He also noted early stage and television credits dating back even further, famously highlighting his 1962 appearance in The Merchant of Venice at age 15.
In his words:
“I started acting before Nollywood was created in 1992. By The time I did Merchant of Venice in 1962, I was 15 years, there was nothing like film, it was all stage, except you had Shakespeare on your head, you don't qualify to be in stage, call any of them that you know that can handle Shakespeare let them challenge me, number 2, let me hear them speak, who taught them?
MGM Evaluated filming efforts in the continent of Africa and only two people were recommended as African actors and they are Pete Edochie and John of South Africa
Whoever said he's better than me, let him come out
When I did things fall apart, there was nothing like Nollywood,
I did Things fall apart in 1985, Nollywood came onboard in 1992 when they did living in bondage
I’m the only person who has done a film that made white people fly in to Nigeria just to interview me
No other person has achieved it, let the person come out.”
I really enjoyed his interview with that nothing boy that called himself BaeU Barbie on his show: Pa Pete was right and I love the fact that he tutored that boy about certain things especially our culture (Igbo culture in particular) and I now understand his take on some certain statements he made which was misconstrued by many people.
ReplyDeleteDo you really understand the concept of Isabaeu's show at all? It's not that deep
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DeleteAre you same as BV Gods Favour (Formerly Anne K)?
DeleteWhy these people constantly lie, I don’t know. There is no record of him being in any merchant of Venice when he was 15 years old. Where is the proof, show the proof if it’s true, in this day and age it’s not just by mouth, show the proof because people have already done the research and there is no proof of it.
ReplyDeleteYou can take credit for Things fall apart in 1985 but you cannot take credit for the Nigerian that started creating films in 1979 or for the first indigenous language film shot in Nigeria in Igbo language called Amadi in 1982.
They have crucified him online based on his lies and they have shown the proof. He thinks he can lie and make claims and people will not go and verify what he is saying. It just seems this family just keeps disgracing themselves everywhere
So is there any record that shows that he wasn’t there? By ur comment, I honestly already know ur tribe.
DeleteThank you Eka. The man said he was in it, and I don't believe he would lie about something that the evidence might be found
DeleteHis son Yul took after him in everything including acting well, infidelity and boasting, just that his own infidelity was all over the media
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Delete13:26, has he not earned the right to boast? You can sell yourself short if you like.
Delete13:22 before you rush to vilify Sir Pete Edochie, read again!😣😣😣
DeleteWhy are some Nigerian youths so quick to throw vitroil online? Something is deeply wrong with the values and standards such people are raised with!
He said NOLLYWOOD and not the firsrtNigerian film.
Besides, he CLEARLY STATED that he was in The Merchant of Venice as A STAGE PLAY...NOT FILM as you are accusing him of claiming.
He also said, he is "the only person who HAS DONE A FILM THAT MADE WHITE PEOPLE FLY IN TO NIGERIA just TO INTERVIEW ME"
How do you expect a stage play he acted in when he was 15 years old, probably around 1962 to be documented when Nigeria does not have a comprehensive database of it's citizens birth certificates etc?
Anon 15:54, Hubert Ogunde don dey do stage play way back before him and that makes your argument incorrect.
Delete17:30 did Pete Edochie say his acting in the stage play at 15 pre-dated Hubert Ogungbe's stage play❓️
DeleteEnglish is your lingua franca. Please, you should do well to understand it.
Anon 17:30, Sir Pete said, he did stage play when he was 15yrs old and some whites from BBC flew in to interview him. Perhaps they did the stage play to some white audience, cos I guess as at that year Nigeria hasn’t gotten independence and the country was still very much run by the British. Which could be the reason why some whites flew in to interview him. He didn’t say the Hurbert Ogunde and his likes haven’t been doing stage plays before him. He’s not saying he’s the first.
DeleteHe was just emphasizing on how good he was when they did the Merchant of Vernice’s stage play. That caught the Britons’ attention.
19:55, then BBC will have the record because na oyinbo keep record pass anyone for this world. Come back and post the link here
DeleteNeesolah, even my 6yr old knows that Nigeria got independence in 1960.
DeleteYou are saying Nigeria has not gotten independence as at 1962 that he mentioned up there.
Shame!
We hear you. *yawn *
ReplyDeleteOur amiable Legend 😍
ReplyDeleteNa only white people fly? Witch dem no fly?
ReplyDeleteI believe him.
ReplyDeleteHave you heard of the name 'Olu Jacobs' before? Google his name and read about him and you would know the truth.
DeleteNa Man You Be. LEGEND
ReplyDeleteChief Hubert Ogunde started making films before you.
ReplyDeleteHe said Nollywood not Chief Hubert Ogunde's film.
DeleteComprehension isn't that hard.
Hello dear Legend 👍
ReplyDeleteYou can now see that apples do not fall far from the tree afterall.
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ReplyDeleteThe real legend
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't call it being boastful. Bae u asked him a question, and he answered. A lot of people have been talking down on him
ReplyDeleteAbove all, the interview was Worth watching
So which one to believe now, because people are saying he's lying, everybody will be alright, las las
ReplyDeleteOf course he is lying. Even the BBC doesn't have record of the so called play and the white men that flew to Nigeria specifically to watch him. People have gone to dig for it but it doesn't exist
DeleteAmin 20:14, I'm not Pete's fan and I'm not Igbo but did the BBC tell you that they don't have the records?
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