He
is one of the few Yoruba actors that shot to limelight within a short period of
his career. Hilarious and much loved by fans, Odunlade Adekola has been alleged
to engage metaphysical powers in making a success of his profession.
He
denied such.
“Some
people say that I used voodoo or metaphysical powers to be successful. I hear
when they say such but I tell everyone that I can never do such. During the
graduation of my students last year, I addressed this issue because it was
during that time people were peddling rumours of my demise. When the rumour of
my death hit town, some people said that I did ‘jazz’ to be successful. That
was why during the graduation of my students last year, I said it in public
that if I had ever thought of doing ‘jazz’ to succeed God should make me lose
everything I had ever worked for “I hear these comments but they do not move me
at all. I am a writer, director, producer and an actor. It is normal for people
to talk but it has never upset me.”
The
actor said he has always been a funny actor since the beginning of his career
in his church. He said although people loved his performances, he never thought
of making it a career.
“I
started acting in church when I was a kid. When I was in church, I was like
Baba Suwe, whenever I mounted the stage, people would start laughing. A lot of
people really loved me but I did not really have interest in acting.
“There
was a friend of mine, Tunde, who also acted. He told an actor about me and the
man asked to see me. When I got there, the man asked me to act for him and ever
since then, I never stopped acting. I later joined the man’s acting group and
that was how I started. This happened in 1996,” Adekola added.
Meanwhile,
the actor recently added another feather to his cap as he received a
prestigious award, Afro-Heritage Broadcasting and Entertainment Award, in the
US. He said the award was given to him alongside other prominent Nigerians
because of his contribution to the Nigerian movie industry.
“I
bagged an award in Houston, Texas and I was given the award because of my role
in the movie industry and all the things I have done to uplift the industry.”
Source: PUNCH
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