Michael Blackson: I’II shoot my next movie in Ghana
Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (23 November), Blackson called for the establishment of a film studio in Ghana
US-based Ghanaian actor and comedian, Michael Blackson has revealed that he plans to shoot his next movie in Ghana.
Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on the Asaase Breakfast Show on Thursday (23 November), Blackson called for the establishment of a film studio in Ghana.
“The future is looking good for Ghana,” the Ghanaian-Liberian actor said. “We need to set it up so people can come and do something; we need a film studio.”
“When the ‘Next Friday’ movie came out, that is what made me [a] superstar. The Next Friday was one of the best comic urban movies of all time.
“My next movie, which I am about to shoot, I will shoot in Ghana. The future is exciting here,” the actor said.
Watch the full interview in the attached video clip:
About Michael Blackson
Jafari Ferguson aka Michael Blackson is a Ghanaian-American actor and comedian.
He was born on November 28, 1972 in Nsaba, Ghana to Kwaku-Nsian Adom Bediako, his father who died in 2008. He lived briefly in Liberia with his family before moving to Newark, New Jersey at age 13 and then later to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 15.
Blackson started his career in comedy after his co-worker at Dominos suggested he started open mic.
His trademark character of a combative African immigrant in his comedy sketches has drawn laughs and won him fans from diverse backgrounds. In 2005, he released a comedy Modasucka: Welcome to America in which he chronicled the immigrant experience in America.
He has appeared in several movies, including Next Friday, Repos, Internet Dating, One Night in Vegas, Angry African Man, and Meet the Blacks. He has also been featured in television shows such as 30 Rock and Living With Funny.
He made a headline performance at the 2018 Afrima Awards, where he thrilled the audience with his characteristic mix of self-deprecating and belligerent humour.
Reporting by Fred Dzakpata in Accra
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