Henry Harding also known as Pattington Papa Nii Papafio or
Oesophagus
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is a
Ghana
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 the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
ian
film actor
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. He is best known for the
role he played in the ''Taxi Driver'' TV series using a large vocabulary.
Education
He started his basic
education
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at St. Martins Preparatory,
Mamprobi in
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
. He continued to Bagabaga Middle School in
Tamale
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and then did his
O'Level
The O-Level (Ordinary Level) is a subject-based qualification conferred as part of the General Certificate of Education. It was introduced in place of the School Certificate (UK), School Certificate in 1951 as part of an educational reform alo ...
at
Ofori Panyin in the
Eastern Region Eastern Region or East Region may refer to:
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and before doing his
A-Levels
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at
St. Johns in Sekondi.
Career
During his acting career he was also a broadcaster at
GBC doing
sport
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s
beats and also has worked with
Happy Fm (Ghana)
Happy FM (Ghana) is a privately owned radio station in Accra, the capital of Ghana, broadcasting on 98.9 MHz from Accra, Ghana. It began official transmission in September 2003 and is owned and run by the Global Media Alliance. "The Best ...
and
ETV Ghana doing sports. He was ordained as a pastor at the Lifted Yoke Chapel at
Korle Gonno
Korle Gonno is a town in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. The town is known for the Saint Mary's Secondary. The school is a second cycle institution.
The Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) is a public teaching hospi ...
.
Filmography
List of movies:
* Taxi Driver
* Adults in Education
*
Dada Boat
''Dada Boat'' is a television programme that shows daily on Original Black Entertainment TV (OBE). It has some similarities to ''Taxi Driver'', another popular Ghanaian programme.
Setting
The story is set in Accra, Ghana, where a young man named ...
* Hotel St. James
* Home Sweet Home
* The Arthurs
* The Adoteys
* Multi Kolour
References
Ghanaian male actors
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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