Full Biography Of Pete Edochie & Net Worth [Nollywood Veteran]

Nollywood living legend Pete Edochie is a force to reckon with as far as the Nigerian entertainment industry is concerned but many do not know about Pete Edochie biography and his net worth plus other important information about him like Pete Edochie age, Pete Edochie family, Pete Edochie wife, children, movies, etc.

He started his career at a very young age of about 20 years old, he has been in the broadcasting corporation of Nigeria since then before he become famous, his fame actually started in the early 1980s after he played a lead role with the name Okonkwo from Chinua Achebe’s “Things Fall Apart” screen adaptation.

When his ability was seen he became the favorite of movie producers and started featuring in movies which as thus taken him to the current level he finds himself winning different awards and getting recognition and endorsement deals.

Pete Edochie is a well-known actor who has featured in different English movies, Igbo movies and also in other local Nigerian languages, he is known both locally and internationally beyond the shores of Nigeria.

To tell you how valuable he is Pete Edochie was included among the Members of the Order of the Niger in 2003 by Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.

When talking about Pete Edochie biography and net worth the country “Nigeria” comes to mind, Nigeria is the largest black nation on earth and definitely, there will be so much demand for everything being produced in the country, no wonder Nollywood is the third largest movie producer in the world.

For this, fame comes with big earnings and for someone like Pete Edochie who achieved fame in Nigeria and even in other African countries like Ghana, Benin Republic, South Africa, Kenya and many more. In one sentence Pete Edochie’s net worth must also be very huge.

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Once you are prolific in Nigeria there are higher chances that you are successful in the whole of Africa, without further ado, let us quickly take a glance at Pete Edochie profile before we dive into his full biography.

Pete Edochie Profile

Full Name:	Pete Edochie
Date of Birth:	March 7, 1947
Age:	74 Years Old
Place of Birth:	Enugu, Nigeria
State of Origin:	Anambra State
Native language:	Igbo
Nationality:	Nigerian
Education:	School of Journalism and Television in England
Married to:	Josephine Edochie
Children:	6 (5 boys & 1 girl)
Occupation:	Actor, Director, Producer, Filmmaker
Net worth:	$4.2 million

Now that you have little knowledge about Chief Pete Edochie’s bio you must be interested in reading his full biography and knowing him better.

Early Life

Pete Edochie was born on the 7th of March, 1947 in Enugu State in the South Eastern region of Nigeria though he is originally from Nteje in Oyi Local Government Anambra State so he is from Anambra State. Even with the fact he was born in the Eastern part of the country and also originate from the same region Pete Edochie was raised in the Northern region of Nigeria Zaria to be precise in Kaduna State.

Since he was raised in Northern Nigeria he also schooled there, he started his basic primary education at St. Patrick’s and St. James Primary School, Zaria in Kaduna State.

After finishing his primary education he continued his education to the secondary school at St. John’s College where he had his SSCE.

Immediately after his secondary school education Pete Edochie worked at the Nigerian Railway Corporation before deciding to further his studies.

To further his studies he had to move out of the country to England and he enrolled in some courses at the School of Journalism and Television in England. He then came back to Nigeria to work and since then his name has been written on gold in the Nigeria Entertainment Industry.

Career

As a smart individual with fast education Pete Edochie started his career at the young age of 20 when he started working at the Nigeria Broadcasting Corporation, as a junior program assistant and within few months he was promoted to the position of director where he was able to perform different tasks in his line of directorship.

There was a need to expand coupled with the fact that the government was politicizing affairs related to broadcasting this made Pete Edochie leave the radio station and started a career with Nollywood.

Pete Edochie started acting after leaving the broadcasting world and he wasn’t known, he came into limelight in the 1980s when he got featured in “Things Fall Apart” and this got him many international and local awards even before he became a full member of Nollywood.

Acting wasn’t a problem for Pete Edochie as he has been used to the crowd as his first time on stage was when he was about 15 years old, this helped him a lot in his professional career. At that age when he was a student of St. John’s College, he acted the following drama alongside other students; Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare and many others.

In the 1980s the popular NTA adaptation of Chinua Achebe made him a star, he acted the role of Okonkwo in Things Fall Apart and his performance was exceptional.

This gave him an opportunity to thrive in the Nigeria movie industry, shortly after this the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) came to Nigeria to interview him and this opened the global entertainment space for him, he started getting different recognitions and this made him the first choice of all movie producers.

Pete Edochie has been on stage with prominent Nigerian Actors and Actresses, the likes of Olu Jacobs, Mercy Johnson, Chinwetalagu, Jim Iyke, John Okafor, Racheal Oniga, Liz Benson and many more.

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He has acted in hundreds of movies of which some of the blockbuster movies are; Set Up, Lost Kingdom, Oduduwa (2000), Battle Line (2002) e.t.c.

Filmography

As stated earlier, Pete Edochie has starred in numerous movies, here are some of the movies;

• Things Fall Apart (1987), TV series
• Igodo
• Evil men
• Monkey chop banana
• Last Ofalla
• Lion throne
• Lion of Africa
• Idemili
• 50 days with Christ
• The Egg
• Rituals – 1998
• Oracle – 1998
• Full Moon – 1998
• Narrow Escape – 1999
• Living in Darkness – 1999
• Lost Kingdom – 1999
• Chain Reaction – 1999
• Oduduwa – 2000
• Set-Up – 2000
• Holy Ghost Fire – 2001
• Terrible Sin – 2001
• Light and Darkness – 2001
• Greedy Genius – 2001
• My Love – 2002
• Battle Line – 2002
• Tears & Sorrows – 2002
• Egg of Life – 2003
• Above Death: In God We Trust – 2003
• Billionaires Club – 2003
• Love And Politics – 2003
• Arrows – 2003
• Onunaeyi: Seeds of Bondage – 2003
• Rejected Son – 2003
• The Omega – 2003
• When God Says Yes – 2003
• Miserable Wealth – 2003
• Honey – 2003
• Love & Politics – 2003
• Selfish Desire – 2003
• Tears in the Sun – 2003
• Tunnel of Love – 2003
• Super Love – 2003
• St. Michael – 2004
• The Staff of Odo – 2004
• Negative Influence – 2004
• The Heart of Man – 2004
• Dons in Abuja – 2004
• Love from Above – 2004
• King of the Jungle – 2004
• Coronation – 2004
• Across the Niger – 2004
• Dog Meeting – 2004
• My Desire – 2004
• Private Affairs – 2004
• Azima – 2005
• Baby Girl – 2005
• End of Money – 2005
• Living in Tears – 2005
• Never End – 2005
• The Price of Love: Life Is Beautiful – 2005
• Sacred Tradition – 2005
• The Tyrant – 2005
• No More War – 2005
• Ola… the Morning Sun – 2005
• Price of Ignorance – 2005
• Speak the Word – 2006
• Simple Baby – 2006
• Broken Curse – 2006
• Divided Secret – 2006
• Fair Game – 2006
• Zoza – 2006
• Try & See – 2007
• Evil Agenda – 2007
• My Beloved Soon – 2007
• Sunny My Sun – 2007
• Greatest Harvest – 2007
• Tears of Sacrifice – 2007
• Tiger King – 2008
• Test Your Heart – 2008
• Naked Wrestler – 2008
• The Superstar – 2008
• Idemili – 2014
• Mummy Why – 2016
• Lion Heart – 2018
• Trials of Ma’Pe – 2018
• Night bus to Lagos – 2019
• Foreigners God – 2019
• Unroyal – 2020

Pete Edochie Awards

Below are some of the awards on Pete Edochies shelf, we’ve only listed few as the biography and net worth of Pete Edochie would not be complete without them.

• In 1999, he won the Movie Personality of the Year Award by City People Magazine
• In 2001, he won the Best Actor in Africa by Censors’ Board
• In 2003, he has a Special Recognition Award, Best of Nollywood (BON), together with Lanre Hassan (Iya Awero) by Former Gov. Emmanuel Udaghan
• In 2003, he won the Best Actor in Nigeria by Censors’ Board
• In 2003, he was made Member of the Order of the Niger by President Olusegun Obasanjo (OBJ)
• In 2013, he won Lifetime Achievement Award by Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA)
• In 2014, he won Industry Merit Award by Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA)
• In 2017, he won Life Impact Awards by Times Heroes Awards

Family & Personal Life

Pete Edochie is a mean-looking man with policy, his son who is also an actor Yul Edochie took after him, his talent is also transfered to his son and they are also a look-alike.

Pete Edochie is a married man, a father of 6 and also a grandfather. He got married to his wife Josephine Edochie at age 22 and the union has been together since then with great achievements.

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Net Worth

Pete Edochie current net worth is estimated at $4.2 million, his earnings is attributed to income gotten from acting and also endorsement deals.

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Conclusion

Pete Edochie with his talent and charisma has been a form of encouragement to many practicing actors and actresses, not only that, he has also been a role model to other people who have developed an interest in acting. His life is the type to watch after as he is always positive and focused, this is why he is one of the best Nollywood actors ever.

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