bædˈiːdʒoʊ wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd ɪn ɐ sˈoʊhoʊ pˈʌb baɪ ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌv dᵻɹˈɛktɚ ɹˈɪdli skˈɑːts kˈæstɪŋ tˈiːm, hˌuː hɐdbɪn sˈɜːtʃɪŋ fɚɹə kˈændᵻdˌeɪt tə plˈeɪ ðə tˈɪtʃəlɚ kɹˈiːtʃɚɹ ɪn hɪz sˈaɪəns fˈɪkʃən fˈɪlm ˈeɪliən.
Badejo was discovered in a Soho pub by a member of director Ridley Scott's casting team, who had been searching for a candidate to play the titular creature in his science fiction film Alien.