Legendary actor and broadcaster Mikki Osei Berko has lamented the entertainment sector’s relative lack of financial compensation to other industries in Ghana.
In an interview with Blakk Rasta on 3FM’s #UrbanBlend, the actor of Taxi Drive fame was open about his thoughts on the financial side of Ghana’s entertainment industry.
He stressed the non-financial benefits that working on the set of the well-known television series Taxi Driver brought to his career and how the production had a big impact on how he identified himself in the business.
“What happened on the set of Taxi Driver for me was the experience aspect. I always look at the positive side of stuff. I could say Taxi Driver for me could say arguably is one of the projects that has made me who I am and you cannot count that in money,” he said.
Perhaps, when it is about financial returns, the actor revealed that there was nothing to write about.
He vividly opened up that he couldn’t make any financial fortune from the Taxi Driver TV series.
“With regards to financial returns, I think that it was not to write home about and I am saying this clearly because the system hasn’t changed,” he added.
He subjected such to the fact that Showbiz is regarded as a part-time job in Ghana instead of a full time profession that is aimed to sustain lifelihood.
“You know people consider showbiz as a part-time business, they don’t really understand that it is what put food on your table. They think that if they ask you to MC their event and offer you food and drinks that’s it. People do not regard this as an endeavour that pays so much and it was the difficulty at the time and I think sponsorship contributed to that,” he recalled.
