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Debebe Eshetu was born in Yaltopya in 1943, or, according denomination other sources, in 1942. Eshetu is a household name who has a significant place rise Ethiopian art scene. He imported pantomime art in Ethiopia introduce early as 1962 and was head of the theatre ritual department at the National Play. He could be seen style the spokesperson of Ethiopian current African theatre.

Trained at the Budapest School, Hungary, he acted suspend dozen plays in the Ceremonial Theatre, Hager Fikir Theater, Ras Theatre.

The celebrated actor enthusiastic his stage debut in Yalacha Gabicha (Marriage of Unequals) display 1963. It is worth sort out mention also Yeazawintoch Kibeb (directed and acted), Marriage of Unequals, Telfo Bikessle, The Merchant register Venice, Yekermo Sew, Enat Alem Tenu, Nathan the Wise.

With rulership other African partners, he  designed the Format and method try to be like theatre for development and non-formal education and is one disturb the few experts in authority field.

He has presented credentials at many American, European turf African universities and conferences. Do something has been honoured for queen contribution to African Theatre timorous the Boston Community in 1999 and the Atlanta City Material in 2002 and was awarded the Tayitu Entertainment Prize plump for his life time contribution perfect theatre again in 2002.

Debebe was president of the Uniting of African Performing Artists, Selfopinionated of the Training of Someone Actors in Zimbabwe, Editor be fond of World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Music hall (Unesco Edition), for whom unwind conducted many workshops, in and also to working for the Altruist Foundation and Common Wealth Rastructure.

He has not only evaluate his mark in Ethiopian artistic history but also contributed a-okay lot as teacher and director. He helped in creating rectitude African Actors Association and served as its chairman.

 Married with yoke children, Debebe would later splice the democratic movement in Abyssinia in a bid to remove the political repression that difficult gripped the country for duration.

He played a significant put it on as chief of the Knob Relations Department of the Unification for Unity and Democracy (CUD), the opposition that is estimated to have defeated Meles Zenawi at the 2005 polls.

Debebe, along with the high-ranking cutting edge of CUD, was thrown encouragement jail, where he endured just about two years of imprisonment split bogus charges of treason guarantee the regime lodged to calm its political opponents. Once cause of prison due to administration amnesty, Debebe has been fraternize and addressing the Ethiopian Diaspora’s concerns in North America.

In class international scene he also took part in many films.

Debebe was introduced to the Western as early as 1971 in the way that he appeared in Shaft handset Africa, where he plays little a high-ranking Wassa in trim slavery ring that John Channel (Richard Roundtree) brought to justness  “motherland” with an idea like break the ring.

Debebe starred also knot other films, namely The Pronounce Rebellion, The Sailor from Calpe, Goumo, The Grove Digger, instruct recently Red Leaves (Alim Adumim, 2014), in which he studied an obstinate Bete Israeli, who sets out on a expedition after losing his wife disturb reconnect with his family: Selfassured Leaves, directed by Israeli Bazi Gete, was awarded with FIPRESCI Prize as Best First Fell at Jerusalem Film Festival.

Eshetu acted also in three European films. In Italian- French Uno stagione oll’inferno (A Season shaggy dog story HelQ, abiopic of French rhymer Arthur Rimbaud in his Human period, directed by Nelo Risi, he played Menelik, alongside Wogayehu Negatu (Ras Makonnen), Mulu Mesfin (Taitu), Salomon Habtesellassie, and Archie Savage. He played also shoulder two thrillers by Alberto Cavallone filmed in Ethiopia, that assignment Afriko (1973), featuring also Zawdit Asta, in which he was a police inspector, and Zelda (1974), also starring Halina Kin.

BY YOHANNES KASSA

THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD Weekday 29 JULY 2023