Jide Kosoko(born 12 January 1954) is a Nigerian actor and director.He
was born on January 12, 1954 in Lagos to the Kosoko royal family of
Lagos Island. He studied business administration at Yaba College of
Technology. He began his acting career as a child actor in 1964 in a
television production Makanjuola. He has featured in several Nollywood
movies of both English and Yoruba Languages.The young Kosoko grew up
in Ebute Metta and was inspired by the success of Hubert Ogunde to go
into acting, when an acquaintance who was working with the Ifelodun
Traveling theatre troupe invited him to audition for a role in
Makanjuola, a tele-movie, Kosoko accepted the invitation, he
auditioned and was chosen for the role, playing a played a character
called Alabi. Kosoko continued with acting, he performed with the
Awada Kerikeri group consisting of Sunday Omobolanle, Lanre Hassan and
Oga Bello, and had guest appearances on the T.V. Show, New Masquerade.
In 1972, he formed his own group theatre troupe.He has written and
produced his own films and stage plays including Ogun Ahoyaya. Kosoko
became visible during the Video film era, producing his own film,
Asiri n la in 1992, starring in Asewo to re Mecca and Tunde Kelani's
Ti Oluwa Ni'Le part 2.
was born on January 12, 1954 in Lagos to the Kosoko royal family of
Lagos Island. He studied business administration at Yaba College of
Technology. He began his acting career as a child actor in 1964 in a
television production Makanjuola. He has featured in several Nollywood
movies of both English and Yoruba Languages.The young Kosoko grew up
in Ebute Metta and was inspired by the success of Hubert Ogunde to go
into acting, when an acquaintance who was working with the Ifelodun
Traveling theatre troupe invited him to audition for a role in
Makanjuola, a tele-movie, Kosoko accepted the invitation, he
auditioned and was chosen for the role, playing a played a character
called Alabi. Kosoko continued with acting, he performed with the
Awada Kerikeri group consisting of Sunday Omobolanle, Lanre Hassan and
Oga Bello, and had guest appearances on the T.V. Show, New Masquerade.
In 1972, he formed his own group theatre troupe.He has written and
produced his own films and stage plays including Ogun Ahoyaya. Kosoko
became visible during the Video film era, producing his own film,
Asiri n la in 1992, starring in Asewo to re Mecca and Tunde Kelani's
Ti Oluwa Ni'Le part 2.
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