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Celebrities Who Followed Their Parent’s Footsteps In The Entertainment Industry.

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Nigerian entertainment industry has produced creative, versatile actors and popular music stars who took after their parents profession while some climbed up to lime light in a different area of entertainment, maintaining stability and the poise of their parents.

  In this article, we would like to show you some Nigerian celebrities who have followed in their parent’s line of business.

MIDE MARTINS

  Mide Martins a distinguished actor who took after her later mother Funmi Martin’s Profession. Funmi Martins who died in 2002, was an amazing actress in her time. Her demise shook the movie industry but her absence was not totally felt as her Carbon Copy look-alike daughter made Martins took over and continued from where she stopped.  Today, Mide Martins who is an actor, a movie producer and director is married to Afeez Owo AbIodun who is also an actor and a movie producer.

FEMI ADEBAYO

  Femi Adebayo is a dexterous actor popularly known as Jelili, took after his father’s profession as an actor at age 11 and has been acting alongside him. Femi adebayo studied law and is currently as special advisor to the Governor of Lagos state on Arts Culture and Tourism. However, his acting career brought him to limelight as he was able to follow in his father’s Adebayo Salami’s footsteps.

Adebayo Salami is a popular veteran actor who started his acting career in 1964 and has been prominent up until today. He produced his first movie ‘Ogun Ajaye’ in 1985 and since then he has produced, directed and featured in several movies. His son Adebayi Salami has also produced and featured in movies such as Jelili, Apaadi, Ayitale, October 1 etc.

His latest movie, KING OF THIEVES is presently showing in all cinemas in Nigeria and was said to have generated the sum of 170 millions within three weeks.

BARRYJHAY

  Oluwakayode Junior Balogun popularly known as “BARRYJHAY” is the son of late Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun(Aginde Barrister).

Ayinde Barrister a pioneer of Fuji Music, died on the 16th December 2010. He was popularly known for his fuji music and was referred to as AJISARI/Ayiwere until 1973/74.  Ayinde Barrister’s son Barryjhay, was signed to Cash Nation Entertainment Music Label and he has won awards for “most promising act of the year. Ayinde Barrister’s son, Barryjhay popularly known for his style of songs(Afro juju pop) was previously signed to Cash Nation Entertainment Music Label and is now signed to Bang Hit Music.

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He has been nominated for many categories from different awarding bodies in the music industry and he has won best new act of the year from City people music award in 2018 and also Rookie of the year from the Headies Award in 2019

YUL EDOCHIE

Yul Edochie, a Nigerian activist, actor, film director took after his father Edochie’s profession at a tender age. He is one of the most sought after in Nollywood  industries as he is known for his Manly Baritone Soothing Commanding and Appealing Voice.

His father Pete Edochie came out prominence in the 1980’s when he played the role of Okonkwo in an adaptation of CHINUA ACHEBE’S THINGS FALL APART. The Nollywood veteran has featured in over 80 movies and his son Yul Edochie seems to have taken after his father’s footsteps in terms of excellence.

DR SID

Sidney Esiri known by his stage name “DR SID”, is a popular Musician, whose father was late Justice Esiri, a veteran awarding actor died on the 19th  February  2013, he was referred to as one of the PILLARS OF NOLLYWOOD and he won numerous awards from different awarding bodies in the movie industry.  Dr Sid popularly known for his music (Afrobeats) is a Singer and songwriter, he was signed to TRYBE RECORDS in 1999, he moved to DON JAZZY’S Mo hits record label in 2007. He was nominated and has won several awards in the music industry.

CLARENCE PETERS

Clarence peters is the son of SHINA PETERS, a Nigerian juju musician and Clarion Chukwurac a  Nigerian actress. Clarence peters is a prominent Nigerian music, Video director, Film maker and. a Cinematographer who is the CEO of Capital Dream Records. His father Shina Peters is popularly known for his genre of music( which is a Fusion of Juju and Afrobeat) and his energetic performance style. However, his mother is a veteran actor and humanitarian who studied acting and speech at the department of dramatic arts in Obafemi Awolowo University. She was the first Nigerian to win the best Actress Category at the 1982 film festival in Burkina Faso. She has also won various awards in the Nigerian Movie Industry.  Clarence Peters has been able to take up the mantle of excellence from less parents as he has succeeded and is currently succeeding as a cinematographer. He has shot, directed musical videos for popular Nigerian artist such as Wizkid, Davido, Psquare, Flavor, Chidinma, Mr Eazi.

          

SUKANMI OMOBOLANLE

Another splendid actor who followed the footstep of his father is Sukanmi Omobolanle. He is the son of the veteran comic actor Sunday Omobolanle popularly referred to as Papiluwe.

Sukanmi started acting from the age of nine, while accompanying his father to movie sets and ever since then, he has featured and produced a lot of movies, some of the movies he produced are “Jeje”and “Ife ewe”.

YEMI ELESHO

Yemi  Elesho, an influencer, content creator, actor and fast rising comedian is the son of adewale  Adeoye popularly known as Elosho” The veteran actor, Elesho was known for his comic roles in the movies and was known to bring comic relief to his fans. His son however took after his Father’s profession as a Comedian, releasing skits on Instagram.

Yemi Elesho has done numerous skits but came to limelight for his skit about Davido and Chioma after he bought her a Porsche

He has worked with other comedians such as The Cuteabiola, Broda Shaggi, Sargent Semiu, Mr Macaroni and so on.

YOMI AND PEJU OGUNMOLA

Yomi and his sister are children of Pa.Kola Ogunmola, who was a Nigerian actor, director,and a Playwright.

Kola Ogunmobi took Yoruba folks opera and developed it into a theater form with his Ogunmola traveling theater founded in 1977.

Yomi Ogunmola, took over from where his father stopped as an actor. He was one of the best directors in the movie industry as he was at the peak of his career when he passed away. Some of the movies he directed were “Koto aye” “Ige Adubi” “Eran Iya Oshogbo” and so on.

           His sister Peju Ogunmola also showed interest in her father’s profession. She started acting at a very young age alongside her brother and today, she is one of the living legends we have at Nollywood more industry. She is married to Sunday’s Omobolanle who is a popular comic actor known as paplowe and they are blessed with a wonderful Son.

BIDEMI AND SHOLA KOSOKO

Bidemi kosoko and shola Kosoko are children of the living legend Jide Kosoko, a Nigerian actor, director and producer.Jide Kosoko began his acting career as a child actor in1964 and has since then been gracing our screens.

Bidemi Kosoko is known for her amazing roles in Yoruba movies as she has been acting from the age of twelve, has been versatile in her style of editing all day .Her sister Shola Kosoko is a dexterous and film director who was known for the movie “Laroda Ojo”  Shola Kosoko has been acting since the year 2000 and has featured in so many movies such as “Oko Iresi” “Omo Bishop” “Palace”and so on. She is married to AbIodun Abina and they are blessed with two kids; Oluwasindara and Oluwasikemi Abina.

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