Zachee Ama Orji (born 1960) is a Gabon born Nigerian actor, director, producer and filmmaker[1][2] known for his role in Nollywood movies Glamour Girls, and Blood Money. Aside from acting, Orji is a preacher.[3] He is an indegene of Amata Mgbowo in Agwu Local Government Enugu State. His Father's name is Lionel Chukwuemeka Orji.[4]
Early Life
Zachee Ama Orji was born in Libreville, Gabon. He grew up in Cameroon, Benin and Togo where he learnt how to speak both English and French fluently.[5] He is the eldest in a family of seven children, five girls and two boys.[6]
His first movie was in 1991 and was entitled Unforgiven Sin. In an interview with Nollywood Post, Zack Orji shared how he got the lead role in the movie without auditioning.[7] Since then, Orji has starred in different movies and is now a Nollywood legend. He is also a singer and preacher of God's word[2] since he found Christ.
In 2000, Zack Orji made his directorial debut with the movie titled WEB starring himself and Ghanaian actress, Kalsoume Sinare. The movie won best collaborative film in the Ghana awards of 2001.
In 2022, Zack made it known that he is supporting Tinubu for president in the 2023 presidential election.[8][9] He has featured in over 250 nollywood movies.
Personal life
Zack Orji is married to Ngozi Orji, has three children,[10] and lives in Nigeria. He is a philanthropist who owns a charity organization set up to help people living with disabilities and who are less privileged. He was a former president of the Actor's Guild of Nigeria. He is also into other businesses some of which include real estate. [11] He is very active on social media.
