Nollywood veteran actor, Pete Edochie, clocked 70 last week, and celebrated his birthday today, Monday. The celebration was earlier on postponed.
Pete Edochie, who was supported by his wife, family members and other actors, was really in a joyous mood as he celebrated his birthday in Enugu.
Born on 7 March 1947, Edochie is considered one of Africa’s most talented actors, by both Movie Awards and Movie Magic’s Africa Magic Cable network.
Although a seasoned administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s when he played the lead role of Okonkwo in an NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time bestselling novel, Things Fall Apart.
Edochie descends from the Igbo people in Nigeria and he is a Catholic. [myad]
