Yul Edochie is one of the top Nollywood stars in the Nigeria entertainment industry, with hundreds of productions attributed to him. In this article, we are going to examine top 10 facts you probably didn’t know about him.
1.Mr. Edochie was born on January 7, 1982 in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. He grew up in Lagos and Enugu respectively. last child of six children
2. He attended Lillian Kindergarten and Robinson Street Elementary School, Enugu, between 1984 and 1992.
3. He is married to May Aligwe and they are fortunate to have two beautiful children.
4. He is named after famous Russian actor Yul Brynner and his father is veteran Nollywood actor Pete Edochie. and her Mother Mrs. Josephine Edochie.
5. He burst onto the Nigerian entertainment scene in 2005 in his movie titled “The Exquires” alongside the late Justus Esiri and Enebeli Elebuwa.
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6. He took his hiatus in 2007 after playing alongside Genevieve Nnaji and Desmond Elliot in the movie “Wind of Glory”.
7. After being an actor Yul is also a politician, he declared his intention to become governor of the state of Anambra in 2017. When he took the form of political party of the Democratic People’s Congress (DPC) and ended up being the party’s standard bearer and candidate for governor to run for governor of the state of Anambra. He contested but lost to the opponent.
8. He won the 2009 City People Entertainment Awards for Best New Actor of the Year and also the 2014 Nollywood Movies Awards for Best Leading Actor.
9. He has worked with entertainment stars like Stephanie Okereke, Tonto Dikeh and Chioma Chukwuka, to name a few.
10. Mr. Edochie is one of Nigeria’s most popular and wealthiest actors, with a net worth of around $1.9 million.