Saheed Balogun

Saheed Balogun
Born	5 February 1967 Enugu State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Ethnicity	Yoruba
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	Actor filmmaker producer director
Years active	1978–present

Saheed Balogun (sometimes spelled as "Saidi") (born February 5, 1967) is a veteran Nigerian actor, film-maker, director and producer.^[1][2]

Early life and career

Saidi was born on February 5, 2016, in Enugu State, southeastern Nigeria but hails from Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State southwestern Nigeria where he had is primary, secondary an tertiary education.^[3] He graduated from Kwara State Polytechnic (now Kwara State University).^[4] He began acting in 1978, when he presented his first television program titled "Youth Today" on NTA.^[5] He produced his first film titled City Girl in 1989 but had featured, produced and directed several Nigerian films.^[6] He has featured, produced and directed several Nigerian films over the years.

Personal life

He was married to nollywood actress, Fathia Balogun but is now separated. He has two children Khalid and Aaliyah Balogun.^[7]

Selected filmography

• Modupe Temi ( Thankful ) - The first two cast movie in Africa
• Gbogbo Ere ( Total profit ) - The first three cast movie in west Africa
• Third Party - The first ever ankara movie in Africa
• Òfin mósè (2006).
• Family on Fire (2011)

References

1. http://web.archive.org/web/20150218103942/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/e-punch/yoruba-actors-not-under-any-spell-saheed-balogun/. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20150218103936/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/saturday-beats/people-should-learn-from-my-past-marriage-saidi/. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20150216215221/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/saheed-balogun-talks-about-my-failed-marriage-distract-my-creativity/176553/. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. "Saheed Balogun: Talks About My Failed Marriage Distract My Creativity". Thisday. April 14, 2014. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
5. "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20150218103947/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/saturday-beats/pirates-steal-saheed-baloguns-joy/. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
7. http://web.archive.org/web/20150216214827/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/fathia-balogun-on-a-rollercoaster-ride/188272/. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)