Emil Abossolo M'Bo (born 29 August 1958) is a Cameroonian-French actor who has portrayed in French, African and American productions.
He known in particular for his roles in ''
Workers for the Good Lord'', ''
Africa Paradis
''Africa Paradis'' is a 2006 Satire, satirical speculative fiction film written and directed by Beninese actor Sylvestre Amoussou. It was produced in France and Benin and was intended to comment on the situation of African refugees in Europe.
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'' and in the French series ''
Plus belle la vie.''
Early and personal life
Abossolo was born on 29 August 1958 in
Yaoundé, the capital city of
Cameroon. His father took him to the movie theatre when he was 6 years old. Since that day acting has been his passion. Abossolo has been living in
France for over twenty years now.
He has a son named Akeva.
Career
Abossolo is a multi–lingual actor. He speaks five languages (
English,
French
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* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
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,
Spanish,
Portuguese and his native language
Beti
Beti may refer to:
People
* Mongo Beti (1932–2001), Cameroonian writer
* Beti George (born 1939), Welsh television and radio broadcaster
* Beti Jones (1919–2006), Scottish social worker
* Beti Kamya-Turwomwe (born 1955), Ugandan business ...
). His career started on stage, where he played ''
Hamlet'', ''
Titus Andronicus'' and ''La Tragédie du Roi Christophe''.
He starred in several French television shows such as ''La Brigade des Mineurs'' and ''Plus Belle la Vie''.
Internationally he is mostly known for his appearances in the television show ''
Highlander: The Series'', ''
Queen of Swords'', and ''
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles''.
More recently, Emil has been playing in African productions.
He played in ''
Ezra'', the movie that received the 2007
Stallion of Yennenga at the
Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou in
Burkina Faso,
West Africa.
Theater
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
1958 births
20th-century French male actors
21st-century French male actors
Black French actors
Cameroonian emigrants to France
French male film actors
French male stage actors
French male television actors
People from Yaoundé