Femi Adebayo

Adebayo was born on 31 December 1978 in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. His father, who is actor Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello), hails from Ilorin, Kwara State, north-central region of Nigeria. Adebayo began acting in 1985, the same year he featured in his father's first movie titled Ogun Ajaye. Adebayo has starred in over 500 Nigerian films, winning four awards as Best Yoruba Actor at the 17th African Film Awards popularly known as Afro Hollywood Awards at the Stratford Town Hall in London. He also won an award in the same category for the Best of Nollywood Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria Awards in 2012. Adebayo has a long list of movies to his credit, which includes the Sonto Alapata, Wura Ati Fadaka, Ma Wobadan and Buga, among others. He is the MD/CEO of J-15 Media Network Nigeria. Adebayo signed a deal with a digital TV platform, StarTimes as her ambassador. In 2022, Femi Adebayo was nominated for Best Actor in A Comedy (AMVCA) In July 2022, he was named as the ambassador for Kubanah whisky along with some other Nollywood actors