Black star, away bus, three desperate friends, Kumasi Yonko, Business partner
Spouses
Victoria Owusu Adomako
(divorced)
Rita Asiedu
(m. 2016)
Awards
National Award by then-Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor
Alexander Kofi Adu (born May 25, 1969), is originally from the Ashanti Region of Ghana but lived in a suburb in Accra Newtown called Asantewaa,[1] also known as Agya Koo. He is an actor and comedian from Ghana.[2] He is a very renowned kumawood actor and has appeared in over 200 Ghanaian movies including Obaatanpa, Away Bus, Black Star, and Ma Tricki Wo.
Career
Kofi Adu hails from the Ashanti Region in Ghana but lived in a suburb in Accra Newtown called Asantewaa. He worked as a cobbler. Adu was discovered in 1995 on a Ghanaian comedy show(Key Soap Concert Party) on GTV (Ghana National Television) at the National Theater in Accra, where he worked as a comedian warming up the crowd before the main drama was staged.
In July 2008, he was awarded a National Award by then-Ghanaian President John Agyekum Kufuor. Although he originally journeyed to Accra to sing. Agya Koo has been featured in many Ghanaian movies, 15 of which remain his favorite.[3][4]
Avoiding the normal procedure of thoroughly reading a script before acting in films, he told Joy FM's former morning show host Kojo Oppong Nkrumah that while actors and actresses are typically given scripts two weeks before they begin shooting, his God-given talent allows him to improvise without a script.[3]
In June 2016, Adu got remarried to Rita Asiedu in London, UK after dating for 4 years. He was previously married to Victoria Owusu Adomako but divorced. He is a Christian.[6]
Net worth
The Ghanaian famed actor has a current estimated net worth between $500,000 and $700,000. His net worth makes him one of the wealthiest actors in Ghana. He accrued all his fortune from his tall list of movie roles, endorsements, sponsorships, and other endeavors. He owns a music band and film production studio named Tetemmofra. He has been featured in over 100 movies. He unveiled his new mansion on the 4th June 2023 in Kumasi.
