Ghanaian actor, Fred Amugi, has revealed that he is still getting major gigs despite his age and his lack of university.
The veteran actor, who recently starred in the movie, “Terminus,” says he went into acting in the early 1970s right after completing secondary school, and that contrary to popular perception, he never furthered his education.
Fred Amugi was born in Accra in 1948, and rose to gain widespread popularity in the local scene for his role in the 1985 television series ‘Opinto’.
He has starred in several Ghanaian movies including Shoe Shine Boy (2013), Nyame Bekyere 1&2 (2015), Menua Paa Nie (2016), Housekeepers (2016).
His first international role came in 2005 when he played the character Kwame Attakora in the BBC drama Holby City.
In the 2015 Netflix movie, ‘Beasts of No Nation,’ he played the role of a pastor.
Fred Amugi also played the character ‘Pastor Uchebo’ in the 2015 British award-winning movie, ‘The Cursed Ones’.
Revealing more about himself, Fred Amugi said, contrary to popular perception, he has never been to a university and, as a result, has no degree.
“I’ve never visited a university. What people don’t comprehend is that.
I recently completed form 5 of secondary school. In reality, the late Nick Teye, who had previously worked at Ghana films, saw my promise during my final year of school at Nungua Secondary School.”
“We’ll perform on stage, and I want you to portray a character, he determined. That is where it all began, he told Giovanni Caleb on 3 FM.
Fred Amugi’s contemporaries are Grace Nortey, Grace Omaboe aka Mami Dokono, Psalm Adjeteyfio, Kojo Dadson, David Dontor, Mac Jordan Amartey, Kofi Bucknor, George Brigars Williams, Eddie Coffie, and Solomon Sampah.
