Veteran Nollywood actor, Lari Williams is dead. The actor passed on at the age of 81.
Williams, who was popular for his roles in hit soap operas such as “Village Headmaster”, “Ripples”, and “Mirror in The Sun”, died on Sunday 27th February at his home in Ikom, Cross River State, Southsouth region of Nigeria.
Lari Williams had been ill for a long time. The deceased family announced the sad news in a statement.
“He will be greatly missed by his family and many friends. Burial arrangements will be announced soon,” the statement read.
During his lifetime, Williams earned a prestigious national honour; Member of the Order of the Federal Republic in 2008.
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The deceased was the inaugural president of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN) and had a career that spanned over five decades.
Williams schooled at CMS Grammar School, Lagos. Immediately after independence, as a bright and enterprising youngster, Williams travelled overseas to develop himself in England.
He is the first actor to ever perform on top of Zuma Rock in Abuja FCT, 1,200 feet high, where he performed his late friend, Maman Vatsa’s poem, “The bird that sings in the rain”.
Lari Williams was a Theatre Arts lecturer in three Nigerian universities – University of Lagos, Lagos State University, and the University of Calabar.
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