Andy Chukwu (born 14 May 1959)is a Nigerian movie director. He started his career as an actor. Movies he has acted in include ''

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(1996)'', ''Witches (1998)'' and '' Issakaba (2000)''. Movies directed by him include '' Mr. Ibu'' and '' 2 Rats''. Chukwu has directed movies starring A-list

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actors/actresses such as Osita Iheme,

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, Dakore Egbuson, Patience Ozokwor,

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, Julius Agwu,

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, Gentle Jack, Ronke Ojo,

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, amongst others. He was one of the movie industry stakeholders invited by the president of Nigeria

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in 2013 to mark the 20th anniversary since the release of the first Nigerian movie on home video.

Background

Chukwu is from Obinagu in

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town of Ivo Local Government Area of

Ebonyi State Ebonyi State ( ig, Ȯra Ebonyi) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north and northeast by Benue State, Enugu State to the west, Cross River State to the east and southeast, and Abia State to the southwe ...

Career

Chukwu's acting career kicked off when featuring in the

horror classic ''

'' in 1996. After starring in a couple of movies as an actor such as '' Issakaba'' and ''Witches''. He transited from acting in the late 90s to movie directing in the 2000s. He has over a dozen movies under his belt in both acting and directing capacities. He sometimes stars in movies he directs, taking on minor supporting roles. He is the director of the Nigerian critically acclaimed comedy ''Mr. Ibu'' starring

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as the main character. Today, John Okafor is more widely known by name of the character he played in this movie than his actual government name.

Community projects

Chukwu partnered with the governments of

and

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for a skill acquisition program called ''Street to Skills''. The aim was the program was to help children and youth stop street hawking and hone skills which they could use to earn a living. Chukwu iterated that he is working on a movie to draw awareness to

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(VVF) and the plight faced by its sufferers. He pledged making the movie as part of his contribution to the pet project of the erstwhile first lady of Ebonyi State, Josephine Elechi.

Filmography

Personal life

In 2015, Chukwu lost his father. In May 2016, Chukwu's wife gave birth to a set of twins.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chukwu, Andy People from Ebonyi State Nigerian film directors 1959 births Nigerian male film actors Living people