Английская Википедия:Afeez Oyetoro

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Afeez Oyetoro (born 20 August 1963) is a Nigerian comic, a theater actor and an artist popularly known as "Saka". His parents had eight (8) children and he is the fifth child in the group and currently married and blessed with three (3) children. He is also a lecturer of Theater arts in one of Nigeria's leading Higher Institutions, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos State.

Early life and education

Afeez Oyetoro was born on 20 August 1963, in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State southwestern Nigeria. Afeez obtained a Bachelor's and Master's arts degree in Theatre art from Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and the University of Ibadan (UI) respectively. He is currently a doctorate degree holder from the prestigious University of Ibadan, Ibadan in Oyo State.

Career

Afeez Oyetoro is known for his clown role in Nollywood movies and has featured in several Nigerian movies. He is currently a lecturer in the department of theatre art at Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Lagos State, Nigeria. He also featured as the main character in a 2013 MTN advert where he advertised the new Number Porting Feature introduced by the Network Providers in the year 2013. This advert in particular was known as the "I don port o" MTN advert. In 2016, Afeez Oyetoro happened to appear in a movie named The Wedding Party and in the comedy-crime/heist film Ojukokoro (Greed). He was recently elected as vice president of the Golden Movie Ambassadors Association of Nigeria (TGMAAN) in the year 2022.

Awards

Saka has garnered nominations for numerous awards ;

• Best Comic Actor of the year (English) at the People movie Awards
• Beat Actor in Comedy at the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards
• Best in a Supporting Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards
• Most Promising Comic Actor at the best of Nollywood Awards

Personal life

Afeez Oyetoro is legally married to Olaide Oyetoro. They are blessed with three children; two sons, Abdullah and Mumin Oyetoro, and a daughter, Rodiat Oyetoro.

Beginning life without luxury in a ghetto, he left his village at the age of nine to reside with his uncle in Iseyin, Oyo State, adopting a middle-class lifestyle under his cleric uncle's care.

Saka's family background remains private, but he experienced the loss of his mother at 92 in 2019, while his father, who lived to 98, was a significant influence. Born with a lighter complexion in a community where he was often called Albino due to his unique features, including a diastema, Saka embraced the nicknames, considering them advantageous and contributing to positive experiences in his life.

Filmography

• Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo (2015)
• Ojukokoro (2016)
• The Wedding Party (2016)
• The Wedding Party 2 (2017)
• The Call (2019 Nollywood film)
• Small Chops (2020)
• Shadow Parties (2020)
• The Miracle Centre (2020)
• The Campus Queen
• Corporate Maid
• Phone Swap
• Head Gone
• Omo University
• Our Husband
• Oracle Online
• Tatu
• Ewon Lafin
• London Fever
• Bodyguard
• Small Chops
• 200 Million and more

Television

• Hustle (2016-2018)

See also

• List of Yoruba people