Pete Eneh Biography and Life History

Pete Eneh is a famous Nollywood legend, actor, producer, filmmaker, entrepreneur and a philanthropist. He was born in 1944 in Port Harcourt, River State in the south southern part of Nigeria and died on 15th November 2012 in Enugu State in the south eastern part of Nigeria at the age of 68 years old.

Pete Eneh is one of the pioneers of the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) and contributed immensely to the growth of Nollywood in Nigeria and around the world. He is very gifted, skillful, creative and talented. He knows to interpret his roles very well and can fit in any character given to him by movie producers and directors in Nigeria.

Pete Eneh is originally from Enugu State in the south eastern part of Nigeria, where he completed both his primary and secondary school education and obtained both his First School Leaving Certificate and West African Senior School Certificate.

Pete Eneh joined the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood) in early 1990s and has contributed tremendously to the growth of Nollywood in Nigeria and rest of the world. He has acted alongside with top Nollywood veterans like Pete Edochie, Olu Jacobs, Chinwe Ntaluagu, Nkem Owoh, Patience Ozokwor, Ngozi Ezeonu and Chinwe Owoh, amongst others.

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Pete Eneh has acted in more than 150 Nollywood movies which include Issakaba, Perfect Temptation, Royal Palace, Heavy Rain, Fire on the Mountain, The Suitors, Ngozi: Abeg Marry Us, amongst others. He acts mostly as an elder, traditional ruler, good father, grandfather and a title chief in Nigerian Nollywood movies.

Unfortunately, on 15th November 2012, Pete Eneh, died after leg amputation due to an infection on the leg in Enugu State in the south eastern part of Nigeria at the age of 68 years old.  He was one of the highly most talented actors Nigeria has ever produced.

Pete Eneh in the cause of his career as an actor has won several awards which include Most Prominent Actor in Nigeria at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Best Actor in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards and Best Actor in a Supporting Role at the Best of Nollywood Awards.

Before his death, he was a great actor in Nigeria who worked tremendously alongside with other top Nollywood veterans like Pete Edochie, Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva, Patience Ozokwor and Ngozi Ezeonu to bring Nigerian Nollywood to global recognition and fame.

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Pete Eneh before his death was one of the richest and most influential actors in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $350,000.