Abraham Attah Biography and Family

Abraham Attah Biography and Family

Abraham Attah biography and family. Learn how this celebrated kid started out and how he has become a star not just in Ghana and the USA, but also worldwide thanks to his role in movies such as Spiderman Homecoming.

Abraham Attah Biography and Family

Abraham Attah Biography

At just 16 years of age, Attah has gained international recognition standing today as one of the most internationally recognized Ghanaian actors. He has since had encounters with various Hollywood celebrities including Sylvester Stallone, Morgan Freeman, Terry Crews, Will Smith, Ben Stiller and John Legend among others. The young actor surely has a bright future in the film industry by the look of things. He once stated that his dream is to become a renowned actor and businessman.

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Abraham Attah, a Ghanaian teen actor became the first actor from Ghana to grace Oscars Award where he graced the 88th edition which took place in February this year. Abraham Attah Oscar’s appearance was meant for him to present the prestigious award for the best live-action that was shot alongside Jacob Tremblay, a 9-year-old star of Room, a psychological thriller.

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The teenager deservedly won a number of awards for his role in the Beasts of No Nation, a critically acclaimed Netflix film. Here he played the role of Agu, an 11-year old orphan recruited to a guerrilla army in an anonymous country in West Africa. For this role Abraham Attah was honored with the Marcello Mastroianni Best Young Actor Award at the 72nd edition of the International Film Festival held in Venice in 2015. He also received the Best Male Lead at the Independent Spirit Awards.

According to Cary Fukunaga, the director of the Beasts of No Nations, Attah was just a street vendor whom he plucked from obscurity after he came across him playing football. At the time, he had zero experience in film and also little education. He however managed to become a professional actor in the course of shooting of this film, which was an astonishing progress. The youngster surprisingly landed a major Hollywood role in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming. Abraham Attah Spiderman role positioned him to alongside various established stars like Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr.

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So far, Abraham Attah movies include Beasts of No Nation (2015), Out of the Village (2016) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). Fukunaga has since remarked that Abraham Attah school is still on course and making sure that his education is ongoing is a top priority to them. He relocated started schooling in the U.S. in August 2016.

Abraham Attah Salary

There is no information regarding Abraham Attah’s salary.

Abraham Attah Family

Born on July 2, 2001, Abraham Nii Attah lives in Ashiaman, Tema, Accra together with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Attah and siblings. The youngster enjoys a stable family life. Abraham Attah parents are both employed where his father works at the port while his mother works in a market. Abraham Attah siblings are five in total.

Abraham Attah House

The Beast of No Nation star joined the league of men this year when he bought a new house for himself. He acquired the house just a few days before getting a role the Spiderman Homecoming.

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Abraham Attah Net worth

Being an underage, it is difficult to determine his net worth. This implies that there is no any leading information regarding how much he owns in asset and capital. Abraham Attah new movie will undoubtedly increase his net worth.

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Source: YEN.com.gh

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Chris Ndetei (Lifestyle writer) Christopher Ndetei is a junior reporter writer who joined the Yen team in May 2021. He graduated from the Machakos Technical College in 2009 with a diploma in ICT. Chris has over two years of experience in content creation and more than ten working in the hospitality industry. He covers lifestyle/entertainment, focusing on biographies, life hacks, gaming and guides. In 2023, Christopher finished the AFP course on Digital Investigation Techniques. You can reach him at chrisndetei@gmail.com