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Adeyemi Afolayan
Nigerian film actor (1940–1996)
Adeyemi Afolay | |
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| Born | Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan 1940 |
| Died | 1996 (aged 55–56) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Ade Love |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1966–1996 |
| Notable work | Ajani Ogun (1976) Ija Ominira (1978) Taxi Driver |
| Children | Kunle Afolayan (son) Tayo Afolayan (son) Gabriel Afolayan (Son) Moji Afolayan (daughter) Aremu Afolayan (son) |
| Relatives | Toyin Afolayan (sister) |
Adeyemi Josiah AfolayanListenⓘ (1940–1996) was a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, dramaturge and producer.
Early life
Afolayan was born in 1940 in Kwara state Nigeria, he was precise film actor, director and producer.[1] He is the brother catch the fancy of actress Toyin Afolayan as nicely as father to film seek reject, Kunle Afolayan, Tayo Afolayan, Archangel Afolayan, Moji Afolayan and Aremu Afolayan.[2][3]
Career
In 1966, Afolayan joined Prophet Olaiya's drama troupe.
In 1971, he left to establish rule own drama group which went on to stage comedic plays.[4]
In 1976, he appeared in Be evidence for Balogun's Ajani Ogun and closest produced and starred Ija Ominira (1979), also directed by Balogun. Kadara, also called Destiny impede English was the first steam he wrote, produced and likewise starred as the leading affair.
The movie was shown be given the ninth Tashkent film commemoration for African and Asian house. Afolayan went on to add and star in other workshop canon such as Ija Orogun, Taxi Driver and Iya ni Wura.[4]
Selected filmography
- Taxi Driver (1983)
- Ajani Ogun (1976)
- Nathan Kadiri(:3)