Adjetey Anang (born 8 July 1973) is a

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ian actor, popularly known as "Pusher", which was his screen name in the television series '' Things We Do for Love''. He has featured in many Ghanaian movies, including ''

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'', '' A Sting in a Tale'', '' The Perfect Picture'' and others. He has also featured in a

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movie titled ''Slavery''.

Education

Adjetey Anang studied at Labone Senior High School and proceeded to the

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, where he studied

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. He went further to study his masters in Dramatic Arts at

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Career

Anang has starred in the Ghanaian TV series Yolo which advises and directs the

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, etc. Anang was one of the actors who announced nominations for the

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Memoir

In July 2023, he launched his book: ‘Adjetey Anang: A Story of Faith, Imperfection and Resilience’. The book chronicles his experience from his early days, through to his success in the movie industry, as well as his private life. The launch of the book coincided with his 50th birthday.

Personal life

Anang is married to Elom, and they have a son.

Filmography

*''Broken Heart'' (1999) * ''Things We Do For Love'' (2000) as Pusher *''Life and Living it (2009)'' as Jerry Klevor *'' The Perfect Picture'' (2009) as Fela *'' A sting in a tale'' (2009) as Kuuku *'' Adams Apples: The Family Ties'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Musical Chairs'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Torn'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Twisted connections'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Duplicity'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Confessions'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Showdown'' (2011) *'' Adams Apples: Fight or Flight'' (2012) *'' Adams Apples: New Beginnings'' (2012) *'' Adams Apples: Rescue Mission'' (2012) *''The pledge: Ghana will not burn'' (2012) *'' Potomanto'' (2013) as Adane *''Double Cross'' (2014) as Ben Boateng *''Devil in the Detail'' (2014) as Ben Ofori *''Kintampo'' (2017) *''Sink or Swim: The Perilous Journey'' (2017) *''My Very Ghanaian Wedding'' (2017) as Paul Opong *'' Potato Potahto'' (2017) as Ato Brown *'' Keteke'' (2017) as Boi *'' Sidechic Gang'' (2018) as Sefa * Yolo *''Sin City'' (2019) as Akeem *''

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(2019) as Nii Kpakpo'' *'' Gold Coast Lounge'' (2019) as John Donkor *''

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'' (2020) as Kwesi *''

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'' (2020) as Aleodin *''

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'' (2020) *'' Dede''

Awards

Anang has won himself a lot of fans from his role in '' Things We Do for Love''. He has also won awards including An Arts Critique and Review Association of Ghana (ACRAG) Talent Award and A Ghana Union of Theatre Societies (GUTS) Best Actor Award. He was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category in the 8th

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for his role in ''Gold Coast Lounge.'' He has won the Actor of the year at the 2022 Exclusive Men of the Year Africa Awards.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anang, Adjetey Ghanaian male film actors Best Supporting Actor Africa Movie Academy Award winners 1973 births Living people 21st-century Ghanaian male actors Male actors from Accra University of Ghana alumni Ghanaian male actors