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Amaechi Muonagor
Born(1962-08-20)20 August 1962
Obosi, Anambra State, Nigeria
Died24 March 2024(2024-03-24) (aged 61)
NationalityNigerian
Alma mater University of Nigeria, Nsukka
OccupationActor
Years active1989–2024
Children4

Amaechi Muonagor // ⓘ (20 August 1962 – 24 March 2024) was a Nigerian actor, producer and comedian. He was nominated for the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards for Best actor. Born in Obosi, Anambra State, a state in the southeastern part of Nigeria. He joined the Nigerian movie industry Nollywood in 1998 and had starred in many movies including Taboo 1 (1989), Aki and Pawpaw, Karishika (1998), and Aki na Ukwa (2002), Igodo (1999). [1]

Early life

Amaechi Muonagor was born in Obosi, a village in Idemili North, Anambra State. He attended St. Mary's Primary School, Obosi, Oraifite Grammar School before he furthered his education at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) where he studied economics and graduated in 1987. [2]

Career

In 1989 after his youth service, Amaechi started working for NAN (News Agency of Nigeria). He left his job a few years later for an acting role in his first movie as Akunatakasi in Taboo 1, a Nigerian movie. [3]

Amaechi, among other Nollywood stars like Chinyere Winifred, Ebere Okaro, joined Dr Chris Eke of Word and Spirit Assembly, Ijegun Lagos as he marked his 40th birthday back in 2015, celebrating it with kirikiri maximum prison inmates as well as children at the Hearts of Gold Children's Hospice orphanage home. [4] In 2020, he said sexual harassment is not peculiar to Nollywood as it happens in every profession. [5]

Illness and death

In 2016 it was reported that Amaechi was suffering from diabetes and had left the film industry. In 2023, he suffered from a stroke that resulted in partial paralysis of his left leg. The veteran actor's death occurred just days after he appealed for financial assistance on social media to enable him to pay for a kidney transplant. [6] [7] [8] He died of kidney failure on 24 March 2024, at the age of 61. [9]

Filmography

  • Taboo 1 (1989)
  • Karishika (1998)
  • Igodo (1999) [10]
  • Aki na Ukwa (2002)
  • His Last Action (2008)
  • Sincerity (2009)
  • Without Goodbye (2009)
  • Most Wanted Kidnappers (2010)
  • Jack and Jill (2011)
  • Village Rascal (2012)
  • Evil World (2015) [11]
  • Ugonma (2015) [12]
  • Code of Silence (2015) [13]
  • Spirits (2016)
  • Rosemary (2016)
  • My Village People (2021) [14]
  • Aki and Pawpaw (2021)

References

  1. ^ Mirilla, Dennis Da-ala (24 March 2024). "Remembering Amaechi Muonagor – 10 movies that defined a Nollywood legend". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ Onoja, Simeon (19 March 2024). "A Spotlight on Veteran Actor Amaechi Muonagor As He Battles Kidney Disease". Business Elites Africa. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Veteran Nigerian Actor Amaechi Muonagor Dies After Battle With Kidney Disease | Sahara Reporters". saharareporters.com. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Nollywood stars, cleric at 40 celebrate with Kirikiri inmates, special children". Vanguard News. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Sexual harassment not peculiar to Nollywood –Chiwetalu Agu". Punch Newspapers. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Why a church donated N3.5m to 23 Nollywood actors". Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games. 31 January 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Muonagor 'Down' with Strange Ailment (photo)". Nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor down with strange ailment (photo) - TheInfoNG.com". TheInfoNG.com. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  9. ^ Abulude, Samuel (24 March 2024). "JUST-IN: Veteran Nollywood Actor, Amaechi Muonagor, Is Dead". Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  10. ^ Izuzu, Chidumga. "#ThrowbackThursday: 17 years after, "Igodo" deserves a remake - Movies - Pulse". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  11. ^ Amodeni, Adunni. "Married Nollywood Actor Impregnates Younger Lover In Evil World (VIDEO)". Naij.com - Nigeria news. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  12. ^ Bada, Gbenga. "Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha: Actress joins Francis Duru and Amaechi Muonagor on movie set - Movies - Pulse". Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  13. ^ "'Code of Silence' tackles rape...with doses of humour – By Toni Kan - Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games". Nigerian Entertainment Today - Nigeria's Top Website for News, Gossip, Comedy, Videos, Blogs, Events, Weddings, Nollywood, Celebs, Scoop and Games. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  14. ^ Nwogu, Precious (31 May 2021). "Watch the official trailer for 'My Village People'". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

External links

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