Odunlade Adekola is a Nigerian actor, singer, film-maker, movie producer, and film director and the founder and CEO of Odunlade Adekola Film Production (OAFP).
He gained prominence from his lead role in Ishola Durojaye’s 2003 movie titled Asiri Gomina Wa, and has since then starred in multiple Nollywood movies.
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Born on December 31, 1978, he was raised in Abeokuta, Ogun State but originally from Otun Ekiti, in the Ekiti State of Nigeria.
Odunlade Adekola had his elementary education in St. John’s Primary School and St. Peter’s College in Abeokuta where he obtained the West African School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) before proceeding to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, where he acquired a diploma certificate.
He then proceeded to further his education and in 2018, he received a Bachelors of Business Administration degree from the University of Lagos.
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Odunlade Adekola wife Ruth Adekola and Children
Odunlade Adekola is married to Ruth Adekola. The marriage was held in 2003. Despite the fame of her husband, Ruth Adekola remains unpopular on social media.
The couple has four children with the last child born in 2015.
Odunlade Adekola Movies and Awards
The actor has starred in, scripted, produced, and directed several Nigerian Yoruba films over the years, some of which are;
The Vendor, Emi Nire Kan, Eje Tutu, Oyenusi, Sunday Dagboru, Omo Colonel, Oju Eni Mala, Kurukuru, Adajo Agba, Oyun Esin, Asiri Ikoko, Owiwi, Agbara Emi, Iku Lokunrin, Okan Oloore.
He won the prestigious Africa Movie Academy Award for the best actor of the year in 2014. Other awards include Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Actor – 2018, Popular Online Choice (male) Award – 2014, Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Actor (Indigenous) – 2015.
