1. Majid Michel received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009,2010,2011,2012,2014 and 2017.
21 Facts About Majid Michel
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Majid Michel eventually won the award in 2012 after three previous consecutive nominations.
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Majid Michel attended St Theresa's Primary School, and later, the Mfantsipim School, the alma mater of actor and director Van Vicker and of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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In secondary school, Majid Michel was actively involved in theatre and was a member of the school's Drama Club.
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Majid Michel's first starring role was in the popular television serial drama Things We Do for Love in which he played a young Lebanese working in a hotel.
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Majid Michel was cast in his first movie, Divine Love, as the male lead, alongside Jackie Aygemang with Van Vicker in a supporting role.
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In 2008, Majid Michel starred in the lead role in the drama Agony of the Christ which received seven nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, including for Majid Michel as Best Actor.
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In October 2017, Majid Michel disclosed that he is paid at least $15,000 and had earned as much as $35,000 to star in a film.
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Majid Michel is among the Ghanaian actors who entered the film industry during the period in which Nigerian director Frank Rajah Arase forged a partnership with Ghanaian director Abdul Salam Mumuni of Venus Films.
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Majid Michel made his Nollywood debut in the 2009 romantic drama, Emerald, playing a leading role alongside Genevieve Nnaji.
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In 2009, Majid Michel starred in the Nigerian drama Guilty Pleasures which was met with generally positive reviews, including for Majid Michel's performance.
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Majid Michel made headlines with an interview in which he said that Genevieve Nnaji was the best kisser in the film industry.
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Majid Michel frequently courted controversy early in his Nollywood career by his statements in the media, including the implication that Ghana had no film industry.
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Majid Michel returned to Ghana where he was featured in films such as 4 Play and its sequel 4 Play Reloaded.
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Majid Michel renewed his marriage vows in the same year.
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Majid Michel went further to state that his present friends are determined solely through a vision from God.
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In October 2017, Majid Michel stated that he has been used by God to perform miracles on people.
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On masturbation, Majid Michel described the act as a sin towards God.
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Majid Michel went further to state that it was inevitable for one to engage in the act at least once in a lifetime.
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Majid Michel disclosed that he was once a victim in his younger years but encourages youths to desist from it.
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Majid Michel argued that tithing was not an old testament doctrine.