•Why City People Is Honouring Some Of Them
It’s no more news that a lot of movie stars now live abroad. Many of them have relocated since. And the number keeps increasing on a daily basis. Since the Economy is not favourable to a lot of our movie practitioners, they believe they can get a better deal abroad.
Some of these stars are pioneers of the movie industry. They started acting in the 80’s and ’90s and up till date, they have remained mentors and role models to lots of younger stars in the industry.
They have paid their dues in the industry and many will never forget their evergreen movies. They still feature in movie productions abroad while they still do other jobs and businesses by the side to survive. City People’s Head of Movie Desk, BIODUN ALAO brings you names of these movie stars who live abroad and who are still very active, acting and producing movies. And CityPeople has decided to honour some of them, to appreciate their immense contribution to the growth and development in the movie industry. And also letting them know, they might not be in the country presently but their fans have not forgotten them and their names.
Then secondly to also appreciate and encourage the young stars, who despite being out of the country for greener pastures. They still find ways to feature in Nigeria Movies produce abroad, making us proud in Diaspora
Everybody knows Toyin Adewale. She is one of the highly respected movie icons who relocated to the U.S. a few years ago with her daughter. This beautiful woman who is the mother of music star, Mayorkun has spent over 3 decades in the industry and still counting, featuring in both English and Yoruba movies. This very pretty and hardworking lady still features in movies shot abroad especially in the U.S. Besides that, she runs her personal business where she sells luxury items from clothes to bags and shoes, just name it.
She also takes care of party souvenirs for people having parties abroad. She is very good at what she does and a lot of people trust her to handle their parties abroad with top-notch party souvenirs and Aso-Ebi.
Lola Alao is another fantastic actress who started acting in the ’80s with English movies. She later featured in Yoruba movies such as “Eko Wejenle” and “Ale Ariwo”, which gave her her big break in the movie industry.
She equally relocated to Canada a few years ago with her daughter and has never relented in hard work and making success for herself. She currently runs a lounge “LA Lounge” in Canada, alongside Wuzarbeth Boutique where she sells both female and male outfits and every party item.
She is also the founder of Nollywood Ark Canada, where young and upcoming stars are discovered and nurtured and they have been producing movies and series.
What about the delectable Bukky Wright, another beautiful actress who started acting in the 80’s and paved way for other younger stars to shine?
One can’t talk about the history of the movie industry in Nigeria and the names of stars like Bukky Wright will not pop up.
She is currently in the U.S. with her 2 sons, one of her sons is in the U.S. Army, while the other Ojay Wright is a musician, with his latest track making waves.
Besides featuring in movies shot in the U.S. she also works as an Information Security expert.
Regina Askia is the one-time beauty queen who also dominated the movie scene in the ’80s and ’90s. She was no doubt the queen of the screen in the 90’s and many love her role interpretations in the movie “Full Moon” amongst others.
Immediately after her marriage crashed, she relocated to the U.S. where she remarried and now practise as a Nurse and she also hosts very educative and informative programmes on Instagram, where her guests educate and share information that listeners hear and learn from.
Victoria Inyama is another award-winning actress who spent over 2 decades in the industry before relocating to the U.K. after marriage.
After she broke up with her husband on the ground of domestic violence, she went to school to read further and currently she is a domestic violence advocate and has helped a lot of women out of their situation through counselling.
Dolly Unachukwu is an actress, producer and writer. She is one of the pioneers of the movie industry. She gained prominence after acting “Fadeke” in the TV series fortunes. She was among the movie stars that relocated from Nigeria.
Sandra Achums Thomas is one of the superstars that graced our screen in the ’90s, she relocated to Germany after marriage and has since stopped acting. She is married to Tony and they are both blessed with 4 beautiful children. She has been spending her time in building her family in Germany and concentrating on other things.
Ameze Imarhiagbe is a movie icon and many remember for her role in the movie titled “Flesh & Blood”, in which she produced and played the lead role as Twins.
She relocated to the U.S. in 2000, she currently works in the healthcare industry. She is a Registered Nurse in the U.S. and she still writes and produces movies.
Georgina Onuoha is an award-winning actress, television personality, philanthropist and model.
She joined the movie industry in 1990 and in 2003, she gained prominence with the movie “Egg Of Life”. She later relocated to the U.S. and now she is an Activist, Consultant and Health Information Specialist. She is also very active on social media.
Robert Peters is a multi-award winning actor, producer, director, cinematographer and voice over artist. He is the co-owner of Whilestone Pictures LLC, a Film Production Studio and Equipment Provider Company in Lawrenceville Georgia.
Pat Attah is one of the prolific actors in Nollywood. He joined the industry in 1993. He often played the role of Casanova lover boy, heart breaker in movies.
He rose to fame after acting in “Glamour Girls” in 1994. He is one of the pioneers of the movie industry in Nigeria. Besides acting, he is a fashion model and professional musician. He is currently based in Germany, where he performs in many concerts and shows.
Stella Damasus is a multiple award-winning actress, producer cum singer. She started acting in 1992 with the movie titled “Abused”. She relocated to the U.S. where she stays with her children.
She is very passionate about the rights and welfare of women and young girls across the world and this has led her to create a mentorship and capacity building programme called Adiva where she educates her fans through various media programs.
Femi Ogedengbe is an actor, filmmaker and activist. This is one veteran actor who has come out open that he relocated abroad because of the hard times in the country and also publicly admitted that he now does a security job in the U.S. for a living and has been able to take his family out of Nigeria to have a better life.
Fadekemi Momoh is one of the finest faces in the Yoruba movie industry. She is young, pretty and very hardworking featuring in movies back to back before relocating to Canada.
Despite being in Canada, she still produces short films and feature films and besides movies, she has her own personal business, if you desire to throw a surprise party for your loved ones in Canada, she is always at your service.
She equally does exclusive cocktails for events and finger foods. She is also the Vice President of Nollywood Ark Canada and they produce lots of movies.
Bayo Bankole a.k.a. Boy Alinco is an actor, producer, director and MC. He has over the years been a prominent name and face in the Yoruba genre of the Nigerian movie industry.
He is among the movie stars who relocated to the U.S. and presently doing well for himself.
Wale Adebayo is a household name in Nollywood having starred as the lead actor in Femi Lasode’s epic flick Sango in 1997. He is happily married with 5 children and presently stays in the U.S. with his family.
Kayode Adebayo is one of the finest actors in the Yoruba movie industry who often takes the role of a playboy in movies. He relocated few years to Texas in U.S. after his marriage.
Funke Tanimola is another wave-making actress in the Yoruba movie industry, featuring in movies back to back.
She relocated to Texas US a few years ago and has contributed immensely to the Nigerian entertainment industry over there.
She works as an On-Air Personality in the radio station, anchoring Yoruba programme. She does the job of MC at different events and runs an NGO that gives back to society.
Tawa Ajisefini is a popular young Yoruba actress. She often features in Funke Akindele’s movies. She once worked as Funke’s Personal Assistant. She relocated to the U.S. after her marriage to build her home. She has since been running her personal business and does different skits online.
Bigval Jokotoye is an actor and popular for movie titled “Omo Pupa” which was released in 2008. He began his career in 2001 and has featured in over 80 movies and still counting. He currently lives with his family in California where he has been fine-tuning his skills in movie production.
Queen Temitope Oluwa is an actress, movie producer and entrepreneur. She is known for playing Saratu in the movie “Saratu. She is the mother of Kunle Afod’s first daughter. She is currently based in the U.S. with her children.
Rasaq Ajao popularly known as Araosan is an actor cum movie maker. He is one of the pioneers of the Yoruba movie industry and also one of the founders of the oldest and highly rated Yoruba movie caucus in the industry “Odunfa Caucus”. He relocated to the U.S. some years ago and has not been featuring in movies in the last few years.
Rita Nzelu is an actress, known for her roles in “Ortega, His Enemies, Stigma of Womanhood, and a host of others. She is among the stars that dominated the industry in the ’90s. She relocated to the U.K. after her marriage which crashed a few years ago.
Tosin Abiola popularly known as “Omo Brish” is among the Yoruba stars based in the United Kingdom. Besides working in the U.K., she still features in movies production both in the U.K. and in Nigeria.
Doris Simeon is a beautiful actress, producer cum television personality. She is popular for movies such as “Modupe Temi”, “Onitemi”, “Eti Keta”, “Apaadi”, “Omo Pupa” and a host of others. She relocated to the U.S. few years ago, and has been staying abroad with her son. She is into Hair Business.
Solomon Majekodunmi popularly known as “Baba Kekere” is a veteran actor known for his roles in Yoruba movies from the ’80s. He took a break from the industry, relocating to the U.S. after the death of his wife Mama Kike who was also a movie star and they often acted together in movies.
Ashabi Olorisha is one of the U.S. based veteran actresses cum producers. She has spent over 4 decades in the industry. Besides being an actress, she has touched the lives of many through her NGO. She is a strong member of ANTP abroad.
Taiwo Aromokun is a prominent Yoruba actress, filmmaker and businesswoman who is based in the U.K. She is popular for featuring in movies produced by Odunlade Adekola until she got married and relocated to the United Kingdom, where she does business.
Mistura Asunrunmu is an actress cum producer known for her roles in Yoruba movies. She joined the movie industry in 2002 through “Awadakerikeri Group”. She has featured in movies such as “Oko Gbajumo”, “Gbogbo Ona”, “Return Of Jenifa”, amongst others.
She is happily married and she now lives in the U.S. with her family.
Babatunde Owokoniran a.k.a. Tunde Tilapia, is a popular actor who trained under star actor, Odunlade Adekola. He has featured in over 100 movies. He relocated few years ago to join his family in the U.S.
Olanrewaju Olakanlu and Oladun Badru a.k.a. (Mr and Mrs. Kogberegbe) are two people that have used their synergy and friendship to boost creativity and create a lasting legacy by jointly floating a TV production known as Mr & Mrs. Kogberegbe.
They both live in the U.S. but are prominent movie personalities that have touched lots of lives positively with their series.
Korede Wealth is another wave making actor cum movie producer who is currently based in Canada. He has featured and produced a good number of movies in the Yoruba movie industry. Though, he still produces movies. He is happily married and lives in Canada with his family.
Alesh Sanni is an outstanding actor who has featured in different films making him one of the very best young actors in the industry. He is a very young and hardworking actor who besides working in the U.S., still features and produces movies. He welcomed a baby few months ago and he maintains a very cordial relationship with his senior colleagues and contemporaries in the industry.
Olori Funmi Adedeji is a multi-award winning actor, producer with many years of experience in the industry. She is a versatile actor in the industry and currently the CEO of Olori Theatre Entertainment and Productions.
She has also bagged lots of awards home and abroad for her immense contribution to the movie industry home and abroad. With her over 2 decades in the industry, she has featured and produced movies back to back.
Babatunde Abass Akanji is another successful actor cum producer. He is the CEO of Empire Goose Production and also he is the author of the book “The Root Of Wisdom”.
This very hardworking and successful young man has achieved a lot for himself in the industry and despite his achievement, he is very humble and live a very simple lifestyle.
Abolade Balogun is an actor, producer and behaviour health worker based in Canada. He originally hails from Ogun State and gained prominence with the movie titled “Tomiwa”. And has since featured in other outstanding movies.
He is also another young and highly talented actor making waves in the Canadaian social scene.
Oluwafemi Ayeyemi popularly called Dr. Fem & L’egba. He is from Abeokuta in Ogun State. A graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University and he started acting in 2005, performing in different stage plays.
He later joined Ancerdram in Abeokuta in 2008, where he had opportunity to meet high profile Christian movie actors at different locations in different state.
He relocated to Canada in 2018, where he met with other talented movie stars and they have featured each other in their different skits and production.
He also has a personal comedy platform where he act like a village man in Canada by speaking Egba dialect, and this was how he came about the stage name “Legba”.
He is also a member of Tampan Canada chapter and has also featured in a one number of movies.
Dele Ogundipe is an actor, producer and director. He joined the movie industry in 1994 under the tutelage of Odunfa caucus through the Chairman, Mr. Yinka Quadri.
He joined the movie industry as a crew member and later became an actor.
He relocated to the U.S. in 2015 and initiated Tampan USA chapter in 2016 and elected as the President few years later.
Before moving to America, he mentored a lot of upcoming acts through his film school “Future Concept Creative School”, which produced stars like Tayo Adeniyi, Alesh Sanni, Ladi Folarin, Azeezat Shorunmu, Mimisola Daniel, Opeyemi Onaduja amongst others. He has produced and directed over 100 movies and still counting and currently directs almost all movies produced in the U.S.
Emiola Olusegun is an actor, film and video editor. He hails from Ilese Ijebu, Ogun State. He started film industry with Saidi Balogun. He has spent close to 2 decades in the industry. He is the CEO of Hemmydah Filmz Production and has edited over 100 movies and still counting.
He has also worked in over 50 award winning movies and has never relented in his effort.
He is rated one of the outstanding young man in the industry.
Adewale Adelani is another successful filmmaker in Canada. He has featured in over 80 movies and still counting.
While in Canada, he has featured in movies such as Puzzles, Mazida, Office Palava and many others.
He is equally working on his personal movies, that will release very soon.
Femi Brainard is a renowned actor cum producer. He began his acting career dated to his days at Obafemi Awolowo University, while studying Drama Arts. He acted his first movie titled “Eniyan”.
He is known for his exceptional interpretation of roles in movies. And bagged awards both home and abroad for his skills and creativity.
Temitope Solaja is one of the young wave making actresses in the industry. She is an actress, producer cum model and she is popular for movies such as “Bamitele” “Opolo” and others.
Highly talented television personality cum actor, Joseph Benjamin who is very popular for co-hosing MTN’s Project Fame, a talent reality show.
Few years ago, he relocated to the U.S., he registered with top film production company, Nevada Bridge Production to feature in their movie projects.
Sonia Ogiri is a beautiful young actress, musician and entrepreneur who relocated to the U.S. few years ago.
This single mother of one featured in few movies before relocating and has since been doing perfectly well for herself.
Tessy Oragwa is a popular actress and model known for her role as Sylvia in television series “So Wright So Wrong”. She joined the industry in the year 2000 and has starred in over 100 movies. She is also the face of one of the products of Greenlife Pharmaceuticals.
Racheal Oyiza Ugorji is an actress currently based in Tonto Ontario. Besides being an actress, she works in the health sector in Canada. She is also a member of Nollywood Ark Canada. She has featured in a good number of movies besides skit. She also featured in the latest movie titled “Eeru” alongside Lola Alao, Jaiye Kuti, Ronke Odunsanya amongst others.
Deji Adenuga is a Naija born movie actor cum, producer known for his great roles in several movies from the early ’90s. He started acting in 1993 and he is a very prominent face in the entertainment industry. He later relocated with his family to Dublin Ireland in search of greener pastures.
He is popular for award-winning movies such as “Aya Mi Owon”, “Madam Dearest”, “Aye Jobele” amongst others.
Adewale Odunaike Donald is a filmmaker from Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State. He started acting in 2011 when he met Tope Adebayo and Abimbola Kazeem in Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ogun State.
And in 2017, he relocated to Canada with his family and has since not relented in his passion. He has directed movies like Sun Set, Tomiwa, Wrong Perception, What Went Wrong amongst others in Canada. He is equally working on movies like “Badiru Bala (Comedy), Toriola, and he is one of the wave-making young filmmakers in Canada.
Emilian Andrew is a healthcare/social worker and part-time business analyst. She is a television personality who is many shades of talent, an actress, singer, fashionista and dancer. She is a Nigerian/Canadian actor who has featured in numerous Nollywood films. She started her acting career in the late ’90s in a television comedy series titled “Flatmates” in Ibadan, Nigeria. She was also spotted in a talent scout audition to play in a Nigerian TV Silicom “Tinsel” while still living in Nigeria. Her passion for acting grew so strong that she started auditioning for roles for TV series and movies when she relocated to Canada.
While in Canada, she has featured in movies such as “What Went Wrong”, “Believe In You”, “Tomiwa”, “An Enemy Within” amongst others. She is presently working on a movie titled “Toriola”. and she is one of the castmates of the reality show “Naija Wives of Toronto”.
Akorede Alli is a seasoned filmmaker born and raised in Lagos State, Nigeria.
He is a descendant of the distinguished royal family of Akinsemoyin in Lagos State. He started his filmmaking journey after graduation from Film Institute in Nigeria and started his first film production company in Lagos.
He later moved to the U.S. to further his studies in filmmaking and advanced cinematography at the school of Visual Art in New York City.
After relocating to Los Angeles, California to further his career as a film director-actor, producer. There he created his Hollywood based production company modern Eko Studio and returned to his first indigenous movie titled “Ran Mi Lowo” featuring great Nollywood talents and debuting his multi-talents as a film director, lead actor, producer and executive producer.
Temitope Kayode Fagboro popularly known as TK Topman Ent. is a Canadian based music promoter, artists manager and actor.
He has promoted so many music artists in Canada and also feature in some movies, such as Love In Transition, Man In Between and many others.
He also works as Production Manager at Automotive Industry in Canada and also a part-time student in Centennial College, Toronto.
Princess Serifat Oluwatosin Oguntaga is another hardworking actress in the movie industry. Who has featured in a good number of movies? She relocated to Canada some years ago and has featured in Major Movie Productions in Canada.
She is one of the highly respected veteran actresses based in Canada.
Adebanke Oluwatoyin Ladeinde is a young Actor, and Entrepreneur based in Toronto, Canada. The dynamic businesswoman of International reputes is the CEO of Adeba Connector, a media chain comprised of connector core magazine, correct commerce, Adeba Connector TV, and more.
With a flourishing business empire spanning Nigeria and Canada. Ade is intertwined in many areas of popular culture. She is a recognised movie producer and actress. She is currently hosting the popular and trending online talk show titled Chat With Ade, One Of Her Works, an interesting comedy sitcom, Office Palava has become the talk of the town in Canada and its environs.
This very fashionable entrepreneur has been described by many as a very humble and a go-getter.
She has received many awards and laurels home and abroad.
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