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VETERAN NOLLYWOOD ACTOR JUSTUS ESIRI DIES

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The
legendary actor, who had acted in many blockbusters, passed away yesterday
Tuesday night. Unconfirmed report stated he died of Low Blood Pressure. He was
aged 70. He is the father of Nigerian
fast-rising musician, Dr. Sid.
Born on
20
November 1942 in Oria-Abraka, Deltta State! Esiri
attended Urhobo College Effurun in the then Bendel State.Warri. He was at the Maximillan University, Munich,
German, 1964, Prof. Weners Institute of Engineering, West
Berlin, 1967 and the Ahrens School of
Performing Arts, 1968.
Esiri started his acting career in Germany. He
was the only Nigerian male performing on stage between 1968 and 1969.

He also worked for Voice of Nigeria, German Service
as a translator. He was performing on stage when in Germany when a
delegation from Nigeria
invited him home to perform in a government sponsored programme. He never
returned to Germany.

He became famous for his role as the village headmaster
in the then popular television series of the same name.
The veteran
actor had won several awards including THEMA Awards, NTA Honours Awards and
AMAA Awards. He was also the star actor in acclaimed productions such as Wasted
Years, Forever, The Prize, Six Demons, Corridors of Power, Last Knight, The
Tyrant, The investigation, The Ghost . He was also reputed to have performed on
more TV Network drama programmes than any Nigerian actor.




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