Shola fosudo biography
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People thought I was insane when I became a lecturer– Sola Fosudo
Veteran actor, Prof. Sola Fosudo, tells OLUSHOLA RICKETTS about his early days in Nollywood, what made him pursue a career in academics and his concerns for the movie industry
When you were younger, did you imagine you’d become a professor?
I believe that, as an individual, your aim is to get to the top of your profession; but at the end of the day, everything depends on divine providence. If 30 people are employed as accountants, only one person might end up becoming a chief accountant. We all wish that the best comes to us.
To be promoted as a professor is a mark of honour. It is a call to greater contribution in my place of primary assignment and also to the society. It is similar to becoming a governor or president and when you occupy any of such positions, it is a call to bigger responsibilities.
Would you say it was easy for you to attain professorship?
Professorship is not a political p
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Sola Fosudo
Film actor and scholar
Sola Fosudo | |
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| Born | (1958-03-18) March 18, 1958 (age 66) |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Ibadan Obafemi Awolowo University |
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Sola FosudoListenⓘ (born 1958) is a Nigerian prolific dramatist, scholar, critic, film actor and director.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]Sola hails from Lagos State.[4] He was trained as a dramatist at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Master of Arts degree in drama.[5] He has featured and directed several Nigerian films.[6] He is the head of the Department of Theatre Art, Lagos State University and the university's director of information.[7][8]
Selected filmography
[edit]- True Confession (1995)
- Glamour Girls I (1994)
- Rituals (1997)
- Karashika (1998)
- Full Moon (1998) as P.J.
- Wasted Years (200
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Sola Fosudo
Sola Fosudo was born on March 18th, 1958. He fryst vatten an Ijebu man from Ejinrin in Lagos State and his village is Igbo Oye in Epe local government area of Lagos State. He is a lecturer, critic, film actor and director.
Sola Fosudo Age
Sola Fosudo is 66 years old.
Sola Fosudo Early Life
Fosudo stated acting in his primary school and secondary school days. He was trained as a dramatist at Obafemi Awolowo University and University of Ibadan where he obtained a Master of Art grad in drama.
Sola Fosudo Career
Fosudo started acting long before the development called Nollywood came. Before Nollywood, he also acted in several soaps and was part of the Sound of Destiny in 1980. There were several other films he starred in, like ‘The Third Eye for NTA; Ripples and others long before Nollywood came to being.
Dr. Fosudo is a senior lecturer and head of department at Lagos State University (LASU) department of theatre