Kofi Adu
Kofi Adu (born 25 May 1969), aka Agya Koo, is an award-winning actor and comedian from Ghana.[1] He has appeared in many Ghanaian movies such as Obaatanpa, Black Star and Ma Trick Wo.
Adu was originally from the Ashanti Region of Ghana, but lived in a suburb in Accra Newtown called Asantewaa. He worked as a shoemaker. Adu was discovered on a Ghanaian comedy show on GTV (Ghana National Television) at the National Theater in Accra, where he worked as a comedian warming up the crowd.
In July 2008, he was awarded a National Award by then-Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor. Although he originally journeyed to Accra to sing, Agya Koo has been featured in over 90 Ghanaian movies, 15 of which remain his favorite.[2][3]
Craft
Avoiding the normal procedure of thoroughly reading a script before acting in films, he told Joy FM's Kojo Oppong Nkrumah that while actors and actresses are typically given scripts two weeks before they begin shooting, his God-given talent allows him to improvise without a script.[2]
References
- ↑ Kwaku Oteng, Biography- Kofi Adu alias Kote Kesie,Bamboo kote Agya Koo, ghanamma.com, 4 January 2009
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Koo lauds President's decision to award him, 2 July 2008
- ↑ Akan film producers share joy with Egya Koo, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, 3 July 2008
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