TODAY IS JUSTUS ESIRI FIRST YEAR REMBRANCE

Today marks a year that nollywood lost veteran actor and father of celebrity Nigerian singer-Dr Sid .The veteran actor who died  exactly one year today, on Friday February 19th and was buried on April 12th in Oria-Abraka. May his soul continue to rest in peace…Amen.

Read some fact about him below;

Born on  20 November 1942 , Oria-Abraka, Nigeria, British West Africa [now Oria-Abraka, Delta, Nigeria)]Declared one of the strong men of the African film industry, Justus Esiri has indeed earned his fame. He attended Urohobo College and later went to Germany to study engineering where he developed an interest for theater. Thus he began his acting career on stage in Germany. He was the only Nigerian male performing on stage in the years 1968/69. He also worked for voice of Nigeria VON, German Service as a translator. He was performing on stage in Germany when a delegation from Nigeria invited him to perform in Nigeria in a Government sponsored program, when he went to Nigeria, his homeland, he never went back to Europe.

His fame was launched widely for his role in the ever popular African TV series, the village headmaster where he played the “Headmaster”.

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