Adebayo Salami Bio
Adebayo Salami widely known by his stage name Oga Bello, is a veteran Nigerian actor, filmmaker, movie producer, and director. Salami was born on 9 May 1953 in Lagos State where he had both primary and secondary education.
Salami is Albeit of Kwara descent. Oga Bello had both primary and secondary education in Lagos State. He began his acting career in 1964 with a group called Young Concert Party. The group was under the leadership of Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero.
After a few years, the group changed its name to Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group. It later metamorphosed into Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group. Following the demise of Ojo Ladipo in 1978, Salami took the mantle of leadership of the group, which brought him into the limelight.
He featured in the first Yoruba film, Ajani Ogun, in which the late Adeyemi Afolayan, the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan, plays the lead role.
Moreover, Oga Bello featured in a movie titled Kadara by Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade love). He later featured in the popular Nigerian comedy series Comedy half-hour with the stage name Oga Bello. He produced his first movie, Ogun Ajaye, in 1985, from the stable of Awada Kerikeri.
Since 1985, Adebayo Salami has produced, directed and featured in several Yoruba movies. He was a pioneer member of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, and also served as president of the association.
Adebayo Salami Age
The actor celebrates his birthday every 9th of May. Bearing in mind that he was born in the year 1953, Salami is now 66 years old.
Adebayo Salami Children
Adebayo Salami is the father of 18 children, he has nine daughters and nine sons. Five of Adebayo Salami children are also in the movie industry. The most known of them are Femi Adebayo, Kemi Adebayo, and Tope Adebayo. In addition to that, the actor also has 15 grandchildren.
Wale Adebayo is the first son of the family. He was based in America before he relocated to Nigeria some years ago to monitor his companies here. He is the boss of Flexyklin, an organization that is into Cleaning Business, Landscaping with his office located in Abuja and he has several branches in Lagos, Ilorin, and Ibadan. Wale is happy with his wife and the couple shares a son.
Adebayo Salami Oga Bello
The second-born son is no other than the top actor, Femi Adebayo.
Jelili Oniso as he is fondly called is a famous Nigerian actor, Property Lawyer and the boss of J-15 School of Performing Arts, located at Mokola Area of Ibadan, Oyo State.
Femi has a beautiful wife and the duo share a daughter and a set of twins (Baby Boys) whom he treasures more than anything.
Blackman Entertainment boss
Sadiq Adebayo is the third son of Oga Bello. He appears on screen once in a while but no actors and actresses dare toy with him as his job in movie making is more crucial than those of the movie stars.
Sadiq is a location manager who puts actors, producers, and directors through so many things before going on set.
Besides, he is the boss of Blackman Entertainment. He got married a couple of years back and he is blessed with a kid. Sadiq Adebayo is a graduate of Geology and Mineral Science from the University of Ilorin.
The fourth son in the big family of Oga Bello is Movie director, Tope Adebayo. He graduated from the University of Ilorin in 2006 as a Computer Engineer. The movie director did his compulsory one year National Youths Service Corps’ (NYSC) in Akwa Ibom State. He is today progressing in the acting industry day by day.
Ridwan Adebayo is another popular name in the movie industry who is the fifth son of Oga Bello. He is an intelligent Video Editor and he edits for the big boys in the industry. In addition, he handles almost all the post-production of his family.
Layiwola Adebayo, Salami’s sixth son, runs a boutique called, “Trends Spotter”. He is a graduate of History and International Studies and he was the Student Union Government President of the Lagos State University 2011 set.
Moreover, the seventh son of Salami Adebayo is Hammed Adebayo. He works with a Private School in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State as the school’s coordinator.
8th and 9th son
Number 8 on this list is Akeem Adebayo. He is based in Ilorin and is into clothes designing with his office located in Ilorin. The last born son of Oga Bello is Kunle Adebayo. He is an undergraduate of History and International Studies of the University Ilorin.
On the other hand, there is very little information available about Adebayo Salami’s daughters. The only names we could find are Omolara, Kemi, Tobi, and Olamide. Kemi and Tobi both graduated from the University of Roehampton in London. Omolara and Olamide are both happily married.
Adebayo Salami Wives
Adebayo Salami has two wives. He met his first wife in Primary school. Her name is Alhaja Ejide, and she says that she didn’t like Adebayo in school. After some time they became friends, and later they started a romantic relationship. They have been together for 40 years.
His second wife is Omotayo Sanusi, whom Oga Bello met through his younger sister. The couple wedded back in the year 2016.
Adebayo Salami Awards
Best of Nollywood (BON) Award – 2014 was the 6th edition of the ceremony and took place in Port Harcourt, Nigeria on October 16, 2014. The event was hosted by Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi and Fred Amata with special performances from Wizkid and Okey Bakassi.
Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), is an annual film event that Best of Nollywood Magazine presents, honoring outstanding achievement in the Nigerian Movie Industry. The first edition occurred on December 6, 2009, in Ikeja, Lagos State.
The most recent award ceremony honoring movies of 2013, was held at Dome, Asaba, Delta State on December 5, 2013. Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan was the chief host and the nomination party occurred at the State House in Lagos. The red carpet for the event was one of the longest in history.
Adebayo Salami Net Worth
According to most online sources, Adebayo Salami generates his income mainly from acting Nollywood films. He has more than 50 years in the filmmaking industry and has been in over 70 movies. Oga Bello is currently one of the richest and most influential actors in Nigeria. He has a net worth of around $200,000 as of 2019.
Movies
- Ajani Ogun
- Omo Orukan
- Ogun Ajaye
- Ija Orogun
- Ilari
Adebayo Salami Actor
Adebayo Salami began his acting career in 1964, with a group called Young Concert Party, under the leadership of Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero.
After a few years, the group changed its name to Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group. It later metamorphosed into Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group. Following the demise of Ojo Ladipo in 1978, Salami took the mantle of leadership of the group, which brought him into the limelight.
He featured in the first Yoruba film, Ajani Ogun, in which the late Adeyemi Afolayan, the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan, plays the lead role.
Adebayo Salami also featured in a movie titled Kadara by Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade love). He later featured in the popular Nigerian comedy series Comedy half-hour with the stage name Oga Bello. Salami produced his first movie, Ogun Ajaye, in 1985, from the stable of Awada Kerikeri.
Since 1985, Adebayo Salami has produced, directed and featured in several Yoruba movies. He was a pioneer member of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, and also served as president of the association
