A United States-based Ghanaian actor and model, Jimmy Dogbe, also known as Jimmy Carter – who worked closely with a number of stakeholders in the culture and tourism industry to promote Ghanaian and Africa culture in the US – arrived home a couple of days ago on a working visit.
Jimmy is seen as one of the best Ghanaian actors in the States. He has been featured in a number of movies and television series, including Family Values in which he played the role of a play boy. The movie was directed by Ophelia Achaa, US-based Ghanaian movie director.
Jimmy, a model for Kencar Fashion magazine, is also one of the leading characters in a movie project, “Naa Dene,” which talks about a female gangster.
In an interview with BEATWAVES, Jimmy Carter Dogbe, who has lived in the States for the past 26 years and worked with international directors such as Fiifi Coleman, disclosed that he was in the country to work on a project and also study the local movie and music industries.
Apart from working on a project, Jimmy says he is ready to work with Ghanaian movie producers who want his services.
According to him, his outfit was also ready to invest in both the music and the movie industries in Ghana to create more jobs for those in the industry and Ghanaians in general.
He said it was through movie that the mind opens to the truth for the right choices to be made, adding that “If Ghanaians make the right choices in developing the creative industry, the country can achieve economic growth.”
Jimmy Carter, who has achieved a lot in his career as a movie icon stressed, “I love challenges and always want people to see me as the best. I want to bring my talent home to assist the upcoming ones to develop their talents. I have the talent and I want the society to benefit from it. I have passion for everything I do as a movie icon.”
A former football captain and plumber by profession, Jimmy said Ghana’s movie industry has a bright future, adding that his outfit was ready to provide the players in the creative industry with capacity building and engage in education and sensitization activities to upgrade the skills of Ghanaian movie stars.
By George Clifford Owusu