Ayo Akinwale
Ayo Akinwale is a Nigerian actor, producer and academician.
Early life and career
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.[1] He is the Dean, Faculty of Arts and Culture of University of Ilorin.[2][3] He is also the chairman of Oyo State Council for Arts and Culture. He has been a judge on several cultural festivals across Nigeria. He began his acting career in the 1970s featuring in television and drama productions.[1] He won the Best Indigenous actor award at the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[4]
Selected filmography
- Sango (1997)
- Ladepo Omo Adanwo (2005)
- Iranse Aje (2007)
References
- ^ a b "Professor Ayo Akinwale". Dawn Commission. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
- ^ "Don Tasks Nollywood on Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Lecturers as Nollywood Stars". modernghana.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
- ^ "Between Film And Professionalism". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
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Categories:
- Nigerian male film actors
- University of Ilorin faculty
- Living people
- Best Actor Africa Movie Academy Award winners
- 20th-century Nigerian male actors
- 21st-century Nigerian male actors
- Male actors from Ibadan
- Yoruba male actors
- Nigerian academics
- Yoruba academics
- Ibadan Polytechnic faculty
- Male actors in Yoruba cinema