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What Stands Veteran Actor, Yemi Solade Out From the Pack


Yemi Solade is a big name in the movie industry. He is a damn good actor. The handsome thespian has paid his dues. He is one of the very best movie practitioners in the industry and he has acted in very many movie productions.
He is one of those who started his career on stage in the 70s before he moves on to the movies. He is also lucky to have been trained by the masters.
The big news is that this stylish actor is 60. And he is so happy & elated. But truth be told he does not look it. He has managed to keep is refreshingly young look aglow. He has also put in 43 years into his career. Let's tell you more. He has had an exciting career.



Stage, Television and Film Actor. Born on the 31st of January 1960 in Lagos. Hails from Igbein, Abeokuta in Ogun state. Raised in Surulere, Lagos.

Had elementary and post - elementary education at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and Birch Freeman High School, both in Surulere, Lagos.


Did A Level at Tile Hill College in Coventry in the UK. Studied and bagged a Bachelor's of Arts degree in Dramatic Arts at the University of Ife (OAU), Ile - Ife in 1983. Did the mandatory NYSC programme in Maiduguri, Borno. Bagged a Master's Degree in Sociology & Anthropology at the University of Leicester, UK in 1988 and Master's degree in Public Administration at the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in 1990.


Solade cut his teeth as a THESPIAN during the 2nd World Festival of Arts And Culture - FESTAC, hosted by Nigeria in Lagos in 1977. He has traversed the length and breath of stage, TV and film productions in the last 43 years and has an impressive credits of productions to his name.

ACADEMIC FEATS:
*B. A hons - Dramatic Arts (Ife, 1983)

*M. International Relations - (Ife, 1986)

*M.Sc - Sociology & Anthropology (Leicester, UK)

*MPA - (ABU, Zaria, 1990)

VOCATION:
*Lecturer, Department of General Studies, Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno state (NYSC 1984)

*Artistic Director, Zenith Theatre, Maiduguri - 1984 to 1985

*Part - Time Lecturer, Department of English Language, UNIMAID, Maiduguri, Borno state - 1984 /85

*Lecturer, Department of Languages, College of Business and Administrative Studies, Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna - 1989 to 1991

*Editor, Society Celebrity Magazine
Kaduna

*Artistic Director
Kaduna Music And Drama Society - 1990 to 1992

*Chief Artistic Officer
THESPIAN ARTS, Kaduna - 1990 to 1993

*Cultural Specialist
American Cultural Center, USIS, Kaduna - 1990

*Chief Artistic Officer
ITage NIGERIA - 2005 till date


Solade has consistently been a freelance ACTOR since 1977 and featured in many stage, television and movie productions which include:

STAGE:
*LANGBODO

*THE GODS ARE NOT TO BLAME

*OUR HUSBAND HAS GONE MAD AGAIN

*OPERA WONYOSI

*LION AND THE JEWEL

*ANOWA

*ESU AND THE VAGABOND MINSTRELS

*AN INSPECTOR CALL

*TRIALS OF OBA OVONRAWEN

*ONE LEGEND MANY SEASONS

*A QUEEN FOR DOMINGO

*JANKARIWO

.... and many more


TELEVISION

*YOUR VERY HIGH HONOUR

*BALA

*PAPA AJASCO AND COMPANY

*SUPERSTORY

*ODD WORLD

*THIS LIFE

*SAINTS AND SINNERS

*NOWHERE TO BE FOUND

*FAMILY TIES

*PARADISE WAY

*TOGETHER

*SCID

*THE OTHER WOMAN

*CORPERS LODGE

*BOROKINI

... etc.,etc.



MOVIES

*OJU'NU

*VIOLATED

*LADY IN THE FOREST

*MADAM DEAREST

*IROLABI

*OJIJI

*BUGA

*AWENIBAKU

*EFUNSETAN ANIWURA

*FATHERHOOD

*THUNDERBOLT

*BREEZE

*KUNLE ALAJESEKU

*ALASE AYE

*150 MILLION

*HOMELESS

*ISEJU MARUN

*JAGUDA BABA OLE

*ALAKITI

*ESU MA SE MI

*ALAAFIN O SE RIFIN

*SADE BLADE

*48 HOURS

*DON'T GET MAD - GET EVEN

*WIDOW

*OLOTURE

*DADDY'S GIRLS
OMONIYI


.... and hundreds more.

Solade has featured in many television commercials and influenced many brands like GLO, TOTALUBE etc., etc.

Has many awards his kitty in the fields of Theatre Arts and Film productions

He was the Pioneer Head of Theatre Arts And Motion Pictures Practitioners Association Of Nigeria - TAMPAN in 2014

He has held  positions in professional bodies like National Association Of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners - NANTAP, Actors Guild Of Nigeria - AGN

He is married to Hannah Marsh and they are blessed with children.

Yemi Solade holds his family title of AGBAAKIN of Igbein - Abeokuta.


















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