Kola Oyewo (born 27 March 1946) is a Nigerian veteran

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, dramatist, and scholar.

Early life

He was born on 27 March 1946 at Oba Ile, a town in

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Education

He attended Obafemi Awolowo University where he obtained a certificate in

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, and a certificate in Yoruba oral literature before he later received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Theatre art from the same university in 1995. He proceeded to the

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where he received a Master of Arts (M.A.) and doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in

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Career

He began acting as a professional in 1964 after he joined the "Oyin Adejobi theatre group" and the first role he played was Adejare in ''Orogun Adedigba'', which was Oyin Adejobi's autobiography. After he spent nine years with Oyin Adejobi, he joined the

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theatre, where he worked with the late veteran dramatist and scholar, chief

Ola Rotimi Olawale Gladstone Emmanuel Rotimi, best known as Ola Rotimi (13 April 1938 – 18 August 2000), was one of Nigeria's leading playwrights and theatre directors. He has been called "a complete man of the theatre – an actor, director, choreograp ...

. Kola Oyewo was known for the role he played as "Odewale" in'' The Gods Are Not To Blame'', a drama by Ola Rotimi. In 1996, Oyewo joined the services of Obafemi Awolowo University, where he rose to the rank of senior lecturer before retiring in September 2011. After his retirement from Obafemi Awolowo University, he joined the services of

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, where he currently serves as head of the department of dramatic art. He is currently working at Elizade University Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State as a performing arts lecturer.

Filmography

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

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(episode 1)'' *'' The Gods Are Not To Blame'' *''

Saworoide ''Saworoide'' is a 1999 Nigerian political drama film, produced and directed by Tunde Kelani. It stars Kola Oyewo, Bukky Wright, Lere Paimo, Larinde Akinleye, Peter Fatomilola, Kunle Bamtefa, Adebayo Faleti, Kayode Olaiya and Doyin Hassan. ''Sa ...

'' *''

Koseegbe ''Kòseégbé'' (English: Immovable) is a 1995 Yoruba drama film directed by Tunde Kelani based on a stage play of the same name by Akinwunmi Isola. The cast consisted of actors from the Obafemi Awolowo University theatre. It was released through ...

(1995)''

References

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