Saheed Balogun (''(sometimes spelled as "Saidi")'' ; born 5 February 1967) is a veteran
Nigerian
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actor
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,
film-maker
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,
director
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, and producer.
Early life and career
Saheed Balogun was born on 5 February 1967, in
Enugu State, South-East Nigeria but hails from
Oyo State
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,
Nigeria
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where he had his primary, secondary and tertiary education respectively. He graduated from
Kwara State Polytechnic.
He began his acting career in 1978, in which he presented his first television program titled "Youth Today" on
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He produced his first film titled ''City Girl'' in 1989 but had also been featured, produced and directed several Nigerian films before then.
Personal life
Saheed Balogun was initially married to a
nollywood
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actress,
Fathia Balogun
Faithia Williams Balogun (born 5 February 1969) is a Nigerian actress, filmmaker, producer and director.
Early life
Faithia Williams who is of Delta state descent, was born in Ikeja on 5 February 1969. She was born into a polygamous family of ...
but they separated and divorced.
He is remarried and has four children.
Selected filmography
*''Modupe Temi (Thankful)'' - The first two cast movie in Africa
*''Gbogbo Ere (Total profit)'' - The first three cast movie in west Africa
*''Third Party'' - The first ever ankara movie in Africa
*''Òfin mósè (2006)''.
*''
Family on Fire (2011)''
*Rogbodiyan (2017)
*''
Light In The Dark'' (2019)
* ''
Don't Get Mad Get Even'' (2019)
*''
Shadow Parties'' (2020)
*''
The Therapist'' (2021)
*''
The Herbert Macaulay Affair'' (2019)
*Light in the Dark (2018), a feature film featuring
Angel Unigwe
Angel Unigwe (born Angel Onyinyechi Unigwe; 27 June 2005) is a Nigerian actress, model, and presenter who has also featured in popular television commercials.
Career
Introduced to the movie industry by her mum, Unigwe started as a child actor ...
,
Joke Silvia,
Rita Dominic
Rita Uchenna Nkem Dominic Nwaturuocha (born 12 July 1975) is a Nigerian actress. In 2012, Rita Dominic won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Early life
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, among others.
*Funfun - White (2021)
*Online (2021)
*Finding Ireti (2022)
*Bidemi Jagba (2023)
See also
*
List of Yoruba people
External links
*
References
Living people
1967 births
Nigerian male film actors
Male actors in Yoruba cinema
Yoruba male actors
20th-century Nigerian male actors
21st-century Nigerian male actors
Male actors from Enugu State
Kwara State University alumni
Yoruba filmmakers
Yoruba-language film directors
Nigerian male television actors
Nigerian film producers
Nigerian film directors
Actors from Oyo State
People from Oyo State
Nigerian television personalities
Nigerian television presenters
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