Biography
Majid Michel (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, director, celebrity and film producer. This handsome and popular character is widely known for playing a love-struck guy in a movie.
He has been in the film industry for over 20 years. His success in the entertainment industry is due to his ability to portray any character that film producers assign him.
However, Majid Michel is listed as having directed over 200 films.
Ghanaian actor
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| Full name: | Majid Michel |
| Born: | September 22, 1980 (age 43) |
| Place of birth: | Barracks, Accra, Ghana |
| Nationality: | Ghanaian |
| Height: | 1.75 minutes |
| Parents: | Paulina Olympio, Michael Michel-Erawoc |
| Siblings: | Aro Michel, Roberta Michel, Sputnic Michel, Isaac Michel, Juliette Michel, Isabella Michel, Michael Michel, Reggie Michel, Georgette Michel, Shawki Michel |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Virna Michel (married 2005) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Zara Michel, Kiera Michel |
| Job: | Actor • Filmmaker |
| Net worth: | 1.6 million USD |
Early life and education
Majid Michel was born in Cantonments, an area of Accra, the capital of Ghana, on September 22, 1980. He is the son of Paulina Olympio (mother) and Michael Michel-Erawoc (father). His parents are from Ghana and Lebanon.
He grew up in Accra, Ghana, with his nine siblings: Aro Michel, Roberta Michel, Sputnic Michel, Isaac Michel, Juliette Michel, Isabella Michel, Michael Michel, Reggie Michel, Georgette Michel and Shawki Michel.
Majid Michel attended St. Theresa Primary School before moving to Mfantsipim School, which is also the alma mater of Van Vicker and Kofi Annan.
In high school, Majid Michel participated in plays and was a member of the drama club. He was a member of the drama club, and at Liberation Day in Cape Coast, Ghana, he won the Best Actor award for one of their plays.
Career
After being introduced to the agency by a neighbor, Majid Michel auditioned for a modeling agency. He received an invitation from his neighbor across the street to join the modeling agency Super Model Agency. He starred in the TV show Things We Do for Love, where he earned the stage name Shaker.
A young Lebanese man was supposed to play his role in Things We Do for Love, and Majid Michel believes that his Lebanese ancestry helped him land the role. He revealed in a 2017 interview with Star FM Ghana that he did not get the role in the first film he auditioned for because of his poor performance, citing his “love for acting” as the motivation to continue.
Things We Do For Love was a hit and brought him into the public eye. Majid Michel was cast in his debut film, Divine Love, as the male lead because of his performance in the television series. Jackie Appiah played the female lead, and Van Vicker played a supporting role.
All three made their acting debuts through their roles in the film. Thanks to the immense popularity of Divine Love, Majid Michel, Jackie Appiah and Van Vicker became celebrities in Ghana.
Majid Michel starred in the 2008 film Agony of the Christ, which was nominated for seven African Movie Academy Awards in 2009. In October 2017, he revealed that he receives at least US$15,000 for a role in a film and has received as much as US$35,000 for playing the lead role. He revealed in 2016 that despite playing mostly romantic characters in films, he has never engaged in sexual activity with an actress.
Majid Michel revealed in a radio interview in October 2017 that he would no longer accept playing a character that required him to kiss on set due to his religious beliefs.
Majid Michel was one of the Ghanaian actors to enter the film industry when Frank Rajah Arase agreed to sign a contract with Abdul Salam Mumuni of Venus Films in Ghana. The main objective of the contract was to bring Ghanaian artists into Nollywood and raise their star power to par with Nigerian actors.
Alongside Genevieve Nnaji, Majid Michel made his debut in Nigerian Nollywood in the 2009 romantic film Emerald. While his performance and great on-screen chemistry with Genevieve Nnaji were praised, the film received mixed to negative reviews.
Majid Michel rose to fame in Nigeria through the 2009 film Silent Scandals, which was praised for its excellent production standards, acting and on-screen chemistry with Genevieve Nnaji.
According to Nollywood Forever, “He [Michel’s] The intensity is concentrated in his eyes, and he uses them skillfully. Therefore, it is understandable that he always gets roles where love and women, as well as their charm, play an important role.
Another film starring Majid Michel, Guilty Pleasures, was released the same year. Guilty Pleasures received generally positive reviews upon release, and his performance was also praised.
He continued this money-making pattern in 2010, appearing again alongside Genevieve Nnaji in the poorly received film Bursting Out.
Early in his career in Nigeria, Majid Michel was outspoken in the media. He admitted in an interview that when he first met Genevieve Nnaji, “everything stood still.” He was so impressed that he offered to carry her bags and be her assistant.
In another interview, he claimed that Genevieve Nnaji was the best kisser in the film industry. In another interview, he argued that Ghana had no film industry and said that Genevieve Nnaji taught him “how to act”.
All of these roles, along with the graphic roles he took on in films, made him a subject of controversy throughout his early career. It was claimed that by late 2010, the actor had left Nigeria due to death threats he had allegedly received from fellow Nigerians who felt he was taking on too many roles. He returned to acting in Ghana at this time, appearing in films including 4 Play (2010) and its sequel 4 Play Reloaded (2011).
Majid Michel played a tyrant in the 2012 war film Somewhere in Africa. Although the film was not well received by critics, he received critical acclaim for his performance and became the first African to win an award from the African Movie Academy.
Other films from 2014 with Majid Michel include Forgetting June, which received negative reviews. However, he has starred in the films Being Mrs. Elliot and Knocking on Heaven’s Door, both of which were critical and commercial successes.
List of movies played
- Things We Do for Love
- Chelsea
- The Suffering of Christ
- Somewhere in Africa
- Shakira
- Evil doctor do
- Game
- Boom
- 4 Play
- 4 Play again
- A prick in the story
- Silent Scandals (2009)
- Passion of the Soul
- Crime against Christ
- Battle Royale
- Divine love
- Gangster
- Guilty Pleasure (2009)
- Tears of a Woman
- Saint Michael
- Broken Mirror
- Save the Prince
- Beast
- Royal Madness
- Dear Sir
- Reason to kill
- Blood Fire
- The Final Crisis
- Captain
- Under the sky
- Three Widows
- Professional Lady
- The Golden House (2013)
- Nation Under Siege (2013)
- Forget June
- Issues Arise (2014)
- Knock on Heaven’s Door (2014)
- Mrs. Elliot (2014)
- 30 Days in Atlanta (2014)
- The Guardian Brother (2014)
- Champagne (2014)
- Road to Yesterday (2015) with Genevieve Nnaji and Deyemi Okanlawon
- Bishop Jerry (Nigerian Film) (2015)
- Amuma” (Nigerian Film) (2015),
- Faculty (2015)
- The Madman I Love (2015)
- Broken Life (2016)
- Yolo
- Deepest Cut (2018)
Personal life
Majid Michel has four children, but three are with his wife, Virna Michel. His two children are Zara Michel and Kiera Michel.
Majid Michel has been legally married to Virna Michel since 2005.
On November 19, 2015, he admitted that his wife of 19 years was the driving force behind his achievement.
And in front of her, he only mentioned God.
Net worth
Majid Michel’s net worth is estimated to be US$1.6 million, making him one of the richest actors in Ghana today.
Social media
- Instagram: @majidmichelmm
- Twitter: @majidmichelmm
- Facebook: Majid Michel
