Kwame Owusu-Ansah
Kwame Owusu-Ansah | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 December 1967 |
| Died | 2 May 2008 |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Occupation(s) | actor, radio broadcaster |
| Years active | 1990s - 2008 |
Kwame Owusu-Ansah (or John William Kwame Owusu Ansah),[1] was from Ghana. He was born on December 9, 1967, and died on May 2, 2008.[2][3] He worked as a radio broadcaster, actor, poet, Public Relations Consultant, and teacher. He was well-known in Ghanaian movies and worked with Nigerian actors.[4][5][6][3]
Early life
[change | change source]Owusu-Ansah was born on December 9, 1967, in Alajo, Accra.[1] His parents were Smart Owusu Ansah and Victoria Cosmos Gonsalves.[5]
Career
[change | change source]He acted in about 60 movies before he died in 2008.[7][8] He also worked as the Media Director for Madhaus Incorporation, which is part of FNT Group.[9]
Before that, he was the Public Relations Officer for Asante Kotoko from 2004 to 2005. He was also a special assistant to the club's former CEO, Major Yaw Larson.[10][11]
Filmography
[change | change source]Movies and TV shows he was in:
- A Stab in the Dark[12] (1999)
- The Visitor[12] (1999) - George
- End of the River[12]
- Errors of the Past[12]
- Wedding Day[12]
- Jewels 1&2[12] (1999)
- Remember Your Mother[12] (2000) - Linus
- Time[12] (2000) - Francis
- Grace to Grass[12]
- Married to a Witch[12] (2001) - Michael
- Okukuseku 1,2,3&4[12] (2001) - Sammy
- That Day[12] (2001) - Mahama
- Sika[12] (2001) - Adae
- Tenterhooks (2002) - Danny
- Christ in Me (2003) - Austine
- Madam Joan (2004) - Freddy
- Holby City (2005 TV Series) - Manu Sembene
- Born Again[12]
- Axe of Vengeance[12]
- Spirit of Darkness[12]
- Fortune Island (TV series)[13]
- Frozen Emotion (2006)
- The Mighty One (2007) - Antwi
Death
[change | change source]He died on May 2, 2008, from injuries he got in a car accident on the Tema Motorway in Accra.[14][15][16]
Scene at his memorial service
[change | change source]At his memorial service on June 14, 2008, a woman who was not his mother, Madam Victoria Cosmos Gonsalves, who comes from Atsiavi in the Volta region claimed that Kwame was her son. This woman, Miss Koffie, from Cape Coast, made a scene outside the church, saying Kwame was her child.[17] She told a radio station she had proof that Kwame was her son. When asked how she knew Kwame’s father, Miss Koffie said they met at Burma Camp because they both lived there—she was in a brigade, and Kwame’s father was in the military.[17] A week after Kwame was buried, on June 28, 2008, his family held a press conference and said that the woman's claims were not true.[17]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Modern Ghana : WHO IS KWAME OWUSU ANSAH'S REAL MOTHER? by Eugene Osafo-Nkansah (Jun 25, 2008) [1]
- ↑ GhanaWeb : Eight years after the demise of Kwame Owusu Ansah, (2 May 2016) [2]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Thomas Adotei Pappoe, 3news.com [in] Peace FM, Suzzy Williams, Terry Bonchaka, Kwame Owusu Ansah, Vybrant Faya, Isaac Yeboah, Ebony Etc (10-Feb-2018) [3]
- ↑ "Kwame Owusu Ansah Is Dead". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Eight years after the demise of Kwame Owusu Ansah". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ↑ Nollywoodcity TV (2015-06-06), Axe Of Vengeance - Latest Nigerian Nollywood Movie, retrieved 2018-11-19
- ↑ GhanaWeb : Eight years after the demise of Kwame Owusu Ansah, (2 May 2016) [4]
- ↑ Modern Ghana : WHO IS KWAME OWUSU ANSAH'S REAL MOTHER? by Eugene Osafo-Nkansah (Jun 25, 2008) [5]
- ↑ "Kwame Owusu Ansah Is Dead". www.ghanaweb.com. Retrieved 2018-11-19.
- ↑ "Kwame Owusu Ansah Quits Kotoko". GhanaWeb. 15 March 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ "Kotoko PRO Pleads With Supporters". Modern Ghana. 18 March 2004. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ↑ 12.00 12.01 12.02 12.03 12.04 12.05 12.06 12.07 12.08 12.09 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 GhanaWeb : Eight years after the demise of Kwame Owusu Ansah, (2 May 2016) [6]
- ↑ Showbiz [in] Ghana Base, Fortune Island: The Story Continues (22-May-2008) [7] Archived 2020-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ GhanaWeb : Eight years after the demise of Kwame Owusu Ansah, (2 May 2016) [8]
- ↑ Thomas Adotei Pappoe, 3news.com [in] Peace FM, Suzzy Williams, Terry Bonchaka, Kwame Owusu Ansah, Vybrant Faya, Isaac Yeboah, Ebony Etc (10-Feb-2018) [9]
- ↑ "Kwame Owusu Ansah Is Dead". Ghana Web. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 Modern Ghana : WHO IS KWAME OWUSU ANSAH'S REAL MOTHER? by Eugene Osafo-Nkansah (Jun 25, 2008) [10]