Majid Michel

Majid Michel
Born	Majid Michel September 22, 1980 (1980-09-22) (age 31) Cantonments, Accra, Ghana
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present

Majid Michel (nicknamed Shaker, born September 22, 1980) is a Ghanaian actor. He received a nomination for Best Actor in a Lead Role at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2009.^[1][2]

Early life

Majid was born in Cantonments, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital Accra. The son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother,^[2] Majid grew up in Accra with his nine siblings. He attended St. Theresa’s Primary School, and later, the elite Mfantsipim School, the alma mater of Van Vicker and also of former United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. In secondary school, Majid was actively involved in theater and was a member of the school’s Drama Club. As a member of the drama club, Majid received a Best Actor Award in one of their performances on Emancipation Day in Cape Coast, Ghana.^[2]

Career

Majid entered professional acting by chance. He was invited to join the modeling agency, Super Model Agency, on the behest of his next door neighbor. The director of the modeling agency, now turned producer, invited him to participate in a new TV series (GTV), dubbed Things We Do for Love. Majid acquired his nickname “Shaker” on the set. His role on Things We Do for Love, was to be played by a Lebanese boy, and Majid attributes his acquiring the role to his Lebanese heritage.^[2]

Thing We Do for Love became a success and propelled Majid into the mainstream. On the strength of his performance in Things We Do for Love, Majid was cast in his first movie Divine Love as the male lead, alongside Jackie Aygemang as the female lead with Van Vicker in a supporting role. All three used their roles in the movie to debut their movie careers. Divine Love was a huge success turning Majid Michel, Jackie Aygemang, and Van Vicker into household names across Ghana and to a large extent Nigeria.

In 2008 Majid starred as the lead role in the film "Agony of the Christ". This film received seven nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2009.^[1]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2004	Divine Love		with Van Vicker and Jackie Aygemang
2007	Royal Battle		with Van Vicker and Jackie Aygemang
	Crime to Christ
2008	Agony of the Christ		with Nadia Buari
	Passion of the Soul	Joe	with Jackie Aygemang
2009	A Sting in a Tale[3]	Nii Aryee
	Silent Scandals		with Genevieve Nnaji & Uche Jumbo[4][5]
2010	Bursting Out		with Genevieve Nnaji, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Omoni Oboli & Desmond Elliot[6][7]
	The Game[8]	Teddy Elbert

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "AMAA 2009: List of Winners and Nominees". http://www.ama-awards.com/nomination/2009winners.php. Retrieved 17 January 2010. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ ^{a b c d} "Interview with Majid at ModernGhana.com, 2008". http://www.modernghana.com/music/6625/3/people-think-im-a-womanizer-majid-micheal.html. Retrieved 2009-10-22. 
3. ^ "Sparrow Productions premieres A Sting in a Tale". http://news.myjoyonline.com/entertainment/200911/37482.asp. Retrieved 17 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Silent Scandals set for release". Guardian Newspapers Limited. http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/arts/article08//indexn3_html?pdate=261109&ptitle=Silent%20Scandals%20set%20for%20release&cpdate=271109. Retrieved 21 January 2010. ^{[dead link]}
5. ^ "Silent Scandals hits movie shelves soon". Vintage Press Limited. http://thenationonlineng.net/web2/articles/26154/1/Silent-Scandals-hits-movie-shelves-soon/Page1.html. Retrieved 21 January 2010. 
6. ^ Olukole, Tope (7 August 2010). "Nadia Bouari Visits Nigeria". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/1759-nadia-bouari-visits-nigeria.html. Retrieved 10 January 2011. 
7. ^ "Genevieve, Majid Michale sparkle in Bursting Out". Vanguard (Lagos, Nigeria: Vanguard Media). 23 April 2010. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2010/04/genevieve-majid-michale-sparkle-in-bursting-out/. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
8. ^ "Majid Michel - IMDb". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2645663/. Retrieved 30 August 2011. 

External links

• Majid Michel at the Internet Movie Database

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Date of birth	1980-09-22
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