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Justus Esiri was a veteran award winning Nigerian actor, generally considered to be one of the pillars of Nollywood with an acting career that goes way back to the 1960s. He came into prominence for his role in popular Nigerian Television Authority TV-series "The Village Headmaster" and the film adaptation of Chinua Achebe's book "Things Fall Apart". He won the African Movie Academy Awards post-humously in 2013 for his role in Assasins Practice and he was also honoured as the inaugural recipient of the Goodluck Jonathan Lifetime Achievement award at the 2013 Nollywood Movies Awards. The Nigerian government honoured him with a National honour for his contribution to the development of Film-Making in Nigeria. He is the father of popular Mavin Records Musician Dr Sid.
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