FEMI ADEBAYO BIOGRAPHY,EDUCATION,CARRER,CONTROVERSIES AND NETWORTH.
|Femi Adebayo Salami who was born on 31 December 1978 is a Nigerian film director, film actor, lawyer, producer and Special Adviser to the governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture and Tourism,He is also the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami.
The actor is known for his gifted, energetic and highly influential nature in the Nigerian film industry.
Femi Profile
Name | Jelili” or “Sonto Alapata |
Real Name | Femi Adebayo Salami |
State Of Origin | Ilorin Kwara State |
Date Of Birth | 31 December 1978 |
Age | 44 |
Tribe | Yoruba |
Nationality | Nigeria |
Occupation | Nigerian Film Director, Film Actor, Lawyer, Producer And Special Adviser |
Religion | Muslim |
Marital Status | Married |
Networth | $250,000 |
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Educational background
Adebayo Olufemi Lateef was born on 31th December, 1972. A native of Ilorin in Kwara State, born in lagos. Attended jender age nursery and primary school, lagos. Oke-ode grammar school, where he was made the senior prefect for the year 92/93 set. He proceeded to University of Ilorin, where he studied law, while in the university, he also deed a per-time training in the area of entertainment with the popular Awada Keri-Keri school of performing Arts under the leadership of his father, Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello).
Salami Career
Adebayo’s long term ambition when he was much younger was to be a lawyer. His father had always been very supportive of his children’s career choices no matter which path any of them decided to follow. His love for acting and subsequent sojourn into the field was born after seeing his father on television at a young age. When his father noticed his interest in acting, he gave his young son all the support he needed even after he completed a law degree. In an interview he expressed how liberal his father was to his decision to take up acting saying, “My father did not force any career on any of his children. He left us to study the courses we showed interest in and have capacity for. I must also say that he influenced me indirectly as an actor because if I had not enjoyed his acting style while I was growing up, there was no way I could have showed interest in acting.”
Adebayo began acting in 1995, the same year he featured in a Tade Ogidan movie titled Owo Blow. Ever since his big break, the vibrant thespian has gone on to become a household name as far as Yoruba movies are concerned. starred in hundreds of home videos and has won the hearts of Yoruba movie lovers. He has gone on to star in movies like Oba-Elesan,Tojo – terun, Baba – Ologba, Idanwo, Shola fe Pami, Ikan, Aranbada, Agbara Obirin, Mayomi, Ole, Inu, Orija ju Ogun, Ogologo, Fitila, Ile and a host of others. In 2006, he produced a movie titled ‘Idanwo’.
Adebayo also founded a film school named J-15 School of Performing Arts, and it is located in Ibadan. The school has churned out over 150 graduands since inception and boasts of graduates of Theatre Arts from other Nigerian universities as lecturers.
Adebayo Controversy
Akindele and Adebayo had reportedly had a sizzling relationship that was rumoured to be headed for the altar, but that was not to be as they both ended the relationship and moved on.
Social media handles
Instagram @femiadebayosalami
Twitter @realfemiadebayo
Femi Personal life
Initially, the actor had a wife known as Khadijat Adebayo. Femi Adebayo’s first wife bore the actor three lovely children. The duo divorced later on due to irreconcilable differences. He stayed for eight years before falling in love and tying the knot once more. Later, Femi Adebayo married the gorgeous woman Omotayo Adebayo. Femi Adebayo’s wedding took place on 9th October 2016. Femi Adebayo’s new wife bore him one son.
Therefore, the actor is a father of four, three from his first marriage to Khadijat and one from his second union to Omotayo.
Networth
He is estimated to be worth about $250,000