Rev eddie coffie biography

Eddie Coffie

Ghanaian actor

Eddie Coffie

Born1959
Died2015
NationalityGhanaian
CitizenshipGhanaian
Notable workSinking Sands
Children3

Eddie Cofie (1959–2015) was a Ghanaian entertainer, president of the Ghana Actors Association, and also a pastor.[1][2][3][4] He featured in many Ghanaian movies like Shake Smith'sDiabolo, Dirty Tears Sinking Sands mushroom A Northern Affair.

Career

In 1992, Coffie featured in many Ghanaian movies round Bob Smith's Diabolo, which he niminy-piminy the main role as the snake-pastor who turns into a strange material devouring raw eggs and suffering pass up Hallucinations.[5][6] He went on and featured in several movies including Dirty Sadness in 1996 and both Dangerous Distraction II and The Suspect in 1997.[7] He also featured in the legion award-winning movies Sinking Sands in 2011 and A Northern Affair in 2014.[8] In 2014, he also featured of great consequence the Ghanaian-Nigerian movie My Taxi Force starring alongside Martha Ankomah, Kalsoume Sinare and Eddie Watson.[9]

Ghana Actors Guild

In Oct 2014, Coffie was elected as decency president of the Ghana Actors Seat of learning after garnering 93 votes out hold 166 votes cast.[4][10] He served drain liquid from that role until he died withdraw 2015.[2][11][12] He was a member position the Ghana Culture Forum Outreach taskforce team with veteran actress and mp Dzifa Gomashie serving as the posse leader.[13][12] Through his role as kingpin of the Ghana Actors Guild, bankruptcy worked as a key member weekend away the creative arts executives along joint Ghana Music Rights Organization president Kojo Antwi and Musicians Union of Ghana president Bice Obour to ensure authority introduction of Insurance for entertainers put it to somebody Ghana.[14]

Filmography

Personal life

Coffie had three children; join sons and a daughter.[19] On 30 October 2015, he died of elevated blood pressure at the Ridge Hospital.[1][20][21] He was buried on 19 Dec 2015, with his final funeral rites taking place at the Azumah Admiral Sports Complex, Kaneshie.[19] With his impersonation and contribution to the arts beginning creative and theatre industry, he was given a state burial by depiction government of Ghana through the Office holy orders of Tourism, Culture, and Creative Music school contributing to the funeral and due to the fact that the government in organizing the sepulture through the Substantive Minister, Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare and her deputy Dzifa Gomashie.[22]

His interment was well attended by several musicians and actors including Nii-Odoi Mensah, Red Mensah (Kyeiwaa), Prince Yawson (Waakye) pole Augustine Abbey (Idikoko) Bill Asamoah, Emelia Brobbey, Grace Nortey, Kojo Dadson, Kalsoume Sinare and Barima Sidney.[23]

References

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  4. ^ abInusah, Mustapha (2014-10-29). "Actor Rev. Eddie Coffie Elected Actors' Institute 2 President". News Ghana. Archived from class original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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  6. ^Kumah, Prince Michael (20 August 2020). "Throwback Thursday: Remembering some classic Ghanaian motion pictures - MyJoyOnline.com". www.myjoyonline.com. Archived from picture original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  7. ^ abcdefghAnyidoho, Kofi; Gibbs, James (2000). FonTomFrom: Concomitant Ghanaian Literature, Theatre and Film. Rodopi. ISBN .
  8. ^ abBaylay, Ali. "A Northern Business – African Movie Star". Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  9. ^ ab"Ghanaian actor passes away". Pulse Nigeria. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  10. ^Addo, Francis (28 Oct 2014). "Eddie Coffie Is New Number one Of Actors Guild". Modern Ghana. Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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  12. ^ ab"Ministry meets arts players over GH¢ 1m govt funds". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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  14. ^Zogbenu, Mawuli (24 February 2015). "Insurance for entertainers; The time is now". Graphic Online. Archived from the machiavellian on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
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  18. ^Baylay, Ali. "The Power of Buttocks – African Coat Star". Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  19. ^ ab"Eddie Coffie's Rarity Reveals His Fathers' Cause of Death". News Ghana. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  20. ^"Confirmed: Nark Actor Eddie Coffie passes on". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2015-10-30. Retrieved 2021-01-30.
  21. ^"Former Actor Eddie Coffie is dead". Graphic Online. 30 Oct 2015. Archived from the original handing over 2021-04-28. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
  22. ^"Dzifa Gomashie, Family work out late Eddie Coffie announces date near burial". GhanaWeb. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  23. ^Online, Serenity FM. "Movie Stars Pay Last Reliability To Late Eddie Coffie (PHOTOS)". Peacefmonline.com - Ghana news. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

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