Fred Amata

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Fred Amata (born May 18, 1963 in Lagos ) is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. He is the son of John and Joy Amata, who were both Nigerian actors. In 2016 he was elected President of the Directors Guild of Nigeria and comes from the state of Edo in the Niger Delta.

Life

Fred Amata was born in 1963 in Edo State, Nigeria. Although he was born in Lagos, he grew up in Warri, Abraka and Jos. His father, John Ifoghale Amata, who died in 1997, is a well-known Nigerian playwright and actor who introduced Fred to the entertainment industry at an early age. His father is known for having produced and written the film "Freedom" (1957) as well as for having played a role in it. His siblings Zack, Alex, Erumena, Ruke, Elomai and his nephew Jeta Amata are also all active in the entertainment industry (as producers, directors and actors).

He started acting at the age of 8 as a child actor, mainly in plays in Nigeria. He completed a degree in theater arts at the University of Jos .

He has two children with well-known Nigerian media entrepreneur, television presenter and talk show host Agatha Amata and a daughter with Ibinabo Fiberesima , a Nigerian actress and former President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria.

Filmography

actor

  • 1996: Mortal Inheritance
  • 2001: Light & Darkness
  • 2002: Black Mamba
  • 2002: Keeping Faith: Is That Love?
  • 2002: My Love
  • 2003: Dangerous Desire
  • 2003: Hand of God
  • 2003: The Return
  • 2004: A Kiss from Rose
  • 2004: A Kiss from Rose 2
  • 2004: My Dream
  • 2004: The London Boy
  • 2004: The London Boy 2
  • 2004: Veno
  • 2005: Anini
  • 2005: Before the Sunrise
  • 2005: Before the Sunrise 2
  • 2005: Emotional Hazard
  • 2005: Emotional Hazard 2
  • 2005: Fated
  • 2005: Hidden Treasures
  • 2005: Hidden Treasures 2
  • 2005: Wheel of Change
  • 2006: Family Affair
  • 2006: Family Affair 2
  • 2006: She 2: You Must Obey
  • 2006: She 3: You Must Obey
  • 2006: She: You Must Obey
  • 2006: Silver Stone
  • 2006: Silver Stone 2
  • 2006: The Amazing Grace
  • 2006: The Empire
  • 2007: Dear God
  • 2007: Dear God 2
  • 2007: Letters to a Stranger
  • 2008: Blindfold
  • 2008: Blindfold 2
  • 2008: Mary Slessor (TV series)
  • 2011: Black Gold
  • 2012: Black November

Director

  • 1998: Arusi-Iyi
  • 1998: Suicide Mission
  • 1998: Witches
  • 1999: Oganigwe
  • 2001: Light & Darkness
  • 2001: Married to a Witch
  • 2002: My Love
  • 2003: The Kingmaker
  • 2004: Images in the Mirror
  • 2005: Anini
  • 2005: Before the Sunrise
  • 2005: Before the Sunrise 2
  • 2005: Blind Obsession
  • 2005: Blind Obsession 2
  • 2005: Fragile Pain
  • 2005: Fragile Pain 2
  • 2005: Girls in the Hood
  • 2005: Girls in the Hood 2
  • 2005: Goodbye Another Day
  • 2005: Goodbye Another Day 2
  • 2006: Tumini's Song
  • 2007: Dear God
  • 2007: Dear God 2
  • 2007: Letters to a Stranger

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nigeria's performing royalty . February 15, 2001 ( bbc.co.uk [accessed February 14, 2019]).
  2. ↑ Fred Amata takes oath as DGN president. In: The Nation Nigeria. April 10, 2016, Retrieved February 14, 2019 (American English).
  3. ↑ Jonathan Haynes: Video Boom: Nigeria and Ghana . Ed .: Postcolonial Text. tape 3 , no. 2 , 2007, p. 6 .
  4. ↑ a b Esther Ijalana: I wanted to be a footballer - Fred Amata. In: The Nigeria Voice. June 10, 2010, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ a b Adeola Adeyemo: He's Fit, Funky & Fifty! Nollywood Veteran Fred Amata Shares Exclusive Details of his Life, Family & Career as he clocks the Golden Age. In: Bella Naija. May 18, 2013, accessed April 24, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Manuel Ndimele: Fred Amata Is Happy For My New Marriage - Ibinabo Fibresima. In: Legit. 2015, accessed April 24, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Amata, Fred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Nigerian actor, producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Lagos