Majid Michel
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About
Known by his nickname, Shaker, he won the 2012 African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role. His films include Gangster, Reason to Kill, and Blood of Fire.
Before Fame
His neighbor urged him to join the Super Model Agency, where he was promptly cast in the TV series, Things We Do for Love.
Trivia
He was the star of the acclaimed 2008 film, Agony of the Christ, which received seven 2009 African Movie Academy Award nominations.
Family Life
He was born to a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother and was raised in Accra with nine siblings. He married Virna Michel. He has two children named Zara and Kiera.
Associated With
He and former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan both attended the Mfantsipim School.
