Obafemi Lasode

Obafemi Lasode
Born 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 wining 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.