Veteran Nollywood, Pete Edochie, has a large and friendly family, where all the members love and respect each other. The famous actor and his wife have six children Find out more about Pete Edochie daughter and his sons. What do they do for living? Have they followed their famous father’s footsteps?
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The legendary Nollywood star was born on March 7th, 1947. He is a proud Igbo and faithful Catholic. He is widely considered one of the most talented and devoted actors in Africa. He won a large number of awards for his outstanding performances. Pete Edochie became prominent in the 1980s when he acted in Things Fall Apart as Okonkwo. Since then he played in many large productions, which helped him to win the hearts of Nigerians and become a legendary figure in the country.
Pete Edochie family
The Nollywood legend is a lucky man when it comes to family life. He has a large and happy family who always support him. Pete Edochie is married to his lovely second half Josephine, and he has six children with her. A few of them have already given him beautiful grandchildren. Some media platforms have mistakenly reported that Rita Edochie, the fellow actress, is his wife, but actually, she is married to his brother Tony Edochie.
Pete is very fond of his wife Josephine and loves her dearly. They have been married for more than 45 years, and are still going strong. In one interview, Pete was asked if he ever thought about other women, and he responded that he does not need anyone else, because Josephine is the only one for him, and she is the mother of his six children, so he will always be faithful to her. He said that the secret of his successful marriage is being honest and respectful with each other, trying not to argue over minor things, always caring about each other and saying “I love you” as often as possible. Josephine is a graduate of computer engineering and has a business of her own. She tries to stay away from attention because she is not the show business person.
Pete and Josephine have always supported and encouraged their children. For example, they all got a car each after they graduated from university. This is how their parents wanted to motivate them and some of them have children of their own. Some of Pete Edochie sons and daughters have expressed the interest in acting, just like their father.
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Pete and Josephine Edochie with their granddaughter. Photo from onlinenigeria.com
Pete Edochie children
As we have mentioned already, Pete Edochie has six children, who have given birth to at least eight grandchildren of the famous actor. The veteran of Nollywood has five sons and one daughter.
Pete Edochie daughter
The only daughter chose to stay away from acting and fame and decided to do other activities rather than starring in the movies like her father. However, two of his sons, Yul and Linc Edochie, made a decision to follow their famous dad’s steps, and their choice turned out to be successful.
Linc Edochie: the man of multiple talents
Linc Edochie is a filmmaker, movie producer, actor, and supervisor. He does not consider himself an entertainer because this term is broad. He started acting in 1995 when he played a role in the school drama play. He wanted to combine acting with education, but Pete Edochie, his father, was strict and told him to receive proper education before becoming an actor. However, he always taught his son the basics of acting, and Linc basically grew up surrounded by movie culture. Pete often made his sons watch good movies with positive messages and then tell him what they learned from it.
Since he became an actor, Linc has played roles in lots of the Nollywood movies, some of them are “One Life”, “My Wicked Uncle”, and “Tears of Sacrifices”. He also works on the production of many Nollywood movies. Linc is married to his sweetheart Amaka Edochie since 2010.
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Yul Edochie: the fantastic Nollywood actor
Yul was the last one of the six children of Pete and Josephine Edochie. His name was given to him after the talented actor Yul Brynner. The young boy pursued his education in Enugu and later he got seriously interested in acting. He went to the University of Port Harcourt and received his Bachelor degree in Dramatic Arts. The debut movie of Yul Edochie was “The Exquires”. His first prominent work which made him famous is “Wind of Glory”. This is when the Nigerians saw that he is not only the son of his popular father but a talented actor himself.
In 2015, Yul Edochie opened his own academy for young people who want to become actors and actresses. It is called Yul Edochie Academy and is located in Lagos. Yul Edochie gives advice to the young potential movie stars and helps them to find themselves in the world of acting.
Yul Edochie got married quite early at the age of 22 to May Aligwe-Edochie, but he never had any regrets and they live happily together. Yul often talks about his lovely wife in the interviews, and it is obvious how much he cares about her. She is a businesswoman and computer engineering professional. They have three children together – their daughter is called Dani, and the sons are named Karl and Kambi.
This was the article about Pete Edochie family and children. As you can see, only two children out of six, Linc and Yul, became invested in acting, and they carry on their father’s legacy. However, we believe that all the other kids of Pete Edochie are also successful in whatever they are doing.
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