Rabu, 10 April 2019

Jide Kosoko Biography

Omoba Jide Kosoko (born January 12, 1954 in Lagos Island, Nigeria) is a Nigerian film actor and a film director. Jide started his acting career back in 1964.

Jide Kosoko

Family
Birth Name	Jide Kosoko
Birth Date / Age	January 12, 1954 (age 65)
Birth Place	Lagos Island, Nigeria
Residence	Lagos State, Nigeria
Home Town	Lagos State
Nationality	Nigerian
Gender	Male
Other Names	Omoba Jide Kosoko Omo Oba Jide Kosoko
Spouse(s)	Henrietta Kosoko (died 2016), Karimat Kosoko
Children	Sola Kosoko (Daughter) Bidemi Kosoko (Daughter) Tunji Kosoko (Son)
Relationship Status	Married
Relationship Type	Heterosexual
Occupation	Film actor filmmaker producer director
Years Active	1964 – present
Associated acts	Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello) Yinka Quadri
Net Worth	$700,000
Parents	n/a
Relatives	Oluwasindara Abina (Granddaughter)
Body
Skin Complexion	Light Skin
Hair Color	Black hair
Body Art	none
Body Type	Average Body
Education
Religion	Christian
Languages	Yoruba English
Education	Business Administration
Alma mater	Yaba College of Technology
Mobile Phone No
Mobile Phone No:	n/a
Social Media Handles
Social	Fb: officialjidekosoko Twi: @jide_kosoko Ig: jidekosoko
Website
Website	https://instagram.com/jidekosoko

Early life

Jide Kosoko was born on 12 of January in 1954, in Lagos to the Kosoko royal family of Lagos Island. He studied business administration at Yaba College of Technology.

Career

Jide began his acting career as a child actor in 1964 in a television production Makanjuola. He has featured in several Nollywood movies of both Yoruba and English Genres.

Kosoko grew up in Ebute Metta and was inspired by the success of Hubert Ogunde to go into acting, when an acquaintance who was working with the Ifelodun Traveling theatre troupe invited him to audition for a role in Makanjuola, a tele-movie, Kosoko accepted the invitation, he auditioned and was chosen for the role, playing a character called Alabi. Kosoko continued with
acting, he performed with the Awada Kerikeri group consisting of Sunday Omobolanle, Lanre Hassan and Oga Bello, and had guest appearances on the T.V. Show, New Masquerade. In 1972, he formed his own group theatre troupe.

Kosoko has also written and produced his own films and stage plays which include Ogun Ahoyaya. Kosoko became visible during the Video film era, producing his own film, Asiri nla in 1992, starring in Asewo to re Mecca and Tunde Kelani's Ti Oluwa Ni'Le part 2.

Challenges

In an interview with "Gbajumo Osere" Kosoko stated that his parent are not in support of his career as an actor until when people and the likes of Hubert Ogunde intervened to the matter then his parent realized it is somehow the right choice for him.

Personal life

Kosoko is married to two wives; Karimat and Henrietta with children and grandchildren. He is the father of popular Nollywood Actresses Bidemi and Shola Kosoko.