Odunlade Adekola: Biography, movies, awards, net worth, memes

Odunlade Adekola is a Nigerian actor, musician, producer, and director. He rose to fame and became well-known for playing the lead in Ishola Durojaye’s 2003 film, Asiri Gomina Wa, and has subsequently appeared in several Nollywood productions. He founded and serves as the chief executive officer of OAFP.

Table of Content hide 1Biography 2Career 3Movies 4Awards 5Net worth 6Odunlade Adekola Family 7Memes 8Conclusion

 Biography

Odunlade Adekola was born on 31 December 1976. He is from Otun Ekiti, in Ekiti State, but he was born and raised in Abeokuta, Ogun State.

Odunlade Adekola attended St. John’s Primary School and St. Peter’s College in Abeokuta, Ogun State, where he also earned his West African School Certificate. He then continued on to Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), where he was awarded a diploma.

He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in May 2018 from the University of Lagos.

Career

Odunlade Adekola joined the Association of Nigeria Theatre Arts Practitioners in 1996, the same year he started his acting career. Over the years, he has appeared in, written the scripts for, produced, and directed several Nigerian films.

Adekola earned the Africa Movie Academy Award for the year’s best actor in April 2014. He made his debut on the Nigerian music scene in December 2015. Pictures of Odunlade taken while filming are frequently used on Nigerian websites as memes.

Odunlade Adekola was appointed the brand ambassador for RevolutionPlus Property Development Company on September 17th, 2018. For Him, it was a truly extraordinary day. At their Ikeja office in Lagos, he was formally introduced as the brand ambassador for the organisation.

Odunlade Adekola is also a brand ambassador for several businesses, including Globacom Telecommunications and Goldberg beer.

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Movies

Some of Odunlade’s movies are:

• Ile Afoju
• The Vendor
• Alani Pamolekun
• Oyenusi
• Sunday Dagboru
• Kukuru
• Aroba
• Oro
• Omo Colonel
• Oyun Eshin
• Babatunde Ishola Folorunsho
• Adebayo Aremu Abere’
• Adajo Agba
• Taxi Driver: Oko Ashewo
• Samu Alajo
• Shola Arikusa
• Sunday gboku gboku
• Abi eri re fo ni
• Sammu Alajo comedy series
• Omo Germany
• The Miracle Centre
• Ajibade
• King of Thieves

Awards

The actor has won several awards for his incredible acting skills. Some of which are:

• African Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Best Actor in a Comedy, 2018.
• African Magic Viewers Choice Awards, Best Supporting Actor, 2022.
• Best of Nollywood Awards, Best Actor in a Lead role (Yoruba), 2017.
• Best of Nollywood Awards, Best Supporting Actor (Yoruba), 2019.
• City People Entertainment Awards, Best Television Series of the Year (Yoruba), 2021.

Net worth

The seasoned actor has been in the entertainment business for long and has amassed a sizable fan base in addition to a tremendous sum of money. His estimated net worth is N1.03 billion ($2.5m). His wealth comes from his movie production, acting career, and sponsorship deals.

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Odunlade Adekola Family

Adekola is a father and a married man. He wedded his wife, Ruth Adekola, in 2003. The two allegedly met in the same year. A few months later, they were engaged and later hitched.

They are proud parents of four children. His fourth child was born on November 23rd, 2015.

Memes

If you are a meme lover like me, you must have seen several memes of the actor. Odunlade Adekola is a very funny man, and many Nigerians can relate to him.

He is one of the major reasons I love watching Nollywood movies, especially Yoruba ones. The King of Memes, as his fans fondly call him, Odunlade has over 20 memes; most of them are his reactions in his movies.

Those pictures have been used over and over again by Nigerians to relate to many situations that happen in the country. I mean, this country is already hard as it is, and when we see such things that can make us laugh, we always take it.

If you haven’t seen this man on social media before, you probably just started using the internet. You can’t go a day without seeing an expression of the typically comic character on your screens. He gained even more popularity due to his comic characters in films, which have made him one of the most in-demand performers. It is important to state that even comedians are not used as often for memes like the actor.

Conclusion

Odunlade is a very hardworking and dedicated actor. Rumours about Odunlade are unavoidable, as they are regarding most famous performers. Most media outlets choose love scenes starring well-known actors and actresses and attempt to portray them as if they were true to reality.

Odunlade came under media scrutiny after photos of him with co-star Eniola Taiwo Ajao appeared online. There were rumours that he had an affair with the actress. There was, however, absolutely no affair between the two. They were merely coworkers on a movie set.

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