Showing posts with label People From Ghana. Show all posts
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Friday, 10 February 2017

The Biography Of Gifty Anti [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Gifty Anti (born January 1, 1970) is Ghanaian journalist and broadcaster. She is the host of the Standpoint programme; which discusses issues affecting women on Ghana Television.

Gifty is a native of Cape Coast but was born and bred in Tema. Due to economic hardship, she went into hawking and carpentry works to earn a living.

Gifty is married to Nana Ansah Kwao.

Gifty Anti had her basic education at Tema community 8 “Number 1” Basic School.

She then proceeded to Mfantsiman Girls Secondary School. She is an alumnus of the Ghana Institute of journalism.

Gifty landed her first job as a Floor Manager at GTV. She later became a TV presenter, gender advocate, then decorated feminist.

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Thursday, 9 February 2017

The Biography Of Reggie Tsiboe [Age, Life Profile, History & Net Worth]

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Reggie Tsiboe (born September 7, 1950; in Kumasi, Ghana) is one of the former lead singers of the disco group Boney M. between 1982 and 1986 and later between 1989 and 1990.

In 1982 Reggie originally replaced the dancer Bobby Farrell, but in 1984 Farrell rejoined the group and they became a quintet. In 1986, the original band split after 10 successful years, but in 1989, Liz Mitchell and Reggie formed a new official version of Boney M. and in 1990 released with the help of the producer Frank Farian the single “Stories”, but a few months later both went their separate ways.

Reggie appeared on the last three Boney M. albums: Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984), Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs (1984) and Eye Dance (1985) and also recorded Christmas songs with the group, which were internationally released only after the split of the band on the new Boney M. Christmas album, The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs in 1986. Reggie sang the main vocals on a number of Boney M. songs, including” Kalimba de Luna”, “Happy Song”, “Going Back West”, “My Chérie Amour”, “Young, Free and Single”, “Dreadlock Holiday” and “Barbarella Fortuneteller”.

On 21 September 2006, Reggie and the two other lead singers of Boney M., Liz Mitchell and Marcia Barrett, were special guests in London at the premiere of the musical Daddy Cool, which is based on the music of the famous group.

Before he joined the group he was a movie star in Ghana. One of the movies that gained him popularity was the film Love Brewed in an African Pot. Following his Boney M period Tsiboe returned to acting.

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The Biography Of Kwaku Sintim-Misa [Age, Life Profile, History & Net Worth]

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Kwaku Sintim-Misa (born December 5, 1956) also known as KSM, is a Ghanaian actor, comedian, director, satirist, talk show host, and author. He also has his own shows on radio and television.

Kwaku Sintim-Misa was born the fifth of six siblings on December 5, 1956 in the city of Kumasi. He attended UST Primary School, the Presby Boys Secondary School (PRESEC), and Prempeh College. After completing college, he received specialized training at the renowned National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) in Accra.

Anxious for deeper investigation into the performing arts, ” KSM” left Africa to major in acting and directing at Trinity College in Connecticut, USA. He subsequently earned a Master of Fine Arts in film production from New York University.

Kwaku Sintim-Misa launched his acting career with a variety of Off-Broadway and Public Theatre roles. He was also featured in the popular American crime series Law & Order and on the drama series Medal of Honor Rag (by the Tony Award winning director Lloyd Richards.) Kwaku Sintim-Misa became the first African to stage an original Off-Broadway play when he produced Thoughts of a Confused Black Man, an immensely popular one-man show that raised compelling questions about race in the United States. In 1997, inspired by his American career, he returned to Ghana to make his mark as a proud nationalist and edu-tainer. Shortly after arriving back in the country, ” KSM” became a prominent radio talk show host; his pioneering work with Talk Shop introduced Ghana to broadcasting’s potential for generating controversy and dialogue. ” KSM” used a combative, confrontational style which shocked his listeners into frankly discussing relevant national issues. He continued to refine his style with the show Nyame Som Ye De, which inspired Ghanaians to think beyond religion to define their broader spirituality.

After making a name for himself as a radio host, Kwaku Sintim-Misa created what has become one Ghana’s most popular talk shows: Thank God It’s Friday (TGIF). TGIF was the first broadcast of its kind to fuse serious talk, education and humor. Since its inception, the show has featured gripping stories from entrepreneurial street vendors, dancing presidents, pioneering scientists, leading artists, and many more exciting characters. Kwaku Sintim-Misa also won the Radio and Television Personality Television Entertainment Show Host of the Year (2011) for his work with TGIF.

Despite broadcast success, Kwaku Sintim-Misa has never abandoned the stage. He has written, directed and starred in a series of one man comedic plays, most notably Saga of a Returnee, Afia Siriboe, and Politically Incorrect. ” KSM”’s live performances use comical characters to illustrate the key social, economic and political issues concerning Ghana. They are produced by Sapphire Ghana Limited, a content development company that he founded and uses to integrate social issues into television, radio, and stage productions. In 2009, Kwaku Sintim-Misa released his first feature length film, a psychological thriller entitled Double. He has written and produced a variety of television shows, including Hot Bench, Divorce Court, Action Security, and a number of medical documentaries. Ogya FM is his latest television series, which was created to educate the public on the power of advocating for change. Ogya FM was recently featured at the prestigious Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.

In the year 2013 he became the mentor of many Ghanaian youth, among them is Promise Edem Nukunu, who is an author and public speaker.

Sintim-Misa was born to Rt. Rev. Godfried Kwadwo Sintim-Misa, a former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, and Mrs Mary Oforiwaa Sintim-Misa. He is married with 4 children. Kwaku Sintim-Misa is also very
passionate about the wellbeing of Ghanaian youth, and he is highly sought after for his informative talks on personal and professional development. He has given lectures around the country in every major university. ” KSM”’s talks have been his way of giving back to the nation he loves so much, and he encourages every Ghanaian to make a lifelong commitment to national service.

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The Biography Of Hugh Quarshie [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Hugh Anthony Quarshie (born December 22, 1954) is a Ghanaian-born British actor of stage, television and film.

Some of his best-known roles include his appearances in the films Highlander (1986), The Church (1989), Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), and the Doctor Who episodes ‘Daleks in Manhattan’ and ‘Evolution for the Daleks’ (2007) as well as his long-running role as Ric Griffin in the BBC medical drama Holby City (2001–present).

Quarshie has played the role of Ric for over 15 years and is the longest serving cast member in Holby City.

Quarshie is of mixed Ghanaian, English and Dutch ancestry. He was born in Accra, Ghana, to Emma Wilhelmina (née Philips, 1917–2004) and Richard Quarshie, an African of chiefly ancestry, emigrating with his family to the United Kingdom at the age of three. He was educated at Bryanston School in Dorset and Dean Close School in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (during which time he played the role of Othello at the Tuckwell Theatre), before reading PPE at Christ Church, Oxford.

Quarshie had considered becoming a journalist before taking up acting. He is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and has appeared in many stage productions and television programmes, including the serial Behaving Badly with Judi Dench. He is well known for playing the roles of Sunda Kastagir in Highlander, Captain Panaka in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , and Ric Griffin in the TV series Holby City. He attended the Star Wars fan event “Star Wars Celebration” in 1999. He portrayed Lieutenant Obutu in Wing Commander.

He appeared in the 2007 two-part Doctor Who episode “Daleks in Manhattan”/”Evolution of the Daleks” as Solomon, the leader of the shanty town Hooverville. He headed the cast of Michele Soavi’s The Church (1989) as Father Gus, and played Aaron the Moor in the BBC Television Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus.

Quarshie has also narrated for TV. His work includes the 2006 documentary Mega Falls of Iguacu (about the Iguaçu Falls), the 2009 adaptation of Small Island, and the 2010 BBC Wildlife series Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart. In September 2010, he featured in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are?, in which he traced his Ghanaian and Dutch origins. The episode revealed one of his ancestors to be Pieter Martinus Johannes Kamerling, a Dutch official on the Gold Coast, making Quarshie a distant relative of Dutch actor Antonie Kamerling.

Quarshie is a supporter of the Women’s Equality Party.

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The Biography Of Grace Omaboe [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Grace Omaboe, also known as Maame Dokono, is a Ghanaian actress and television personality and author. She also runs the Peace and Love Orphange which is now a school in Accra.

Grace hails from Nyafuman in the Birim North District of Ghana.

She first started acting in the Keteke TV series on Ghanaian State owned TV, GBC TV. She moved on from there to become one of the most sought after actors of her time when she starred in the Hit Akan Drama Series “Obra” also on GBC TV.

Popularly known as Maame Dokono (after she played a character as a kenkey seller), she moved on to feature in several Ghanaian movies both Akan and English.

She starred in the 2013 short Kwaku Ananse and Children of the Mountain (2016).

Grace Omaboe has six children with two based in the US, two in Holland and the rest in Ghana.

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Wednesday, 8 February 2017

The Biography Of Nikki Samonas [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Nikki Samonas (Nicoletta Samonas) is a Ghanaian actress and model. She was born to a Greek father and a Ghanaian mother. Samonas initially became famous after her role in the film My first wife alongside Nigerian actor Jim Ike.

Nikki Samonas graduated from KNUST, in 2009 where she studied graphic design, Tv production, Animation and advertising.

Nelson produced her first movie, The Price, in 2011, followed by Single And Married the next year. The latter won Best Picture at the Ghana Movie Awards and Best Ghanaian Movie in Nigeria at the 2013 City People Awards.

She followed these up with House of Gold in 2013.

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Tuesday, 7 February 2017

The Biography Of Kwadwo Nkansah (Liwin) [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Kwadwo Nkansah (born 1989) also known as Liwin, is a Ghanaian comedian and actor who has featured in over 100 films.

He won the “favourite actor” category at the 2015 Ghana Movie Awards.

Kojo Nkansah aka Liwin [Gammiieee] in a comments he made in 2013 says, he is not bothered by public comments that say he is probably the ugliest actor in Ghana.

“Anybody who complains that I’m not handsome enough for movies doesn’t know the meaning of handsome,” he says.

“Handsomeness to me is determined by a person’s eyes. I have the sexiest eyeballs that any movie actor can have and that makes me unique. Almost on a daily basis, I get admirers, mostly ladies, who tell me that I’m handsome, so I don’t know what those people are talking about”, Liwin told Showbiz Know for movies like Azonto Ghost, Mogya Kronkron, Sika Kasa, Bonsam Bofo, Obaa Nti and Agye Nyame Bamu, Liwin said if he had given in to uncomplimentary comments, he wouldn’t have probably got to where he is now.

“I almost wept when a very pretty lady met me the other day and said, you are not bad so why do people keep insulting you that you are ugly?’. After she left I almost wept,” Liwin said laughing.

Contrary to the early 40s age that many people give him, Liwin disclosed to Showbiz that he is only 24 years old (2013).

“I really don’t know why people think I am so old. I am just 24 years and very proud of my age. My age is something I wouldn’t tell lies about for anything,” the young man said.

Asked about his relationship with women, Liwin, who was born to Mr. Kojo Nkansah and Miss Adwoa Offei said he keeps running away from women just to focus on his career.

“If I were a player or womanizer, I would probably have had close to seven children since a lot of girls want to date me but I tell them that I am engaged.”

Talking about how he came by the name Liwin, Kojo Nkansah said he and American rapper Lil Wayne look very much alike.

“I say this all the time but people think I am kidding, Lil Wayne and I have the same eye balls and the same height and body size. I know I look exactly like him that is the reason I chose the name but the spelling of my name Liwin is different from his Lil Wayne.

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The Biography Of Eddie Nartey [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Eddie Nartey (born November 6, 1984) is a Ghanaian actor, director, and producer.

His supporting role in Frank Rajah’s Somewhere In Africa earned him a nomination at the Hollywood and African Film Critics Awards (NAFCA), Ghana movie awards. He was nominated in the best actor category for Kiss Me If You Can.

He got his first opportunity to do his directorial debut entitled Could This Be Love where he co-wrote the movie with Evelyn, which cast Actors like Majid Michel, Kwadwo Nkansah (Lil Win), Nana Ama Mcbrown, Fred Amugi, and Gloria Sarfo Later collaborated with Juliet Ibrahim on the movie Shattered Romance.

He then wrote and directed the movie Royal Diadem and She Prayed the movie.

Eddie attended Korle Gonna Methodist primary and JSS in Accra for basic education.His secondary education came at Holy trinity Cathedral Secondary Sch (HOTCASS). He attended the University of Ghana (Legon), where he studied directing and earned a BFA in Fine Arts.

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Tuesday, 31 January 2017

The Biography Of Shatta Wale [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr. (born October 17, 1984) known by his stage name Shatta Wale formerly Bandana), is a Ghanaian born producer and reggae-dancehall musician. He is best known for his biggest breakthrough hit song Dancehall King which led to winning the Artiste of the Year at the 2014 edition of the Ghana Music Awards. Shatta Wale has in recent times demonstrated that he can act as well by featuring in his first ever movie titled Never Say Never featuring Charles Kofi Bucknor, Edward Kufuor and Paulina Oduro and also featuring in Shattered Lives along with Bisa K’dei and Majid Michel.

Charles attended Winneba Secondary School and during that time he was popularly known as ‘Ayoz’. He changed his name to “Bandana” after senior high school and released the hit track “Bandana from Ghana”. The song made tremendous air waves in the Ghanaian music industry in 2004. After the release of his first album titled Bandana from Ghana, then Bandana went into musical hiatus until he re-branded himself to Shatta Wale and released his hit song Dancehall King in 2013. He is the leader, chief executive officer (CEO) and founder of the Shatta Movement (SM) or (SM4LYF).

Shatta Wale’s rise happened at the 2013 VGMAs, with his musical dexterity, he composed a song against the organisers of the Ghana Music Awards titled Me Need No Awards because he alleged the organisers robbed him off the Dancehall Artiste of the Year to female Dancehall Artiste Kaakie. The song had very uncharitable lyrics. This the media, bloggers and other entertainment pundits claim led to his breakthrough and relevance in the Ghana Music Industry.

His greatest hit in 2013, Dancehall king took the airwaves by surprise. Shatta wale’s musical revenue is mostly generated through hosting of shows which attracts most 1000’s of Ghanaian youths.

In January 2014, Shatta Wale, joined hundreds of Ghanaians to welcome the Queen’s Baton Relay, which was on tour of some Commonwealth countries, ahead of the games in August 2014. Grateful for the opportunity given him, he took to social media to thank those who made it happen.

“It happens once in a life time..I will like to thank the president of Ghana and the nation for granting me the opportunity to be part of the change in the queens Baton..God bless my homeland Ghana.#SM4LYF.”

In May 2014, British Newspaper, The Guardian, reported that the five must listen to tracks from around the world includes Shatta Wale’s song Wine Ya Waist featuring Davido from Nigeria. In the same year 2014, his song You Can’t Touch Me was widely used for the Dancers Against Racism Campaign Worldwide.

In 2015, Shatta Wale asked not to be nominated in the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards even though he could have won the prestigious Artiste & Song of the year for the second time running with his hit songs Dancehall Commando featuring Sarkodie, Party all night long featuring Jah Vinci, Wine ya
waist featuring Davido and Korle Gonno among many hit songs he released the preceding year: because of a pending court case with the organisers of the awards, Charter House Productions Limited for allegedly making defamatory remarks against the CEO of Charter House in a video he uploaded on his Facebook page.

Shatta Wale’s hardwork in 2014, got him nominated for the maiden GN Bank Awards as the People’s Choice Male Musician of the year. He was also named the 38th Most Influential Ghanaian by E-TV Ghana in 2015 in their annual survey of influential people in Ghana.

He is the dancehall Messiah. He resurrected dancehall in Ghana. Shatta Wale Almost Clocked Hundred Songs for 2015.

In 2014, Shatta Wale was unveiled as one of the brand ambassadors of Guinness Ghana Breweries along with other musicians like Reggie Rockstone, EL, and Fuse ODG for Made of Black campaign.

Shatta, the dance hall superstar has also been unveiled as the brand ambassador for newest energy drink on the market the Rush Energy Drink.

Shatta Wale’s net worth is estimated $6.2 million (net worth estimated in 2017).

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The Biography Of Majid Michel [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Majid Michel (born September 22, 1980) is a Ghanaian actor. He received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014. He eventually won the award in 2012 after three previous consecutive nominations.

Michel was born in Cantonments, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital Accra. The son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother, he grew up in Accra with his nine siblings. He attended St. Theresa’s Primary School, and later, the Mfantsipim School, the alma mater of Van Vicker and also of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. In secondary school, Michel was actively involved in theater and was a member of the school’s Drama Club.

As a member of the drama club, he received a Best Actor Award in one of their performances on Emancipation Day in Cape Coast, Ghana.

Majid Michel entered professional acting by auditioning for a modelling agency; a neighbour had introduced him to that agency. He was invited to join the modeling agency, Super Model Agency, on the behest of his next-door neighbour. He starred in the television series Things We Do for Love, acquiring his nickname “Shaker” on the set. His role on Things We Do for Love was to be played by a Lebanese boy, and Michel attributes being given the role due to his Lebanese heritage.

Things We Do For Love became a success and propelled him into the mainstream.

On the strength of his performance in the series, he was cast in his first movie, Divine Love, as the male lead, alongside Jackie Aygemang as the female lead, with Van Vicker in a supporting role. All three used their roles in the movie to debut their movie careers. Divine Love was a huge success, turning Majid Michel, Jackie Agyemang and Van Vicker into household names across Ghana.

In 2008 Michel starred as the lead role in the film Agony of the Christ, which received seven nominations at the Africa
Movie Academy Awards in 2009.

Michel is one of the Ghanaian actors who got into the film industry during the period in which Frank Rajah Arase signed a contract with Ghana’s Abdul Salam Mumuni of Venus Films. The contract basically involved introducing Ghanaian actors into the mainstream Nollywood film industry and making them have a star power comparable to Nigerian actors.

Films produced under this contract which featured Michel include: Crime to Christ (2007), Agony of Christ (2008), Heart of Men (2009), The Game (2010) and Who Loves Me? (2010) amongst others.

Michel made his Nigerian Nollywood debut in the 2009 romantic drama, Emerald, playing a leading role alongside Genevieve Nnaji. While Majid’s performance was commended, along with his strong on-screen chemistry with Nnaji, the film received largely mixed to negative reviews. However, the 2009 film Silent Scandals brought Majid into prominence in Nigeria; The film received wide positive critical review for its high production values and Michel’s performance, along with his strong on-screen chemistry with Genevieve Nnaji.

Nollywood Forever Comments: “His [Michel’s] intensity is concentrated in his eyes and he uses it well so it is understandable that he always gets roles in which love and women and the seduction of them play a large role”.

Same year, another film featuring Michel, Guilty Pleasures was released; Guilty Pleasures upon release was met with generally positive reviews, with praise given to Michel’s performance as well. He continued this lucrative trend into 2010, where he starred alongside Genevieve Nnaji once more in Bursting Out, a film which got mixed critical reviews.

Michel was quite outspoken in the media when he started off his career in Nigeria; He confessed in an interview that the first time he met Genevieve, “everything stood still”; he was so star struck that he offered to carry her bag and to be her personal assistant. In another interview, he stated that Genevieve Nnaji is the best kisser in the film industry. He also stated in an interview that Genevieve taught him “how to act”, and also implied in another interview that Ghana has no film industry. All of these, along with the explicit roles he played in films made him have controversies always trailing him during his early days. In late 2010, it was reported that the actor is taking a break from Nigeria after receiving death threats supposedly from his Nigerian colleagues, who thinks that he is getting too many jobs.

During this time, he went back to act in Ghana, where he featured in films such as 4 Play (2010) and its sequel 4 Play Reloaded (2011).

In 2012, he starred in the War film Somewhere in Africa, playing a tyrant. Though the film didn’t do well critically, Michel’s role delivery got him wide acclaim, and he won an Africa
Movie Academy Award for the first time.

This launched his career once again in Nigeria where he has since established himself as a star and has been featured in mainstream Nigerian films. In 2014, he co-starred in the all-time blockbuster 30 Days in Atlanta for which he got listed by Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office grosser of 2014. Other 2014 films featuring Michel include: Forgetting June, which was met with generally negative reviews.

He however featured in Knocking on Heaven’s Door and Being Mrs Elliot, both of which had decent performance, commercially and critically.

Majid Michel’s net worth is estimated US $1.7 million (net worth estimated in 2017).

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The Biography Of Peter Mensah [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Peter Mensah (born August 27, 1959) is a Ghanaian-British actor, best known for his roles in Tears of the Sun, Hidalgo, 300, and Dead Space, and more recently on the Starz original series, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, and Spartacus: Vengeance.

Mensah was born at Chiraa, Ghana and comes from an academic family. He was born to parents of Brong Ahafo Region in Ghana, and moved to Hertfordshire, England, with his father, an engineer, his mother, a writer and two younger sisters at a young age. Mensah began practicing martial arts since the age of six.

Mensah’s film credits include Avatar, 300, Hidalgo, Tears of the Sun, Jason X, Harvard Man, Bless the Child and The Incredible Hulk. He also stars in the short film The Seed, produced and directed by Linkin Park’s DJ Joe Hahn. He has made television appearances in Star Trek: Enterprise, Tracker, Witchblade, Blue Murder, Relic Hunter, Earth: Final Conflict, Highlander: The Raven, and La Femme Nikita. He was a member of the repertory cast of the A&E Network series A Nero Wolfe Mystery Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.

He did the voice and likeness of Sgt. Zach Hammond in EA’s video game Dead Space.

Mensah played the character Oenomaus in Spartacus and was on the Spartacus Panel at Comic Con 2009 and 2011. He had a recurring role in the fifth season of True Blood.

He is the voice of Predaking, the dragon-like leader of the Predacons in Transformers: Prime.

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The Biography Of Nana Ama McBrown [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Felicity Ama Agyemang (born August 15, 1973) known as Nana Ama McBrown is a Ghanaian actress and a music writer.

She found mainstream success following her rousing performance in the Twi-language movie Asoreba. Asoreba is often cited as the movie that ushered Twi-language Ghanaian movies into the mainstream, a fact that is attributed to Nana Ama’s performance in the film.

Although often overshadowed by her English-speaking counterparts across West Africa, Nana Ama, in recent years has gathered a strong loyal following of her own among Ghanaians.

Nana Ama was born in Kumasi, Ghana, on 15 August 1973. Her mother, Cecilia Agyenim Boateng, and her father Kwabena Nkrumah, divorced when Nana Ama was young. With her father gone and her mother unable to take care of her and her six other siblings, Nana Ama together with her siblings were adopted by Kofi McBrown and her aunt, Madam Betty Obiri Yeboah. As a result, Nana Ama considers her childhood to have been difficult.

Along with her six siblings, Nana Ama grew up in Kwadaso, Kumasi with her aunt, and her adopted father. To this day, she considers her aunt her “real mother” and has spoken of her gratitude to her aunt for having provided her with a stable and caring home.

Nana Ama attended St. Peter’s International Residential School, moved on to Minnesota International and then to Central International. She continued to Kwadaso L.A. J.S.S, completed and went to Prince of Peace Secondary School all in Kumasi. Later, she attended the College of Business intending to become a secretary.

McBrown essentially stumbled into acting.

She answered an auction call on the radio by Miracle Films and was hired to do costuming instead. However, on the set, she was able to snag the lead role after the director, Samuel Nyamekye, felt that she was better suited for the role. In 2001, her first movie, That Day, was released launching her career.

Her performance in That Day opened the floodgates to choicer roles, landing her a spot on the TV series Tentacles.

In 2007, the movie Asoreba, co-starring Agya Koo and Mercy Aseidu, turned Nana Ama into a household name. Since then, she has slowly built a strong following by releasing a slew of critically acclaimed movies.

Nana Ama has been linked to Omar Sheriff Captan, her co-star in a number of movies, although both have continually denied any romantic attachments.

In 2004, Nana Ama McBrown dated briefly, Okyeame Kwame, a Ghanaian musician. In the course of the year, the pair was seen traveling together all over Ghana promoting Okyeame Kwame’s solo release.

On 15 July 2007, Nana Ama was enthroned as the Nkosuohemaa (or ceremonial queen-mother of development) of Assin-Basiako near Assin- Fosu in the Assin North District of the Central Region, Ghana.

In 2016, she married her longtime boyfriend Maxwell Mawu Mensah. Their wedding photos were released this November. Edited by her great fans Abena and Akua.

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The Biography Of Ian Jazzi [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Ian Frederick Oshodi (born March 30, 1986), better known by his stage name Ian Jazzi, is a Ghanaian/Nigerian recording artist, performer, record producer, actor, poet, model and entrepreneur. He pioneered a new wave of Gospel Rap in Ghana, after dropping popular singles “Get Some” and “Get Your Clap On” in 2003. Both were produced by Jayso. He is also credited with being among the pioneers of GH Rap which is a term to denote ‘Hiphop made in Ghana’.

In 2009, Jazzi worked on an award winning TV Commercial by Creative Eye, shot by Fingerprint Films, for the telecommunication company TIGO in Mumbai, India. Jazzi is also the creative director of The Unwind Agency, a model & advertising agency he founded in Ghana in 2009. In 2010, he co-produced and released his first mixtape album In Stereo Volume 1, which was well received in Ghana. Ian has also had opportunities to model for multi-national corporations such as Coca Cola, and has been the face of several advertising campaigns which include newspaper & magazine ads, billboards, and TV commercials.

Ian Jazzi was born to Frederick Oshodi and Patience Otuwaa Amponsah in Osu, Accra in Ghana. His father, a wealthy Nigerian businessman, died in a car accident before Jazzi’s birth. His mother moved back to Ghana to live with her mother in Osu after Oshodi’s death in Lagos. Jazzi attended the Datus Complex School, a boarding school in Tema, which he transferred to from the Bubuashie branch of the same school at the age of seven. When Jazzi was twelve, he lost his sister, Gifty-Jenny, who was thirteen at the time.

Ian begun rapping while in high school at Adisadel College in 2001. Heavily influenced by the 90’s hip-hop scene, he would use his leisure time to beat his desk in the classroom and write rhymes.

Upon graduation, he was admitted into The University of Ghana, Legon, where he studied Economics, Mathematics & Theatre Arts. While at university, he continued rapping and began recording and airing singles on the campus radio station, Radio Universe.

In March 2010, Ian Jazzi released his first mixtape, In Stereo Vol.1. While Jazzi was responsible for most of the production, it also featured productions from EL, the Canadian Producer Tnyce, Six45, and Jae Milla. It featured singers Raquel, Taurian Devueax and Yolanda Chioma Richards-Albert.

In October 2010, Ian Jazzi released his second mixtape, Ian Jazzi on the Heartbeats & Other Freestyles. This mixtape primarily featured Ian Jazzi freestyling over beats by renowned Ghanaian producer Jayso. It was a remix of hits produced for artists like Sarkodie, Sway DaSafo, R2Bees, and Kwaw Kesse.

The purpose of the mixtape was to showcase Jazzi’s versatile rap skills over more commercial beats; his poetic style, like his lyrical style, is primarily socially conscious, integrating elements of inspiration and spirituality.

In October 2010, Jazzi turned his attention to his new company, The Unwind Agency, completing several model and advertising related contracts for companies such as TIGO, Ecobank, Coca Cola, Brand Communications, Ramel International, Ghana’s Gas Forum, Kingdom Africa Management, and MMRS Ogilvy. In addition he also released several singles on the side, featuring artists like EL, Trigmatic, radio/TV personality Jay Foley, Senam E.Twin Gbeho, and Radio Jock/rapper J.O.E.L. In the latter part of 2010 he collaborated with his friend EL and released “Envy”. In February 2011, Ian Jazzi released his first music video, “The Real”, his sequel In Stereo Volume II – Turn The Volume Up and quickly followed it up with “Envy”, in March 2011.

In August 2013, Ian Jazzi released the 32 track In Stereo Volume II – Turn The Volume Up mixtape, which featured Multi-Platinum Producer Coptic, rappers, Psalm 1 and D.E.M.

While in High School, Jazzi was vice-president of the Drama club and was involved in most of the schools theatre productions. At the University of Ghana, he played Duncan in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, and the role of Jerry in Harold Pinters ‘Betrayal’, among others.

In 2008, Ian Jazzi hosted the NT1 poetry show on TV Africa, a studio recording of poets performing the spoken word, which lasted for a single season of 16 episodes. In 2010, Jazzi was contracted by Rite Multimedia, to host Basket Ball TV, also on TV Africa. The show covered the ongoing inter-community basketball competition held at Elwak Stadium, and was usually transmitted live from the stadium.

Also in 2010, Jazzi played the role of a playboy in Desperation, a romantic-comedy television series, directed by Dickson Dzapasu, which aired night-time in Ghana and Nigeria.

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The Biography Of Juliet Ibrahim [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Juliet Ibrahim (born March 3, 1986) is a Ghanaian actress, film producer, singer and humanitarian of Lebanese, Liberian and Ghanaian descent. She won the Best Actress in a Leading Role award at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards for her role in 4 Play. She has been referred to as the “Most Beautiful West African Woman” according to A-listers Magazine. In 2014 she released a music video for her hit song “Its Over Now” featuring General Pype.

She also has a music video ‘Traffic Jam’ and her latest single; ‘Sholala’ which also has a video.

Ibrahim was born in Ghana to a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian-Liberian mother.

She is the first child and has two sisters; Sonia, Nadia and a brother, Nabil who is the 3rd child. Juliet along with her siblings spent the longest part of their childhood in Lebanon and Ivory Coast due to the war in Liberia. She had her primary education in Lebanon, then proceeded to Ivory Coast for her secondary education where she lived with her parents. She revisited her birth-country for higher studies at the Ghana Institute of Languages where she studied English, French and Spanish. She also studied Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations at the Ghana Institute of Journalism. She can speak English, French and Spanish.

She made her acting debut in the 2005 film Crime to Christ starring Majid Michel.

Juliet’s first Nollywood film was Yankee Boys and she has features in more than 50 films afterwards. In 2014 she produced her first film Number One Fan, where she stars as an actress being crushed on by a fan in the film. Her 2nd movie ‘Shattered Romance’ which paraded Nigerian and Ghanaian actors, launched amidst fanfare in Accra, Ghana on the 5th of December 2014. Her new TV series; ‘Every Woman Has A Story’ where she debuted her directorial skills will start airing soon and her new Reality Show, The Perfect Assistant, TPA will be unveiled soon. She has also featured in Yoruba language films, and also a Hausa Language film Actress stars in 1st Hausa movie “Ladan Noma”

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The Biography Of Lydia Forson [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Lydia Forson (born October 24, 1984) is an award winning Ghanaian actress, writer, and producer. In 2010 she won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

Forson was born on 24 October 1984 in Mankessim, Ghana.[2] She received her early education at Wilmore Elementary school in Kentucky. At the age of nine, her family moved to Ghana, where she continued her education at Akosombo International School. She also attended St. Louis Secondary School, Kumasi where she completed her secondary school education.

Forson graduated from the University of Ghana where she earned a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Information Studies.

Lydia Forson’s acting career started with a cameo role in Hotel St. James (2005), Run Baby Run (2006), Different Shades of Blue (2007) and a stint in the reality show The Next Movie Star in Nigeria (2007).

Shirley Frimpong Manso, CEO of Sparrow Productions, who had previously worked with her in the Ghanaian television series Different Shades of Blue brought Lydia Forson back to the screens through the movie Scorned. This starring role led to her first African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) nomination as the Best Upcoming Female Actress.

In 2009, Lydia Forson starred in the award winning The Perfect Picture. She has starred in A Sting in a Tale, Phone Swap and Masquerades.

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The Biography Of Pascaline Edwards [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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Pascaline Edwards is a Ghanaian-born actress.

She has appeared in movies titled A Stab in the Dark, Forbidden Fruit, The Mask, House Arrest, My Father’s Wife, Messages, Deadline for Asante, Without Her Consent, and Jewels.

Pascaline attended Ghanatta Senior High School.

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The Biography Of John Dumelo [Age, Life Profile & Net Worth]

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John Dumelo (born February 3, 1984) is a Ghanaian actor. He was nominated for categories Most Promising Actor and Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the 6th and 7th Africa Movie Academy Awards respectively. On 1 April 2014, he became the first Ghanaian citizen to hit a million likes on Facebook.

Dumelo attended Christ the King School in [Accra] for his basic education. He had his secondary education at Achimota School and further studied at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology , where he studied Civil Engineering.

John Dumelo’s net worth is estimated US $650, 000 (net worth estimated in 2017).

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