Obafemi Lasode

Obafemi Lasode
Born (1955-12-04) December 4, 1955
Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Nationality Nigerian
Ethnicity Yoruba
Citizenship Nigerian
Occupation
actor
songwriter
playwright
film producer
director
Years active 1983–present

Obafemi Lasode (born December 1955) is a Nigerian veteran film actor, songwriter,playwright, film producer and director.[1] He is the chief executive officer of Even-Ezra Nigeria Limited, the stable that produced an award winning movie, titled Sango in 1997.[2][3]

Early life

He was born on December 1955 in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, Nigeria but hails from Abeokuta, a city in Ogun State southwestern Nigeria.[4] He attended St. Gregory's College at Obalende in Lagos State, Nigeria where he obtained the West African Senior School Certificate.[5] He later proceeded to Kogod School of Business, Washington, D.C. Where he obtained a Bachelor of science degree in Business administration.[6] Thereafter, he obtained a master of science degree in Communication art from Brooklyn College.[7]

Career

He joined the services of Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, New York in 1983 as a Promotions Coordinator where he hosted Sonny Okosuns in 1984 at the world-famous Apollo Theatre in New York, U.S.A.[8] In 1997, he produced and directed an award winning epic African titled Sango, a film that was selected to open the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Film Festival in 2002.[9] He authored a book titled, Television broadcasting: The Nigerian Experience (1959–1992),[10] currently in use in Nigerian universities.[11]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ http://sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=55453
  2. ↑ "Lasode Returns to Nollywood, Builds Nigeria’s First Film Village with N25million.". Starconnect Media. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Ṣng in Africa and the African Diaspora". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Nigerian Video Films". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Nigeria HomePage – Breaking News, Business, Sports, Entertainment and Video News". thenigerianvoice.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Afro-optimism". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Only advancement of technology can curb piracy -FEMI LASODE". nigeriatell.com. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Obafemi Bandele Lasode". African Film Festival Inc. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "Femi Lasode: Life after Sango". The Punch – Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  10. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Television-broadcasting-Nigerian-experience-1959-1992/dp/978316533X
  11. ↑ "Viewing African Cinema in the Twenty-First Century". google.com.ng. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
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