Pete Edochie
Pete Uwadiegwu Ogugua Edochie | |
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Pete Edochie | |
| Born | Pete Edochie March 7, 1947 Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980-till date |
| Spouse | Josephine Edochie |
| Children | Linc Edochie Yul Edochie |
| Honours | AMVCA Industry Merit Award |
Chief Pete Edochie, MON // ⓘ (born March 7, 1947) is a Nigerian actor. Edochie is considered one of Nigeria’s most talented actors, being honored with an Industry Merit Award by Africa Magic and Lifetime Achievement by Africa Film Academy Once an administrator and broadcaster, he came into prominence in the 1980s, when he played the lead role of 'Okonkwo' in a Nigerian Television Authority adaptation of Chinua Achebe’s all-time best-selling novel, Things Fall Apart. Edochie descends from the Igbo people of Nigeria and is a Catholic. In 2003, he was honored as a Member of the Order of the Niger by President Olusegun Obasanjo.