Antar Laniyan is a Nigerian veteran actor, film producer, and director.

Early life

Laniyan was born in

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, the capital of

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southwestern Nigeria. He attended Baptist secondary school were he obtained is
WAEC
certificate in

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before he later proceeded to the

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where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in theatre arts.

Career

Laniyan began acting in 1981 and the first major role he played as a professional actor was the role of a "major general" in a film titled ''Everybody wants to know'' during his days at the Kakaki Art Squad. He has featured in several Nigerian films including '' Sango'', a film scripted by

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and produced by

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. He was the director of the first episode of ''

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'', the award-winning

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soap opera produced by

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in the year 2000. He also directed ''Oh Father Oh Daughter'' and ''This Life'' produced from the stable of

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Selected filmography

* '' Sango (1997)'' * ''

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(episode 1)'' * ''Kakanfo (2020)'' * ''

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'' (2019)

References

Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Nigerian male actors 21st-century Nigerian male actors Male actors from Osun State Male actors in Yoruba cinema Nigerian male film actors People from Osun University of Ibadan alumni Yoruba male actors Nigerian male television actors Nigerian film producers Nigerian film directors {{Nigerian-film-actor-stub

Early life

Career

Selected filmography

See also

References