Английская Википедия:Adeyemi Afolayan
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan Шаблон:Audio (1940–1996) was a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, dramatist, and producer.
Early life
Afolayan was born in 1940 in Kwara state Nigeria, he was a film actor, director, and producer.[1] He is the brother of actress Toyin Afolayan as well as father to film actors, Kunle Afolayan, Tayo Afolayan, Gabriel Afolayan, Moji Afolayan , and Aremu Afolayan.[2][3]
Career
In 1966, Afolayan joined Moses Olaiya's drama troupe, in 1971, he left to establish his own drama group which went on to stage comedic plays.[4]
In 1976, he appeared in Ola Balogun's Ajani Ogun and later produced and starred Ija Ominira (1979), also directed by Balogun. Kadara, also called Destiny in English was the first movie he wrote, produced and also starred as leading actor. The movie was shown at the ninth Tashkent film festival for African and Asian cinema. Afolayan went on to produce and star in other productions such as Ija Orogun, Taxi Driver and Iya ni Wura.[4]
Selected filmography
- Taxi Driver (1983)
- Ajani Ogun (1976)
See also
References
- Английская Википедия
- Nigerian male film actors
- Yoruba male actors
- Male actors from Kwara State
- 1940 births
- 1996 deaths
- 20th-century Nigerian male actors
- Afolayan family
- Male actors in Yoruba cinema
- Nigerian dramatists and playwrights
- Nigerian film producers
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