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Ayo Akinwale

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Ayo Akinwale
Born
Ayobami Akinwale

1946
Ibadan, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Oyo State, Nigeria)
Died13 September 2020(2020-09-13) (aged 73–74)
Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
EducationMethodist High School
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan
Occupation(s)film actor, producer, academic
Known forSango
AwardsBest Indigenous actor award

Ayobami Akinwale[1]Listen (1946 – 13 September 2020) was a Nigerian actor, producer, and academic.

Early life and career

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He was born in Ibadan and attended Methodist High School and the University of Ibadan before commencing academic work as a lecturer at the Polytechnic Ibadan.[2] He was the Dean, of the Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin.[3][4] He was also the chairman of Oyo State Council for Arts and Culture. He has been a judge at several cultural festivals across Nigeria. He began his acting career in the 1970s featuring in television and drama productions.[2] He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[5]

Death

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He died due to a brief illness in the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital at the age of 74.[6]

Selected filmography

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  • Sango (1997)
  • Afonja (2002) as Basorun
  • Ladepo Omo Adanwo (2005) as King
  • Iranse Aje (2007)
  • Eti Keta (2011) as Lubcon Chairman
  • The Bridge (2017) as Oba Adeyemi
  • Diamonds In The Sky (2019) as Dr. Abdulabi

References

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  1. ^ "Veteran Nollywood actor, Ayobami Akinwale, is dead". 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
  2. ^ a b "Professor Ayo Akinwale". Dawn Commission. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "Don Tasks Nollywood on Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Lecturers as Nollywood Stars". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Between Film And Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Veteran Nollywood actor and lecturer, Prof. Ayo Akinwale is dead". P.M. News. 2020-09-14. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
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