Mike Abayomi Bamiloye is a Nigerian gospel film actor,

dramatist A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

producer Producer or producers may refer to: Occupations *Producer (agriculture), a farm operator *A stakeholder of economic production *Film producer, supervises the making of films **Executive producer, contributes to a film's budget and usually does not ...

, and

director Director may refer to: Literature * ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine * ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker * ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty Music * Director (band), an Irish rock band * ''Di ...

. He is an

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and the founder and president of the film production company

Mount Zion Faith Ministries Mount Zion Faith Ministries is a Christian film production company based in Ibadan, Nigeria, which casts, produces and distributes Christian films and drama films. It was founded on 5 August 1985 by the Christian writers and actors Mike Bamiloye ...

. and Mount Zion Television.

Biography

Mike Bamiloye was born in

Ilesa Ilesa () is an ancient town located in the Osun State, southwest Nigeria; it is also the name of a historic kingdom (also known as Ijesha) centred on that village. The state is ruled by a monarch bearing the title of the Owa Obokun Adimula of Ij ...

, a town in

Osun State Osun State (; yo, Ìpínlẹ̀ Ọ̀ṣun), occasionally known as the State of Osun by the state government, is a state in southwestern Nigeria; bounded to the east by Ekiti and Ondo states, to the north by Kwara State, to the south by Ogun S ...

in southwestern Nigeria on April 13, 1960 but hails from Ijebu-Ijesa in Osun State. He was trained at Divisional Teachers’ Training College at

Ipetumodu Ipetumodu ()is a city in Osun State, in the southwestern part of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ife North local government. The city is under the leadership of traditional ruler with the title of Apetumodu, which means "one who killed an ...

where he began his career. Bamiloye founded Mount Zion on 5 August 1985. Bamiloye's debut drama ''Hell in Conference'' was staged at the National Christian Teachers Conference in 1986 at Ilesa in Osun State. He has featured, produced, and directed several Nigerian gospel films over the years. A movie that explains his early life and the beginning of his ministry was released in 2020 to celebrate his 60th birthday.

Personal life

Mike Bamiloye is married to

Gloria Bamiloye Gloria Olusola Bamiloye is a Nigerian dramatist, film actress, producer and director. She is a co-founder of Mount Zion Drama Ministry. Early life She was born on the 4th of February, 1964 in Ilesa, a city in Osun State, southwestern Nigeri ...

, a Nigerian film actress and evangelist. They have two sons, Christian film maker and producer Damilola Mike-Bamiloye, Joshua Mike-Bamiloye, a daughter Darasimi Gomba-Oyor, and four grand-children. Mike and Gloria Bamiloye married on 8 October 1988.

Filmography

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Living people Nigerian male film actors Nigerian film directors Nigerian film producers Actors from Osun State Nigerian Pentecostal pastors Nigerian Pentecostals 21st-century Nigerian male actors Yoruba male actors Male actors from Ilesha Nigerian Christian clergy Yoruba Christian clergy People from Osun Nigerian dramatists and playwrights 1960 births {{Nigeria-actor-stub

Biography

Personal life

Filmography

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