Victor Olaotan (born 1952, Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian veteran actor
and lead character of the popular Soap opera, Tinsel.He was born in
Lagos in 1952. He studied at the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo
University and Rockets University, United States.He began his career
as an actor when he joined the University of Ibadan theatre group,
where he met other artistes, such as Professor Wole Soyinka and Jimi
Solanke among others. He became an actor at the age of 15 years
through a teacher who was a member of the Ori Olokun Theatre group in
the early 70's, prior to the death of his father. After his father
died, he traveled to the United States of America in 1978 but returned
to Nigeria in 2002 to continue his career in acting. He became more
popular in 2013 after his leading role in a Nigerian Soap opera,
Tinsel that began airing in August 2008. The veteran actor was
involved in a motor accident in October 2016 and suffered nervous
system injury . He was driving to a movie set when the accident took
place around Apple Junction, in Festac, Lagos.
and lead character of the popular Soap opera, Tinsel.He was born in
Lagos in 1952. He studied at the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo
University and Rockets University, United States.He began his career
as an actor when he joined the University of Ibadan theatre group,
where he met other artistes, such as Professor Wole Soyinka and Jimi
Solanke among others. He became an actor at the age of 15 years
through a teacher who was a member of the Ori Olokun Theatre group in
the early 70's, prior to the death of his father. After his father
died, he traveled to the United States of America in 1978 but returned
to Nigeria in 2002 to continue his career in acting. He became more
popular in 2013 after his leading role in a Nigerian Soap opera,
Tinsel that began airing in August 2008. The veteran actor was
involved in a motor accident in October 2016 and suffered nervous
system injury . He was driving to a movie set when the accident took
place around Apple Junction, in Festac, Lagos.
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