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Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan (1940–1996) was a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, dramatist, and producer.

Adeyemi Afolayan
Born	Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan 1940
Died	1996 (aged 55–56)
Nationality	Nigerian
Other names	Ade Love
Citizenship	Nigeria
Occupation	actor filmmaker producer director dramatist
Years active	1966–1996
Notable work	Ajani Ogun (1976) Ija Ominira (1978) Taxi Driver
Children	Kunle Afolayan (son) Tayo Afolayan (son) Gabriel Afolayan (Son) Moji Afolayan (daughter) Aremu Afolayan (son)
Relatives	Toyin Afolayan (sister)

Early life

Afolayan was born in 1940 in Kwara state Nigeria, he was a film actor, director, and producer.[1] He is the brother of actress Toyin Afolayan as well as father to film actors, Kunle Afolayan, Tayo Afolayan, Gabriel Afolayan, Moji Afolayan , and Aremu Afolayan.[2][3]

Career

In 1966, Afolayan joined Moses Olaiya's drama troupe, in 1971, he left to establish his own drama group which went on to stage comedic plays.[4]

In 1976, he appeared in Ola Balogun's Ajani Ogun and later produced and starred Ija Ominira (1979), also directed by Balogun. Kadara, also called Destiny in English was the first movie he wrote, produced and also starred as leading actor. The movie was shown at the ninth Tashkent film festival for African and Asian cinema. Afolayan went on to produce and star in other productions such as Ija Orogun, Taxi Driver and Iya ni Wura.[4]

Selected filmography

• Taxi Driver (1983)
• Ajani Ogun (1976)

See also

• List of Nigerian actors

References

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[es] Adeyemi Afolayan

Adeyemi Afolayan, más conocido como Ade Love (Estado de Kwara, 1940 - 1996)[1] fue un actor y cineasta nigeriano, hermano de la actriz Toyin Afolayan y padre de los actores Kunle, Tayo, Gabriel, Moji y Aremu Afolayan.[2]

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