Jagger Pee laments, “I regret being a Ghanaian actor.”
Jagger Pee, a seasoned Ghanaian actor, has explicitly declared that he hates being a Ghanaian actor.
The veteran actor claimed, in an interview with Citi FM that anyone who chooses to pursue acting in Ghana has done so in spite of the country’s seedy reputation.
He expressed his dissatisfaction with the earnings and income generated by the Ghanaian film business, saying that despite the fact that it had not been helpful to them, the sector was continuing for the benefit of future generations in the hopes that they may bring about change.
“Seriously, If I should die and reincarnate, I would prefer being an actor abroad than in Ghana…the movie profession is good but not in Ghana…Ghana is really a crappy location to make acting your Profession..You act for many years and the money is just peanut”. He sadly said
The seasoned actor said, sounding utterly disgusted, “even if Ghana’s film business isn’t growing, we’re still slogging through merely to clear the way for our successors in the industry to arrive and perhaps make a change.”
Born Abeiku Nyame, Jagger Pee was imprisoned in 1996 together with his buddy and fellow musician Gee Man as a result of a gunshot at the CFC Flats Dome in Accra, which resulted in the death of a cab driver.
After spending two years of his life sentence—half of which were spent on death row—he was given amnesty. Despite spending time in prison, he was one of Ghana’s top actors in the 1990s and has significantly influenced the country’s film industry.
