Adebayo Salami is an experienced Nigerian actor, film producer, and director with a long-standing career in the industry.
Real Facts About Adebayo Salami
Gender: Male
Stage Name: Oga Bello
Age: 72
Date of Birth: 9 May ,1952
State of Origin: Kwara State, Nigeria
Place of Birth: Lagos State, Nigeria
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Omotayo Sanusi, Alhaja Ejide
Children: 18 Children
Occupation: Actor, filmmaker, director
Education
Adebayo Salami completed his primary and secondary education in Lagos State.
Career
Salami grew up in Lagos State and received his education there. He started his acting career in 1964 with a group called Young Concert Party, later becoming Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group. After the passing of their leader, Salami took over and gained fame. He appeared in the first Yoruba film, “Ajani Ogun,” and also featured in “Kadara” by Adeyemi Afolayan. He gained popularity as Oga Bello in the comedy series “Comedy half-hour.”
Marital Status
Adebayo Salami got married to two wives (Omotayo Sanusi, Alhaja Ejide) and have a total of eighteen children, nine sons named Hammed Akeem, Femi, Kunle Adebayo, Layiwola, Ridwan, Sadiq, Tope, and Wale, as well as nine daughters named Tobi, Titi, Olushola Kikelomo, Omolara Agboola, Olamide Adebayo Amina, Bukola Suliat Ibrahim, Ifeoluwa Arike, Medinat Olajogun, and Olaide.
Movies
- The Monkey Men (2024)
- Ayitale (2013)
- Jelili (2011)
- Shola Arikusa (2017)
- Heaven on My Mind (2018)
