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Odunlade Adekola is a popular name in the Yoruba movie industry. There’s no doubt, Odunlade Adekola is one of the successful Nollywood actors who have contributed to the success of many actresses and actors. However, He’s not only acting but also training people to become star actors and actresses. He is one amongst a few Nollywood actors who have established a films production academy.
You will learn in this article how Odunlade Adekola started his acting career and how he has contributed to the success of some Nollywood actresses to become superstars.
Odunlade Adekola and one of his students, Eniola Ajao dancing
Odunlade Adekola hails from Ekiti State but was born and raised in Ogun State. He attended primary and secondary school in Abeokuta, Ogun State. He proceeded to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, where he received a diploma certificate in Business Administration. He later attended University of Lagos to obtain his Bachelor’s degree in the course.
He started acting at church when he was young, so, after his OND program, he pursued a career in acting. That was 1996. He became popular in the Nollywood industry after playing a major role in movies like, “Asiri Gomina Wa, Sunday Dagboru, Samu Alajo”. He has featured in more than 200 Nollywood movies.
He established a film production academy where Nollywood actresses, like Eniola Ajao, Bukola Ogundare, Nike Hamzat, Bukola Adeeyo, Biola Adekunle, and many more were trained to become professional Nollywood actresses.
Odunlade Adekola contributed to the success of these mentioned actresses by giving them roles in his movies for them to build names for themselves in the Nollywood industry.
Odunlade is now one of the successful Nollywood actors, producers, and directors. He has won many awards. Recently, he won the best comic actor of year 2021 at The humour awards.
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