peter is a freshman in the College of Arts and Sciences at Stetson. He enrolled in fall 2013 and has not declared a major yet, reports the Orlando Sentinel.
At college he too has shown an interest in acting and last September appeared as part of an ensemble cast in an event called An Evening Of Improv. He's also a member of the Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity at the school.  
In the famous Oscar night selfie, Nyong'o is positioned prominently on the right, cheekily blocking Angelina Jolie and his sister.
'Lupita Nyong'o's brother got prime real estate,' said Sherri Shepherd on Monday's The View.
While older sister Lupita was born in Mexico City while their parents were in political exile in 1983, the family had long since moved back to Nairobi, Kenya, when Peter was born in the early 1990s.

A night to remember: Lupita Nyong'o introduces her younger brother to Whoopi Goldberg at the Oscars

Is that where Lupita got the idea? A young Peter Nyong'o sporting a headband not dissimilar to his older sister when she walked the red carpet at Sunday's Oscars ceremony

By then, their father Peter Snr had become part of the country's senate, while their mother Dorothy had taken a leadership position with the Africa Cancer Foundation.
The six Nyong'o children were raised in what has been described as ‘middle class, suburban’ environment.
Until last year Peter was a student at St Andrews, one of East Africa's elite boarding schools and described as an international, multicultural, Christian Boarding School offering a British Curriculum education of the highest standard.
On his Facebook page, Peter has wasted no time in posting the iconic selfie of him hanging with the Hoolywood elite, while his profile picture is a touching photo of him posing with his famous sister.
His profile reveals that has spent time working at Hebron, a Chrisitian school in Tamil Nadu, India and his interests include a love of the British soccer team Arsenal and a rap group, The Flat 4 -1, that he launched with some friends while at school.
Now as Peter returns to Florida and to his studies he has a priceless memento of a night never to forget - that iconic selfie engineered by Oscar host Ellen DeGeneres.

Peter Nyong'o is a freshman at Stetson University in Florida

Lupita Nyong'o poses with her golden statue and proud parents Dorothy and Peter Anyang' Nyong'o backstage at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California on Sunday

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