Francis Agu was best known for his role on the long-running Nigerian television series Checkmate.
10 Facts About Francis Agu
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Francis Okechukwu Agu was born in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria on 18 February 1965 to the Catholic family of Fidelis and Virginia Agu from Enugu-Ngwo, Enugu state, and was the seventh of eight children.
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Francis Agu started his formal education at Ladi-Lak Institute Alagomeji, Ebute-Metta, Lagos.
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Francis Agu attended the University of Lagos, where he studied Mass Communication.
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Francis Agu's talent was immediately spotted by the then director of Yodrac, Isaac John.
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Francis Agu had a stint in singing with the Steve Rhodes Voices, directed by Elder Steve Rhodes himself.
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Francis Agu featured in Checkmate, a 1990s TV soap opera, in which he played the character Benny.
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Francis Agu starred as Ichie Million in the first Nigerian Home Video, Living in Bondage, which brought him to national fame.
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Francis Agu produced his first film Jezebel in 1994 and went on to produce and direct many others, including In the Name of the Father, A Divine Call, The Boy is Mine, Body and Soul, Love and Pride, A Dance in the Forest, and Take Me to Jesus.
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Francis Agu became ill in October 2006 and died on 20 March 2007.