Odunlade Jonathan Adekola

Nigerian actor (born 1976)
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Odunlade Jonathan Adekola ; born 31 December 1976) is a Nigerian actor, singer, film-maker, film producer and film director. He gained popularity and was widely known for his lead role in Ishola Durojaye's 2003 movie, Asiri Gomina Wa, and has acted in many Nollywood movies since then. He is the founder and CEO of the Odunlade Adekola Film Production (OAFP).

Adekola was born and raised in Abeokuta, Ogun State, and he is a native of Otun Ekiti, Ekiti State. Odunlade Adekola began his acting career in 1996, the same year he joined the Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts practitioners. He has starred in, scripted, produced and directed several Nigerian films also known as Nollywood over the years. In April 2014, Adekola won the Africa Movie Academy Award for the best actor of the year. In December 2015, he marked his entrance into the Nigerian music industry. Photographs of Odunlade during filming are widely used as internet memes across the Nigerian websphere.

On 17 September 2018, Odunlade Adekola became the brand ambassador for RevolutionPlus Property Development Company. It was indeed a remarkable day for him. He was officially unveiled as the company's Brand ambassador at their Ikeja office in Lagos. Odunlade Adekola is a brand ambassador to several organizations such as Goldberg beer and Globacom Telecommunications

Date of Birth31st December 1978
Age45 Years
Zodiac SignCapricorn
CountryNigeria
Birth PlaceAbeokuta
EthnicityYoruba
LanguageYoruba
ReferenceIMDB
Height6.42
Hair ColorBlack Hair
Eye ColorMarrón Oscuro(también Referenciado Como Negro)
SpousesRuth
SiblingsJethro
Career Start2006 (18 years ago)

Actors from Nigeria born in 1978