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Yul Edochie reveals the inspiration behind his name

by Davies Ngere Ify
April 15, 2020
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Yul Edochie says his father named him after ‎Russian-American stage actor, Yul Brynner

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Popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has revealed the inspiration behind his name.

According to the actor cum politician, his father and legendary actor, Pete Edochie named him after famous ‎Russian-American stage actor, Yul Brynner.

Yul made this known in a post on Instagram while noting that he shares so many things in common with the late ‘The King and I’ star.

He wrote: ‘My father named me after this great actor Yul Brynner. He was an outstanding stage and film actor, with a deep voice.

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I seem to have grown to be just like him, same looks too, same eyes, same bald head, though my nose is way bigger than his.

So I’m just thinking…. The name you give to your child, does it play a role in the development of that child??’

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Yul Edochie says his father named him after ‎Russian-American stage actor, Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner was famous for portraying King Mongkut of Siam in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I. The Russian-American stage actor died of lung cancer at the age of 65 in New York City.

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