Award-winning Ghanaian actor and ads agent – Micky Osei Berko aka Master Richard has disclosed during an interview on Rainbow FM’s Entertainment show that the money he received from the popular television show – Taxi Driver could not even purchase a shoe at the time.
The experienced actor and broadcaster told host DJ Slash that he received an amount that translates into GH¢35 today as the highest pay.
He was reacting to the influx of foreign telenovela on Ghanaian television and why television stations are not showing local content.
He bemoaned how some Ghanaian actors are treated unfairly and given monies that did not reflect the work they do.
He said although some creative persons have been known as popular in the past, they do not have anything to show for it.
He explained that if as an actor the money you are paid cannot buy a shoe, then what’s the essence.
When asked why this has been a challenge he said Ghanaians are not willing to pay for creative content.
He said there were no avenues to receive payments for entertainment.
Source: Gossisp24.com
