10 amazing facts about Nollywood doyen, Pete Edochie
By AZUH AMATUS
1 Name: Pete Edochie.
2 He is a revered Nigerian actor, Nollywood veteran and national icon cum brand.
3 Edochie, unarguably one of Africa’s most talented and celebrated actors was born on March 7, 1947.
4 The disciplinarian father of six, who holds the national honour of Member of the Order of the Niger (MON), is also a seasoned broadcaster and administrator.
5 The legendary thespian came into prominence in the 80s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in NTA’s adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s globally acclaimed novel, Things Fall Apart.
6 Edochie who got into radio broadcasting in 1967 at the age of 20, spent 31 years in the broadcasting industry before quitting.
7 The Nollywood giant fondly called Ebubedike, was trained at the prestigious School of Journalism and Television in England.
8 Multiple awards winning Edochie who hails from Nteje, in Oyi LGA of Anambra, had his early childhood in Zaria, Kaduna state.
9 Edochie, a respected high chief, who holds the chieftaincy title of Ono n’enyi, is married to amiable Josephine. They have been together for over four decades.
10 Electrifying Edochie, who’s also the father of popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, was kidnapped and later released by his abductors unharmed in 2009.
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