Years active 1996–present Other names Sunday Dagboru Name Odunlade Adekola | Ethnicity Yoruba Spouse Ruth Adekola Citizenship Nigerian | |
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Occupation Actorfilmmakerproducerdirector | ||
Odunlade Adekola (born 31 December 1978) is a Nigerian actor, singer, film-maker, producer and director. He recently starred in and produced a new movie called Adebayo Aremu Abere. He is the CEO of (Odunlade Adekola Film Production) OAFP.
Contents
- Ninu Aye Latest Yoruba Movie 2019 Drama Starring Odunlade Adekola Bimbo Oshin Lekan Olatunji
- Early life
- Career
- Awards and honours
- Filmography
- References
Ninu Aye Latest Yoruba Movie 2019 Drama Starring Odunlade Adekola | Bimbo Oshin | Lekan Olatunji
Early life
He was born on 31 December 1978 at Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, southwestern Nigeria. He is, however, an indigine of Otun Ekiti, Ekiti State. He attended St John's Primary School and St. Peter's College in Abeokuta, obtaining the West African School Certificate Examination before he proceeded to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, where he received a diploma certificate .
Odunlade Adekola started acting at a very early age. According to him, whenever any anniversary was to hold in his church (the Christ Apostolic Church, Lafenwa, Abeokuta), he and a friend named Tunde would request to play jesters, and this request was always granted. He would then write a "script" for a comedy play involving just two characters (him and his friend). That was how it all began for this professional actor, director and producer. Adekola has featured in more than 100 Yoruba movies.
Career
He began acting in 1996, the same year he joined the Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts practitioners and was under the tutelage of the late Nollywood actor and producer Isola Durojaiye (also known as Alasari). He had starred, scripted, produced and directed several Nigerian films over the years. In April 2014, he won the Africa Movie Academy Award, having emerged as best actor of the year alongside Fathia Balogun who emerged as best actress of the year. In December 2015, He marked his entrance into the Nigerian music industry.
Awards and honours
