Yul Edochie: My father advised me to go into acting

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has said his father, Chief Pete Edochie, influenced him to go into acting after he directed his first movie.

Edochie, who stated he started as a director disclosed that he went into acting fully and established himself as one of the greatest actors in Africa. 

The actor on his Facebook page on Wednesday said the high point of his career was getting an endorsement from his father whom he described as a Legend and the biggest name in Nollywood. 

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Edochie added that as a man who loves challenges, he took it upon himself to make a mark in Nollywood as an actor, saying in 2023 he directed his father in a movie THE GODFATHER and blew him away with his artistic prowess and leadership skills.

Edochie Facebook post read, “The high point of my career was getting an endorsement from the man who gave birth to me, the Legend and biggest name in Nollywood, Chief Pete Edochie. 

“In 2005, fresh out of Theatre Arts Department, University of Port Harcourt, I directed my first movie which starred Chief Pete Edochie. After the movie, my father said I tried though but it would be best if I go fully into acting and learn more as an actor before coming back to directing. I agreed. 

“As a man who loves challenges, I took it upon myself to make a mark in Nollywood as an actor. So I went into acting fully and established myself as one of the greatest actors in Africa. 

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“In 2023, I directed my father again in the movie THE GODFATHER and I blew him away with my artistic prowess and leadership skills. He finally gave me my accolades. I earned it.”