Bernard Nyarko (died 2 May 2020), commonly known in show business as Bishop Bernard Nyarko, was a

Ghanaian Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana–Ivory Coast border, the west, Burkina ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

and

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who recently became a full-time

preacher A preacher is a person who delivers sermons or homilies on religious topics to an assembly of people. Less common are preachers who preach on the street, or those whose message is not necessarily religious, but who preach components such as a ...

. He was known for the ''Hero: Service to Humanity'' (2017) and ''Sidechic Gang'' (2018) movies.

Life and career

Bernard Nyarko was his parents' seventh-born child among 14 other siblings. He was married with three children. He came into the limelight around 2012 and was featured in several local Ghanaian movies, including ''Wanted'', ''Aban Bo sia'', ''Boyz Abre'', ''Sunsum Police'', '' John and John'' and others.

Education

Nyarko began his

kindergarten Kindergarten is a preschool educational approach based on playing, singing, practical activities such as drawing, and social interaction as part of the transition from home to school. Such institutions were originally made in the late 18th cent ...

education at the Swedru Salvation Army in the Central Region of Ghana, where his parents were staying at the time due to work commitments. He then moved to Primary one at

Nsawam Nsawam is a town in south Ghana and is the capital of the Nsawam-Adoagyire Municipal District, a district in the Eastern Region of south Ghana. The main ethnic group is Akan, followed by Ga and then Ewe.Kumawu Kumawu is a small town and is the capital of Sekyere Afram Plains District, Sekyere Kumawu, a Districts of Ghana, district in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

area, Nyarko moved to Kumawu Presby Primary School for his Primary two (2). He went on to Asem Boys M/A Primary School in

Kumasi Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is the ...

after his father was transferred to the Zongo Police station in Kumasi. He completed form five at Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School, Kumawu. He finally completed his sixth-form studies at Osei Kyeretwie Senior High.

Filmography

*''Hero: Service to Humanity'' *''

Sidechic Gang Side Chick Gang is a 2018 Ghanaian drama/comedy movie directed by Peter Sedufia. Synopsis Three female friends who quit their real jobs as ushers to pursue a job which pays more and better than their old jobs they set up "sidechic gang". Sidechi ...

'' *'' John and John''

Achievements

Bernard Nyarko was honoured in 2017 by

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

(KNUST) for his contribution to the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS).

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* Ghanaian comedians Ghanaian male film actors Ghanaian actors Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology alumni 2020 deaths Year of birth missing Place of birth missing Place of death missing People from Kumasi {{Ghana-actor-stub