Femi Adebayo is one of the most sought-after actors in the Yoruba section of the Nigerian movie industry. Photo; Instagram
Femi Adebayo is a multiple-award winning Nigerian actor, director, producer. A lawyer by training, he is the son of respected veteran actor and director, Adebayo Salami aka Oga Bello. Femi is at the moment one of the most sought-after actors in the Yoruba section of the movie industry.
Below are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the talented actor…
- He was born in December 1972 in the Ebute Meta area of Lagos but is from Ilorin in Kwara State.
2. He is the second son of the popular Oga Bello.
3. His mom is an Alhaja knwon as Risikat. Apart from being first wife of Oga Bello, she is a popular movie marketer who owns Ejide Films.
4. Femi Adebayo shares the same birthday with fellow actor and widely perceived rival, Odunlade Adekola
5. He owns a film school named J-15 School of Performing Arts situated in Ibadan, Oyo State.
6. He attended the University of Ilorin where he obtained a Bachelor’ degree in Law. He also bagged a master degree in Law from the University of Ibadan but has not practiced law.
7. He began acting in 1995, the same year he featured in the popular Tade Ogidan movie, Owo Blow.
8. He is a father of three children – a girl and twin boys.
9. He has two younger ones – Sodiq and Tope – who are not just involved in the movie industry but are equally doing very well in the industry. Tope, like his father and Femi, is an actor and movie director while Sodiq works as the location manager in many movies.
© NET Newspapers 2015. All Rights Reserved. Please use sharing tools. Do not cut, copy or lift any content from this website without our consent.