CityNews Nigeria reports that Yul Chibuike Daniel Edochie, a native of Anambra State, is a prominent Nigerian Actor and the son of one of Nigeria’s finest actors and screen legends, Pete Edochie.
Yul Edochie was born on the 7th of January 1982 and grew up in Lagos and Enugu States respectively. He is 40 years old.
He entered into the Nollywood industry at the age of 23, starring in ‘The Exquires’ as his first movie, where he featured alongside Jutus Esiri and Chidi Mokeme. He kept his acting and continued to act as a feature character in many movies till his big break came in 2007 when he acted with Genevieve Nnaji and Desmond Elliot in the movie, ‘Wind of Glory.’ Since his big break, he has continued to act in versatile roles in the industry especially home videos.
As someone who saw his father actively acting movies, he understands the industry to a great extent and the type of talents Nigeria can offer to the world. He felt Nigeria was not doing enough as regards the film industry, so he went ahead to create his film academy in 2015 in a bid to train the next generation of Nollywood Actors and Actresses.
In July 2017, Yul Edochie relayed to the public that he had every intention to run for office in the Anambra State Governorship election. He was the Governorship candidate for Democratic People’s Congress Party and when the election took place in November 2017, he took the 19th position out of the 37 candidates that ran for the same office post. In 2018, the current Governor of Anambra State, Dr Willie Obiano, appointed Yul Edochie as the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Creative and Entertainment media.
He is the last child of Mr. Pete and Mrs. Josephine Edochie, and he has five older siblings. He has other family members in the Nollywood industry and he has continued to show passion for what he does. He currently lives in Lekki, Lagos with his family. He attributes his inspiration to his father, Pete Edochie, and to other actors like Jim Iyke, Emeka Ike, Nonso Diobi, Charles Inojie, Robert Deniro, Al Pacino, and many others.
May Yul Edochie was the only and first wife of Yul Edochie until he announced on the 27th of April that he had taken a second wife. They have four children together.
Judy is an upcoming actress in Nollywood and reportedly married him in April 2022 and they have a son together. The marriage has made news with so many reactions to it.
As one of Nollywood’s finest, he does not shy away from acquiring luxury cars to his name. He has Honda Crosstour, 2012 Mercedes Benz GL450 4matic, 2012 Mercedes Benz GL450 4matic, 2008 Nissan Pathfinder
Yul Edochie who lives with his family in Lekki, Lagos is the owner of the duplex in which they live in. He also has a house (mansion) in Anambra State where he hails from.
As a prominent Nollywood Actor, an Entrepreneur, a Politician and a Philanthropist, he has an estimated net worth of $1.8 million (N694, 170,000).
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