Ekow Blankson | |
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| Born | 16 March 1972 |
| Died | 3 October 2022 (aged 50) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana, Heineken Global Commerce University |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, managing director |
| Known for | Checkmate, In April, The saga, The pool party, Savannah |
| Awards | Great Excellence Movie Awards Golden Start award |
Ekow Blankson (16 March 1972 – 3 October 2022[1]) was a Ghanaian actor and the Commercial Manager of GhanaWeb.[2][3][4][5] He also worked on projects for schools, notable among them was a production from Lords Production of GH Schools, he worked with them on a movie titled Breath Vengeance and was nominated Best Adult Male Role in their awards scheme, the GH Student's Movie Awards.
He died on 3 October 2022, at the age of 50 after a short illness.[6][7]
Education
Blankson held a Master's degree in Fine Arts and a Diploma in Theatre Arts (Drama) from the University of Ghana, Legon. He also had a marketing certificate from Heineken Global Commerce University, Amsterdam.[2]
Career
Ekow worked with media companies including TV Africa, Media General Ghana Limited and Multimedia Broadcasting Company as Managing Director, Director of Brands and Corporate Communications and General Manager (Luv FM and Nhyira FM) respectively. He featured in and directed some Ghanaian movies.[8][3][9] Ekow Blankson, until his demise, worked at GhanaWeb as a Commercial Manager.[2]
Filmography
- Checkmate
- Borga
- In April
- Black Earth Rising
- Death After Birth
- The Intruder[10]
- Diary of the Black Hustler[10]
- The Saga
- Total Exchange[10]
- A Woman's Desire
- Frozen Emotion[10]
- My Mother's Heart[10]
- Check Mate[10]
- Red Label
- The CEO
- Death After Birth
- The Pool Party
- Rhapsody of Love
- The Secret burden
- Dying of the Light
- Breath Vengeance
- Savannah
- Famous
- Illusions
- A Woman Scorned
- Accra Medic Series
- To Have and To Hold Series
Awards
Golden start award awarded by Great Excellence Movie Awards.[11]
Nominations
- Best Actor nomination at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).[3][12]
- Best Supporting Actor nomination at the 2010 Ghana Movie Awards.[12]
- Best Male Actor International nomination at the 2022 NELAS AWARDS UK[13]
- Best Adult Male Role GH Student's Movie Awards 2022
References
- ↑ Coverghana.com.gh (2022-10-03). "Ekow Blankson is dead: Cause of death, Age". Coverghana.com.gh. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- 1 2 3 "Actor Ekow Blankson joins GhanaWeb as Commercial Manager". www.ghanaweb.com. 18 January 2021.
- 1 2 3 "My acting career broke my home – Ekow Blankson". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ↑ "My acting career broke my home – Ekow Blankson". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ Adu, Dennis (2018-04-24). "New crop of actors are bunch of jokers – Ekow Blankson". Adomonline.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ "Veteran actor Ekow Blankson has passed on". Joy Online. 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ↑ "Announcement on the death of our Commercial Manager Ekow Blankson". GhanaWeb. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ↑ "Kumawood movies are like concert party - Ekow Blankson". www.ghanaweb.com. 2018-04-21. Retrieved 2020-07-31.
- ↑ ""I Can't Sleep With My Daughter" Ekow Blankson". 30 November 2001.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "I'm damn good actor - Ekow Blankson". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ "ADPU's Ekow Blankson wins Golden Star award at Great Excellence Movie Awards". GhanaWeb. 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
- 1 2 "Ekow Blankson Bounces Back". DailyGuide Network. 2016-08-08. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ↑ "NELAS official nominations 2022". www.nelasuk.com.
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