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'''Majid Michel''' (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for ''[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]'' at the [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] in [[5th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2009]], [[6th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2010]], [[7th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2011]], [[8th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2012]], [[10th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2014]] and [[13th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2017]].<ref name="amaa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ama-awards.com/nomination/2009winners.php|title=AMAA 2009: List of Winners and Nominees|access-date=17 January 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="site1">{{cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/6625/3/people-think-im-a-womanizer-majid-micheal.html|title=Interview with Majid at ModernGhana.com, 2008|access-date=22 October 2009}}</ref> He eventually won the award in 2012 after three previous consecutive nominations.<ref name="Opurum">{{cite news|url=http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/rita-dominic-wins-best-actress |title=Rita Dominic wins best actress |last=Opurum |first=Nkechi |date=23 April 2012 |work=[[Daily Times of Nigeria|Daily Times]] |access-date=23 April 2012 |location=Lagos, Nigeria |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426231657/http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/rita-dominic-wins-best-actress |archive-date=26 April 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Alonge">{{cite news|url=http://thenetng.com/2012/04/23/rita-dominic-majid-michel-win-big-at-amaa-2012/|title=Rita Dominic, Majid Michel win big at AMAA 2012|last=Alonge|first=Osagie|date=23 April 2012|work=Nigerian Entertainment|access-date=23 April 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref> Majid Michel attended Mfantsipim School, along with fellow actor '''Van Vicker'''.
'''Majid Michel''' (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for ''[[Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]'' at the [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] in [[5th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2009]], [[6th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2010]], [[7th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2011]], [[8th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2012]], [[10th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2014]] and [[13th Africa Movie Academy Awards|2017]].<ref name="amaa1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ama-awards.com/nomination/2009winners.php|title=AMAA 2009: List of Winners and Nominees|access-date=17 January 2010}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref><ref name="site1">{{cite web|url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/6625/3/people-think-im-a-womanizer-majid-micheal.html|title=Interview with Majid at ModernGhana.com, 2008|access-date=22 October 2009}}</ref> He eventually won the award in 2012 after three previous consecutive nominations.<ref name="Opurum">{{cite news|url=http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/rita-dominic-wins-best-actress |title=Rita Dominic wins best actress |last=Opurum |first=Nkechi |date=23 April 2012 |work=[[Daily Times of Nigeria|Daily Times]] |access-date=23 April 2012 |location=Lagos, Nigeria |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426231657/http://dailytimes.com.ng/article/rita-dominic-wins-best-actress |archive-date=26 April 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Alonge">{{cite news|url=http://thenetng.com/2012/04/23/rita-dominic-majid-michel-win-big-at-amaa-2012/|title=Rita Dominic, Majid Michel win big at AMAA 2012|last=Alonge|first=Osagie|date=23 April 2012|work=Nigerian Entertainment|access-date=23 April 2012|location=Lagos, Nigeria}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early life==
Michel was born in [[Cantonments, Accra|Cantonments]], a suburb of the Ghanaian capital [[Accra]]. The son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother,<ref name="site1" /> he grew up in Accra with his nine siblings. He attended St. Theresa's Primary School, and later, the [[Mfantsipim]] School, the alma mater of [[Van Vicker]] and also of former [[United Nations]] [[Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]]. In secondary school, Michel was actively involved in theatre and was a member of the school's Drama Club. As a member of the drama club, he received a Best Actor Award in one of their performances on Emancipation Day in [[Cape Coast]], Ghana.<ref name="site1" />
Michel was born in [[Cantonments, Accra|Cantonments]], a suburb of the Ghanaian capital [[Accra]]. The son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother,<ref name="site1" /> he grew up in Accra with his nine siblings. He attended St. Theresa's Primary School, and later, the [[Mfantsipim]] School, the alma mater of actor and director [[Van Vicker]] and also of former [[United Nations]] [[Secretary-General]] [[Kofi Annan]]. In secondary school, Michel was actively involved in theatre and was a member of the school's Drama Club. As a member of the drama club, he received a Best Actor Award in one of their performances on Emancipation Day in [[Cape Coast]], Ghana.<ref name="site1" />


==Career==
==Career==
Michel entered professional acting by auditioning for a modelling agency; a neighbour had introduced him to that agency. He was invited to join the modelling agency, Super Model Agency, on the behest of his next-door neighbour. He starred in the television series ''[[Things We Do for Love (Ghanaian TV series)|Things We Do for Love]]'', acquiring his nickname "Shaker" on the set. His role in ''Things We Do for Love'' was to be played by a Lebanese boy, and Michel attributes being given the role due to his Lebanese heritage. In a 2017 interview with ''Star FM Ghana,'' Majid explained that he didn't get the role for the first film he auditioned due to poor acting from him, describing his "passion for acting" as what made him to continue to press forward in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://starrfmonline.com/2017/10/05/failed-first-audition-majid-michel/ |title=I Failed My First Audition – Majid Michel |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>
Before becoming a professional actor, Michel worked as a model. In a 2017 interview with ''Star FM Ghana,'' Majid shared that he didn't get the role for the first film he auditioned for due to his poor performance, but that his "passion for acting" propelled him to press forward in the film industry.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://starrfmonline.com/2017/10/05/failed-first-audition-majid-michel/ |title=I Failed My First Audition – Majid Michel |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref>


His first starring role was in the popular television serial drama ''[[Things We Do for Love (Ghanaian TV series)|Things We Do for Love]]'' in which he played a young Lebanese working in a hotel.
''Things We Do For Love'' became a success and propelled him into the mainstream. On the strength of his performance in the series, he was cast in his first movie, ''Divine Love'', as the male lead, alongside [[Jackie Aygemang]] as the female lead, with [[Van Vicker]] in a supporting role. All three used their roles in the movie to debut their movie careers. ''Divine Love'' was a huge success, turning Majid Michel, Jackie Agyemang and Van Vicker into household names across Ghana.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}


He was cast in his first movie, ''Divine Love'', as the male lead, alongside [[Jackie Aygemang]] with [[Van Vicker]] in a supporting role. ''Divine Love'' was a success, turning Majid Michel, Jackie Agyemang and Van Vicker into household names in Ghana.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}
In 2008, Michel starred as the lead role in the film ''Agony of the Christ'', which received seven nominations at the [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] in 2009.<ref name="amaa1" /> In October 2017, Majid revealed that he is paid at least $15,000 for a role in a film, he also disclosed that he has earned as much as $35,000 to star in a film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/movies/majid-michel-actor-reveals-how-much-he-charges-for-a-movie-role-id7420017.html |title=Actor reveals how much he charges for a movie role |website=Pulse |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> In 2016, Majid explained that despite playing mostly romantic roles in films, he has never had a sexual relationship with an actress.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://entertainment.naij.com/768592-top-ghanaian-actor-speaks-sleeping-actresses.html#768592 |title=I have never slept with any actress – Majid Michel |last=Amodeni |first=Aduni |website=Naij.com |date=18 March 2016 |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> In October 2017, Majid explained on a radio interview that due to his religious beliefs, he will no-longer accept to play character that requires him to kiss on set.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/17/wont-kissing-movies-majid-michel/ |title=Why I wont be kissing in movies – Majid Michel |last=Nsikak |first=Nseyen |date=17 October 2017 |website=Dailypost |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>

In 2008, Michel starred in the lead role in the drama ''[[Agony of Christ (film)|Agony of the Christ]]'' which received seven nominations at the [[Africa Movie Academy Awards]] in 2009, including for Michel as Best Actor.<ref name="amaa1" />

In October 2017, Michel disclosed that he is paid at least $15,000 and had earned as much as $35,000 to star in a film.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pulse.com.gh/entertainment/movies/majid-michel-actor-reveals-how-much-he-charges-for-a-movie-role-id7420017.html |title=Actor reveals how much he charges for a movie role |website=Pulse |date=5 October 2017 |access-date=14 October 2017}}</ref> In October 2017, Michel, a born-again Christian, announced on a radio interview that due to his religious beliefs, he would no-longer take on roles that requires him to kiss on set.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailypost.ng/2017/10/17/wont-kissing-movies-majid-michel/ |title=Why I wont be kissing in movies – Majid Michel |last=Nsikak |first=Nseyen |date=17 October 2017 |website=Dailypost |access-date=20 October 2017}}</ref>


===Nollywood breakthrough and success===
===Nollywood breakthrough and success===
Michel is one of the Ghanaian actors who got into the film industry during the period in which [[Frank Rajah Arase]] signed a contract with Ghana's Abdul Salam Mumuni of Venus Films. The contract basically involved introducing Ghanaian actors into the mainstream [[Nollywood]] film industry and making them have a star power comparable to Nigerian actors. Films produced under this contract featured Michel include: ''Crime to Christ'' (2007), ''Agony of Christ'' (2008), ''[[Heart of Men]]'' (2009), ''[[The Game (2010 film)|The Game]]'' (2010) and ''Who Loves Me?'' (2010) amongst others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypeoplemagazine.com.ng/2014/04/how-i-discovered-many-ghanaian-movie.html |title=How I Discovered Many Ghanaian Movie Stars – Frank Rajah Arase |publisher=citypeoplemagazine.com.ng |access-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085317/http://www.citypeoplemagazine.com.ng/2014/04/how-i-discovered-many-ghanaian-movie.html |archive-date=19 August 2014 }}</ref>
Michel is among the Ghanaian actors who entered the film industry during the period in which Nigerian director [[Frank Rajah Arase]] forged a partnership with Ghanaian director [[Abdul Salam Mumuni]] of Venus Films. The agreement introduced Ghanaian actors into mainstream [[Nollywood]] and provided some of them a level of star power comparable to Nigerian actors. Films produced under the agreement featuring Michel include: ''Crime to Christ'' (2007), ''Agony of Christ'' (2008), ''[[Heart of Men]]'' (2009), ''[[The Game (2010 film)|The Game]]'' (2010) and ''Who Loves Me?'' (2010) amongst others.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citypeoplemagazine.com.ng/2014/04/how-i-discovered-many-ghanaian-movie.html |title=How I Discovered Many Ghanaian Movie Stars – Frank Rajah Arase |publisher=citypeoplemagazine.com.ng |access-date=16 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819085317/http://www.citypeoplemagazine.com.ng/2014/04/how-i-discovered-many-ghanaian-movie.html |archive-date=19 August 2014 }}</ref>

Michel made his Nollywood debut in the 2009 romantic drama, ''Emerald'', playing a leading role alongside [[Genevieve Nnaji]]. While some critics commended Majid's performance and on-screen chemistry with Nnaji, the film received largely mixed to negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/emerald/ | title=Emerald | publisher=NollywoodForever | date=3 August 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/05/emerald.html | title=Emerald | publisher=[[Nollywood Reinvented]] | date=27 May 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> ''[[Silent Scandals]]'' (2009), on the other hand, received broadly positive critical reviews for its high production values and Michel's performance. <ref>{{cite web |author=Alonge, Michael |date=7 September 2012 |title=Vivian Ejike's Silent Scandals |url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/18785/16/vivian-ejikes-silent-scandals.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213031414/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/18785/16/vivian-ejikes-silent-scandals.html |archive-date=13 February 2015 |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Nigeria Films}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=14 December 2009 |title=The Next Big Nollywood Hit: Silent Scandals premieres in Lagos |url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2009/12/14/the-next-big-nollywood-hit-silent-scandals-premieres-in-lagos/ |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=bellanaija.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/05/silent-scandals.html | title=Silent Scandals | publisher=Nollywood Reinvented | date=23 May 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myafricanmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/silent-scandal-excellent-movie-starring.html | title=SILENT SCANDAL (Excellent Movie Starring Genevieve Nnaji) | publisher=African Movie Reviews | date=17 February 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://movieevolution.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/silent-scandal/#sthash.AgEuFpZM.dpbs | title=SILENT SCANDALS | publisher=Covenant University | access-date=12 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213030455/http://movieevolution.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/silent-scandal/#sthash.AgEuFpZM.dpbs | archive-date=13 February 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In 2009, Michel starred in the Nigerian drama ''[[Guilty Pleasures (2009 film)|Guilty Pleasures]]'' <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/10839/3/madjid-ramzy-star-in-guilty-pleasures.html | title=Madjid, Ramzy star in ''Guilty Pleasures'' | publisher=ModernGhana | date=8 January 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Twum, Chris}}</ref> which was met with generally positive reviews, including for Michel's performance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/05/guilty-pleasures.html | title=Guilty Pleasures | publisher=[[Nollywood Reinvented]] | date=21 May 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thenet.ng/2009/12/movie-review-guilty-pleasures/ | title=Movie Review: Guilty Pleasures | publisher=The NET NG | date=1 December 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201090632/http://thenet.ng/2009/12/movie-review-guilty-pleasures/ | archive-date=1 February 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/guilty-pleasures/ | title=Guilty Pleasures | publisher=Nollywood Forever | date=10 November 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myafricanmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/guilty-pleasures-emem-isong-produced.html | title=GUILTY PLEASURES (Excellent Cast+Emem Isong Produced) | publisher=African Movie Reviews | date=3 October 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> In 2010 he starred for the third time alongside Genevieve Nnaji in ''[[Bursting Out (film)|Bursting Out]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/04/15/majid-michel-genevieve-nnaji-steam-up-the-screens-once-again-in-bursting-out/ | title=Majid Michel & Genevieve Nnaji steam up the screen once again in "Bursting Out" | publisher=BellaNaija | date=15 May 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> a film which generated mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2011/01/bursting-out.html | title=Bursting Out | publisher=Nollywood Reinvented | date=22 January 2011 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/bursting-out/ | title=Bursting Out | publisher=Nollywood Forever | date=31 January 2011 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.talkafricanmovies.com/bursting-out-2/ | title=Bursting Out | publisher=Talk African Movies | date=18 January 2014 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myafricanmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/bursting-out-miss-tilii-movie-review.html | title=Bursting Out (Miss Tilii Movie Review) | publisher=African Movie Reviews | date=21 December 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> Of Nnaji, he was outspoken in his admiration saying that she taught him how to act <ref>{{cite web |date=30 April 2012 |title=Genevieve Taught Me How To Act –Majid Michel |url=http://goldmyne.tv/genevieve-taught-me-how-to-act-majid-michel/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213035319/http://goldmyne.tv/genevieve-taught-me-how-to-act-majid-michel/ |archive-date=13 February 2015 |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=GoldMyne TV}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |author=Olatunji, Sam |date=24 March 2011 |title=First time I saw Genevieve Nnaji, the world stood still–Majid Michel |url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/11035/17/first-time-i-saw-genevieve-nnaji-the-world-stood-s.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213041204/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/11035/17/first-time-i-saw-genevieve-nnaji-the-world-stood-s.html |archive-date=13 February 2015 |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Nigeria Films}}</ref>. He also made headlines with an interview in which he said that Genevieve Nnaji was the best kisser in the film industry <ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2010 |title=Majid Michel: Genevieve Nnaji Is The Best Kisser |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/artikel.php?ID=194166 |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Ghana Web}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Febiri, Chris-Vincent Agyapong |date=27 September 2010 |title=Majid Michel Says Genevieve Nnaji Is The Best 'Kisser' Among All, Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari, Yvonne Nelson, Martha Ankomah & Co Can't Come Close To Her |url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/13360/3/majid-michel-says-genevieve-nnaji-is-the-best-kiss.html |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Modern Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=28 September 2010 |title=Genevieve Nnaji Is The Best Kisser -Majid Michel |url=http://www.nigeriamovienetwork.com/articles/read-genevieve-nnaji-is-the-best-kisser-majid-michel_114.html |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Nigeria Movie Network}}</ref>


Michel frequently courted controversy early in his Nollywood career by his statements in the media including the implication that Ghana had no film industry.<ref>{{cite web |author=Ike, Quojo |date=13 February 2014 |title=Actor Majid Michel Says There Is Nothing Like Gollywood Like Ghanaians Are Claiming |url=http://www.ghanafilmindustry.com/actor-majid-michel-says-there-is-nothing-like-gollywood-like-ghanaians-are-claiming/ |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=GhanaFilmIndustry}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=13 February 2014 |title=Majid Michel says that Ghana has no movie industry? |url=http://www.zionfelix.com/majid-michel-says-ghana-movie-industry/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213040427/http://www.zionfelix.com/majid-michel-says-ghana-movie-industry/ |archive-date=13 February 2015 |access-date=12 February 2015 |publisher=Zion Felix}}</ref>. In late 2010, it was reported that the actor was taking a break from working in Nollywood after receiving death threats, allegedly from Nigerian actors who thought that he was taking away too many role.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/8269/24/why-majid-michael-refused-to-come-to-nigeria.html | title=Why Majid Michael refused to come to Nigeria | publisher=Nigeria Films | date=11 July 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Olatunji Samuel | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213041311/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/8269/24/why-majid-michael-refused-to-come-to-nigeria.html | archive-date=13 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ghanameets.weebly.com/whos-chasing-majid-michel-out-of-nigeria.html | title=Who's chasing Majid Michel out of Nigeria? | publisher=Ghana Meets | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref>
Michel made his Nigerian Nollywood debut in the 2009 romantic drama, ''Emerald'', playing a leading role alongside [[Genevieve Nnaji]]. While Majid's performance was commended, along with his strong on-screen chemistry with Nnaji, the film received largely mixed to negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/emerald/ | title=Emerald | publisher=NollywoodForever | date=3 August 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/05/emerald.html | title=Emerald | publisher=[[Nollywood Reinvented]] | date=27 May 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> However, the 2009 film ''[[Silent Scandals]]'' brought Majid into prominence in Nigeria;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/18785/16/vivian-ejikes-silent-scandals.html | title=Vivian Ejike's Silent Scandals | publisher=Nigeria Films | date=7 September 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Alonge, Michael | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213031414/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/18785/16/vivian-ejikes-silent-scandals.html | archive-date=13 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2009/12/14/the-next-big-nollywood-hit-silent-scandals-premieres-in-lagos/ | title=The Next Big Nollywood Hit: Silent Scandals premieres in Lagos | publisher=bellanaija.com | date=14 December 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> The film received wide positive critical review for its high production values and Michel's performance, along with his strong on-screen chemistry with Genevieve Nnaji.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/05/silent-scandals.html | title=Silent Scandals | publisher=Nollywood Reinvented | date=23 May 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myafricanmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/12/silent-scandal-excellent-movie-starring.html | title=SILENT SCANDAL (Excellent Movie Starring Genevieve Nnaji) | publisher=African Movie Reviews | date=17 February 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://movieevolution.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/silent-scandal/#sthash.AgEuFpZM.dpbs | title=SILENT SCANDALS | publisher=Covenant University | access-date=12 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213030455/http://movieevolution.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/index.php/silent-scandal/#sthash.AgEuFpZM.dpbs | archive-date=13 February 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> ''Nollywood Forever'' Comments: "His [Michel's] intensity is concentrated in his eyes and he uses it well so it is understandable that he always gets roles in which love and women and the seduction of them play a large role".<ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/silent-scandals/ | title=Silent Scandals | publisher=Nollywood Forever | date=22 December 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> Same year, another film featuring Michel, ''[[Guilty Pleasures (2009 film)|Guilty Pleasures]]'' was released;<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/10839/3/madjid-ramzy-star-in-guilty-pleasures.html | title=Madjid, Ramzy star in ''Guilty Pleasures'' | publisher=ModernGhana | date=8 January 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Twum, Chris}}</ref> ''Guilty Pleasures'' upon release was met with generally positive reviews, with praise given to Michel's performance as well.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/05/guilty-pleasures.html | title=Guilty Pleasures | publisher=[[Nollywood Reinvented]] | date=21 May 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://thenet.ng/2009/12/movie-review-guilty-pleasures/ | title=Movie Review: Guilty Pleasures | publisher=The NET NG | date=1 December 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150201090632/http://thenet.ng/2009/12/movie-review-guilty-pleasures/ | archive-date=1 February 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/guilty-pleasures/ | title=Guilty Pleasures | publisher=Nollywood Forever | date=10 November 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myafricanmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2009/10/guilty-pleasures-emem-isong-produced.html | title=GUILTY PLEASURES (Excellent Cast+Emem Isong Produced) | publisher=African Movie Reviews | date=3 October 2009 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> He continued this lucrative trend into 2010, where he starred alongside Genevieve Nnaji once more in ''[[Bursting Out (film)|Bursting Out]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bellanaija.com/2010/04/15/majid-michel-genevieve-nnaji-steam-up-the-screens-once-again-in-bursting-out/ | title=Majid Michel & Genevieve Nnaji steam up the screen once again in "Bursting Out" | publisher=BellaNaija | date=15 May 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> a film which got mixed critical reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2011/01/bursting-out.html | title=Bursting Out | publisher=Nollywood Reinvented | date=22 January 2011 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://nollywoodforever.com/bursting-out/ | title=Bursting Out | publisher=Nollywood Forever | date=31 January 2011 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.talkafricanmovies.com/bursting-out-2/ | title=Bursting Out | publisher=Talk African Movies | date=18 January 2014 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://myafricanmoviereviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/bursting-out-miss-tilii-movie-review.html | title=Bursting Out (Miss Tilii Movie Review) | publisher=African Movie Reviews | date=21 December 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref>


He returned to Ghana where he was featured in films such as ''[[4 Play (film)|4 Play]]'' (2010) and its sequel ''4 Play Reloaded'' (2011).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michael |first=Akunye |date=2023-05-31 |title=Four (4) Majid Michel Movies that will take you on a nostalgic journey. |url=https://themovietrain.com/four-4-majid-michel-movies-that-will-take-you-on-a-nostalgic-journey/ |access-date=2024-09-19 |website=The Movie Train |language=en-US}}</ref>
Michel was quite outspoken in the media when he started off his career in Nigeria; He confessed in an interview that the first time he met Genevieve, "everything stood still"; he was so star struck that he offered to carry her bag and to be her personal assistant.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/11035/17/first-time-i-saw-genevieve-nnaji-the-world-stood-s.html | title=First time I saw Genevieve Nnaji, the world stood still–Majid Michel | publisher=Nigeria Films | date=24 March 2011 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Olatunji, Sam | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213041204/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/11035/17/first-time-i-saw-genevieve-nnaji-the-world-stood-s.html | archive-date=13 February 2015 }}</ref> In another interview, he stated that Genevieve Nnaji is the best kisser in the film industry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/entertainment/artikel.php?ID=194166 | title=Majid Michel: Genevieve Nnaji Is The Best Kisser | publisher=Ghana Web | date=28 September 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.modernghana.com/music/13360/3/majid-michel-says-genevieve-nnaji-is-the-best-kiss.html | title=Majid Michel Says Genevieve Nnaji Is The Best 'Kisser' Among All, Jackie Appiah, Nadia Buari, Yvonne Nelson, Martha Ankomah & Co Can't Come Close To Her | publisher=Modern Ghana | date=27 September 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Febiri, Chris-Vincent Agyapong}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nigeriamovienetwork.com/articles/read-genevieve-nnaji-is-the-best-kisser-majid-michel_114.html | title=Genevieve Nnaji Is The Best Kisser -Majid Michel | publisher=Nigeria Movie Network | date=28 September 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> He also stated in an interview that Genevieve taught him "how to act",<ref>{{cite web | url=http://goldmyne.tv/genevieve-taught-me-how-to-act-majid-michel/ | title=Genevieve Taught Me How To Act –Majid Michel | publisher=GoldMyne TV | date=30 April 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213035319/http://goldmyne.tv/genevieve-taught-me-how-to-act-majid-michel/ | archive-date=13 February 2015 }}</ref> and also implied in another interview that Ghana has no film industry.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ghanafilmindustry.com/actor-majid-michel-says-there-is-nothing-like-gollywood-like-ghanaians-are-claiming/ | title=Actor Majid Michel Says There Is Nothing Like Gollywood Like Ghanaians Are Claiming | publisher=GhanaFilmIndustry | date=13 February 2014 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Ike, Quojo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zionfelix.com/majid-michel-says-ghana-movie-industry/ | title=Majid Michel says that Ghana has no movie industry? | publisher=Zion Felix | date=13 February 2014 | access-date=12 February 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213040427/http://www.zionfelix.com/majid-michel-says-ghana-movie-industry/ | archive-date=13 February 2015 }}</ref> All of these, along with the explicit roles he played in films made him have controversies always trailing him during his early days. In late 2010, it was reported that the actor is taking a break from Nigeria after receiving death threats supposedly from his Nigerian colleagues, who thinks that he is getting too many jobs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/8269/24/why-majid-michael-refused-to-come-to-nigeria.html | title=Why Majid Michael refused to come to Nigeria | publisher=Nigeria Films | date=11 July 2010 | access-date=12 February 2015 | author=Olatunji Samuel | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213041311/http://www.nigeriafilms.com/news/8269/24/why-majid-michael-refused-to-come-to-nigeria.html | archive-date=13 February 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://ghanameets.weebly.com/whos-chasing-majid-michel-out-of-nigeria.html | title=Who's chasing Majid Michel out of Nigeria? | publisher=Ghana Meets | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> During this time, he went back to act in Ghana, where he featured in films such as ''[[4 Play (film)|4 Play]]'' (2010) and its sequel ''4 Play Reloaded'' (2011).{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}


In 2012, he starred in the War film ''[[Somewhere in Africa]]'', playing a tyrant. Though the film didn't do well critically, Michel's role delivery got him wide acclaim,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/06/somewhere-in-africa.html | title=Somewhere in Africa | publisher=Nollywood Reinvented | date=3 June 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://omgghana.com/review-and-critique-on-the-film-somewhere-in-africa/ | title=Review and Critique on the film 'Somewhere in Africa' | publisher=OMG Ghana | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> and he won an [[Africa Movie Academy Award]] for the first time.<ref name="Opurum"/><ref name="Alonge"/> This launched his career once again in Nigeria where he has since established himself as a star and has been featured in mainstream Nigerian films. In 2014, he co-starred in the all-time blockbuster ''[[30 Days in Atlanta]]'' for which he got listed by Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office grosser of 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/01/oc-ukeje-majid-breaking-cinemas/ | title=OC Ukeje, Majid breaking the cinemas | work=Daily Independent | date=January 2015 | access-date=12 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212201405/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/01/oc-ukeje-majid-breaking-cinemas/ | archive-date=12 February 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Other 2014 films featuring Michel include: ''[[Forgetting June]]'', which was met with generally negative reviews.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2013/10/forgetting-june.html | title=Forgetting June Review | publisher=NollyWood Reinvented | access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref> He however featured in ''[[Knocking on Heaven's Door (2014 film)|Knocking on Heaven's Door]]'' and ''[[Being Mrs Elliot]]'', both of which had decent performance, commercially and critically.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2014/03/coming-soon-knocking-on-heavens-door.html | title=Knocking on Heavens Door on Nollywood Reinvented | publisher=nollywoodreinvented.com | access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2014/05/coming-soon-being-mrs-elliot.html | title=COMING SOON: Being Mrs. Elliot | publisher=nollywoodreinvented.com | access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>
In 2012, he starred in the war film ''[[Somewhere in Africa]]'', playing a tyrant. Though the film didn't do well critically, Michel received wide acclaim<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2012/06/somewhere-in-africa.html | title=Somewhere in Africa | publisher=Nollywood Reinvented | date=3 June 2012 | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://omgghana.com/review-and-critique-on-the-film-somewhere-in-africa/ | title=Review and Critique on the film 'Somewhere in Africa' | publisher=OMG Ghana | access-date=12 February 2015}}</ref> and won an [[Africa Movie Academy Award]] for the first time.<ref name="Opurum" /><ref name="Alonge" /> His success in ''Somewhere in Africa'' revived his Nollywood career and in 2014, co-starred in the blockbuster ''[[30 Days in Atlanta]]'' for which he got listed by the Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office draws of 2014.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/01/oc-ukeje-majid-breaking-cinemas/ | title=OC Ukeje, Majid breaking the cinemas | work=Daily Independent | date=January 2015 | access-date=12 February 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150212201405/http://dailyindependentnig.com/2015/01/oc-ukeje-majid-breaking-cinemas/ | archive-date=12 February 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Other 2014 films featuring Michel include: ''[[Forgetting June]]'', which was met with generally negative reviews<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2013/10/forgetting-june.html | title=Forgetting June Review | publisher=NollyWood Reinvented | access-date=1 April 2014}}</ref> and ''[[Knocking on Heaven's Door (2014 film)|Knocking on Heaven's Door]]'' and ''[[Being Mrs Elliot]]'', both which were commercial and critical success.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2014/03/coming-soon-knocking-on-heavens-door.html | title=Knocking on Heavens Door on Nollywood Reinvented | publisher=nollywoodreinvented.com | access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nollywoodreinvented.com/2014/05/coming-soon-being-mrs-elliot.html | title=COMING SOON: Being Mrs. Elliot | publisher=nollywoodreinvented.com | access-date=7 September 2014}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

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Majid Michel
Born (1980-09-22) 22 September 1980 (age 44)
Alma materMfantsipim School
Occupation(s)Actor and pastor
Years active2000–present
SpouseVirna Michel
Children3[1]
AwardsBest Actor, Africa Movie Academy Awards 2012
Websitemajidmichel.com[dead link]

Majid Michel (born 22 September 1980) is a Ghanaian actor, model, television personality, evangelist and a humanitarian. He received nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2017.[2][3] He eventually won the award in 2012 after three previous consecutive nominations.[4][5]

Early life

Michel was born in Cantonments, a suburb of the Ghanaian capital Accra. The son of a Lebanese father and a Ghanaian mother,[3] he grew up in Accra with his nine siblings. He attended St. Theresa's Primary School, and later, the Mfantsipim School, the alma mater of actor and director Van Vicker and also of former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. In secondary school, Michel was actively involved in theatre and was a member of the school's Drama Club. As a member of the drama club, he received a Best Actor Award in one of their performances on Emancipation Day in Cape Coast, Ghana.[3]

Career

Before becoming a professional actor, Michel worked as a model. In a 2017 interview with Star FM Ghana, Majid shared that he didn't get the role for the first film he auditioned for due to his poor performance, but that his "passion for acting" propelled him to press forward in the film industry.[6]

His first starring role was in the popular television serial drama Things We Do for Love in which he played a young Lebanese working in a hotel.

He was cast in his first movie, Divine Love, as the male lead, alongside Jackie Aygemang with Van Vicker in a supporting role. Divine Love was a success, turning Majid Michel, Jackie Agyemang and Van Vicker into household names in Ghana.[citation needed]

In 2008, Michel starred in the lead role in the drama Agony of the Christ which received seven nominations at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2009, including for Michel as Best Actor.[2]

In October 2017, Michel disclosed that he is paid at least $15,000 and had earned as much as $35,000 to star in a film.[7] In October 2017, Michel, a born-again Christian, announced on a radio interview that due to his religious beliefs, he would no-longer take on roles that requires him to kiss on set.[8]

Nollywood breakthrough and success

Michel is among the Ghanaian actors who entered the film industry during the period in which Nigerian director Frank Rajah Arase forged a partnership with Ghanaian director Abdul Salam Mumuni of Venus Films. The agreement introduced Ghanaian actors into mainstream Nollywood and provided some of them a level of star power comparable to Nigerian actors. Films produced under the agreement featuring Michel include: Crime to Christ (2007), Agony of Christ (2008), Heart of Men (2009), The Game (2010) and Who Loves Me? (2010) amongst others.[9]

Michel made his Nollywood debut in the 2009 romantic drama, Emerald, playing a leading role alongside Genevieve Nnaji. While some critics commended Majid's performance and on-screen chemistry with Nnaji, the film received largely mixed to negative reviews.[10][11] Silent Scandals (2009), on the other hand, received broadly positive critical reviews for its high production values and Michel's performance. [12][13] [14][15][16]

In 2009, Michel starred in the Nigerian drama Guilty Pleasures [17] which was met with generally positive reviews, including for Michel's performance.[18][19][20][21] In 2010 he starred for the third time alongside Genevieve Nnaji in Bursting Out,[22] a film which generated mixed reviews.[23][24][25][26] Of Nnaji, he was outspoken in his admiration saying that she taught him how to act [27] [28]. He also made headlines with an interview in which he said that Genevieve Nnaji was the best kisser in the film industry [29][30][31]

Michel frequently courted controversy early in his Nollywood career by his statements in the media including the implication that Ghana had no film industry.[32][33]. In late 2010, it was reported that the actor was taking a break from working in Nollywood after receiving death threats, allegedly from Nigerian actors who thought that he was taking away too many role.[34][35]

He returned to Ghana where he was featured in films such as 4 Play (2010) and its sequel 4 Play Reloaded (2011).[36]

In 2012, he starred in the war film Somewhere in Africa, playing a tyrant. Though the film didn't do well critically, Michel received wide acclaim[37][38] and won an Africa Movie Academy Award for the first time.[4][5] His success in Somewhere in Africa revived his Nollywood career and in 2014, co-starred in the blockbuster 30 Days in Atlanta for which he got listed by the Nigerian Cinema Exhibition Coalition as one of the highest box office draws of 2014.[39] Other 2014 films featuring Michel include: Forgetting June, which was met with generally negative reviews[40] and Knocking on Heaven's Door and Being Mrs Elliot, both which were commercial and critical success.[41][42]

Filmography

"Just a Night"(2018) " My Husbands Diary" (2018)

"River Hotel" TV series,(2019 -2020)

Personal life

Majid Michel is married and has three children.[48] On 19 November 2015, he revealed that his wife of 10 years was responsible for his success.[49] And he references only God before her. He renewed his marriage vows in the same year.[50]

Majid is a born-again Christian.[51][52] On 4 October 2016, he was a guest minister at a local church where he shared the word and performed deliverance on people.[53] Speaking to Joy F.M in Ghana, Majid described his new spiritual life as "genuine and inspired from his understanding from the Bible".[54] On 1 April 2017, he explained that his refined relationship with God has cost him some of his friends. He went further to state that his present friends are determined solely through vision from God.[55] In a 2017 sermon celebrating Easter, Majid summarised the whole essence of the cruxification of Christ as being to "overthrow racism, hate, envy, jealousy, pride, war and demonic powers with a simple filled-grace life".[56] In October 2017, Majid stated that he has been used by God to perform miracles on people.[57] On masturbation, Majid described the act as a sin towards God. He went further to state that it was inevitable for one to engage in the act at least once in a lifetime.[58] He also disclosed that he was once a victim in his younger years but encourages youths to desist from it.[59][60] During a social media debate with Freeze, Majid disagreed with Freeze stance on tithing. Majid argued that tithing was not an old testament doctrine.[61] Rather, he opined that tithe should be given to the church to help the poor.[62]

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