Use me on billboards while alive- Fred Amugi to corporate Ghana

Veteran actor Fred Amugi is charging Corporate Ghana to grant him the wish of having his face on a billboard as brand ambassador before taking his last breath.

In a trending video on social media, the popular actor who celebrated his 74^th birthday on Saturday, November 5 said that he doesn’t want his image to be all over billboards after his death.

“Well, one wish I would love to have for my 74th birthday is to see myself on billboards as a brand ambassador. I wouldn’t want to die before I’m mounted on billboards when I wouldn’t see what corporate Ghana did for me,”.

“So, corporate Ghana, here I am, I’m prepared to be a brand ambassador for your products. Use me while I’m alive, not when I’m dead and gone,” he said in the video.

Fred Amugi is one of the prominent faces in Ghanaian movie industry with over four decades of experience of gracing our screens with his acting skills.

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He rose to prominence for his role in Opinto, a popular television series in 1985 and has since won the admiration of movie enthusiasts for his roles in movies such as Judgement Day, Holy City, Beasts of No Nation, and The Cursed Ones.

Among many of Fred Amugi’s honours and awards are Best actor at the 1994 Accra International Film Festival, Best Actor in a Supporting Role at Ghana Movie Awards (2016) and Golden Supporting Actor in Drama at Golden Movie Awards in the same.

In 2008, he was part of a list of creative personalities decorated with Order of the Volta for his contribution to Ghana’s movie industry.