{"id":274008,"date":"2011-01-14T17:27:25","date_gmt":"2011-01-14T17:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=47457"},"modified":"2011-01-14T17:27:25","modified_gmt":"2011-01-14T17:27:25","slug":"majid-michel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/14\/majid-michel\/","title":{"rendered":"Majid Michel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_34402\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34402\" style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-34402\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/15\/majid-michel-shows-show-off-his-zafaa-award-on-facebook\/majid_award\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34402\" title=\"majid_award\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/majid_award.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Majid Michel<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMajid Michel Erawack \u201cShaker\u201d (born September  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22, 1980) is a  Ghanaian actor. He found  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmainstream success following his  performance in  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe movie Divine Love co-staring, Jackie  \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\tAygemang (nee Appiah) and Van Vicker. Majid is  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsistently  cited as one of the best up and  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcoming actors in Ghana today,  but is also viewed  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tas being overshadowed and overlooked by the   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmedia, in favor of Van Vicker.<br \/>\nMajid was born in Cantonments, Accra, Ghana, the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tson of  Michel Erawack, a Lebanese business man,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand a Ghanaian mother,  Paulina Olympio who works  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor Ghana Review International. In a  recent  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinterview, Majid indicated that the name Erawack  \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\twas a title won by his father while doing work  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin India.  Majid chose to drop the name Erawack  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfrom his last name  professionally.<br \/>\nAlong with his other nine siblings, Majid grew  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tup in Accra,  Ghana. He attended St. Theresa\u2019s  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPrimary School, and later, the  elite Mfantsipim  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoys\u2019 Secondary School, the alma mater of Van   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVicker and also of Former United Nations  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Secretary-General, Kofi Annan. In secondary  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tschool, Majid was  actively involved in theater  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand was a member of the school\u2019s  Drama Club. As  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ta member of the drama club, Majid received a  \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tBest Actor Award in one of their performances on  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Emancipation Day in Cape Coast, Ghana.<br \/>\nMajid entered professional  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tacting by  chance. He was invited  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tto join the modeling agency,  \t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\tSuper Model Agency, on the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tbehest of his next door  \t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tneighbor. The director of the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmodeling agency,  now turned  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tproducer, invited him to  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t participate in a new TV series (GTV),  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdubbed <em>Things We Do for Love<\/em>.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMajid acquired his nickname  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cShaker\u201d on the set. His role on \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Things We Do for Love<\/em>,   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twas to be played by a Lebanese  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tboy, and Majid  attributes his  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tacquiring the role to his  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Lebanese heritage.<em>Thing We Do  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor Love<\/em>, became a success  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand propelled Majid into the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmainstream.    On the strength  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tof his  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tperformance in \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<em>Things We Do  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfor Love<\/em>,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMajid was cast  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tin his first the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmovie <em>Divine  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLove<\/em> as the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmale lead,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talongside Jackie  \t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAygemang as the  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfemale lead and  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVan Vicker in a  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsupporting role.  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tAll three used  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttheir roles in  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tthe  movie to  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdebut their  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmovie careers.<em>Divine Love<\/em> was a huge  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsuccess turning  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMajid  Michel,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJackie Aygemang,  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tand Van  Vicker  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tinto household  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tnames across  \t\t \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGhana and to a  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tlarge extent  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tNigeria.<br \/>\nMajid is  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmarried and is  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcurrently  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\texpecting his  \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tfirst child.<br \/>\nIn 2008 Majid starred as the lead role in the film \u201cAgony of the  Christ\u201d. This film received seven nominations at the African Movie  Academy Awards in 2009.<br \/>\nFilmography<br \/>\n* Divine Love (2004)<br \/>\n* Royal Battle (2005)<br \/>\n* Passion of the Soul (2005)<br \/>\n* Blood Fight<br \/>\n* Blood Rivals<br \/>\n* Pretty Queen<br \/>\n* The Playboy (2006)<br \/>\n* Tears of Womanhood (2006)<br \/>\n* Crime to Christ (2007)<br \/>\n* The Shepherd (2008)<br \/>\n* Dream maker (2008)<br \/>\n* Agony of the Christ (2008)<br \/>\n* Her excellency (2009)<br \/>\n* Behind a smile (2009)<br \/>\n* Sin of the Soul (2009)<br \/>\n* Shakira (2009)<br \/>\n* Dangerous Mother (2009)<br \/>\n* Gameboy (2009)<br \/>\n* Guilty Pleasures (2009)<br \/>\n* Emerald (2009)<br \/>\n* Bursting out (2009<br \/>\n* The Dons Of Sakawa (2009)<br \/>\n* Friends In Love (2009)<br \/>\n* Heart of Men (2009)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Majid Michel Erawack \u201cShaker\u201d (born September 22, 1980) is a Ghanaian actor. He found mainstream success following his performance in the movie Divine Love co-staring, Jackie Aygemang (nee Appiah) and Van Vicker. 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