Birth name: Biodun Okeowo
Stage name: Omo Butty, Omoborty
Birth: December 26, 1971 (age 49)
Birthplace: Fadeyi, Lagos State
state of origin: Ogun State
Nationality: Nigerian
Profession: actress • TV personality
Net Worth:$100,000-$300,000
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Biodun Okeowo may be a popular Nollywood Yoruba Actress, Biodun Okeowo. It is also known as Omobutty. The literal meaning in English can be translated as a sophisticated child. His nickname is derived from a movie of the same name. It was the movie that gave rise to her popularity. Omobutty was the name of a film that made me popular.
In this writing, we’ll take a look at the career and life of Biodun Okeowo, aka Omobutty. Biodun Okeowo commonly referred to as Omobutty was born Abiodun Sofuyi Okeowo on December 26, 1971. She is from Remo, Ogun State. The actress grew up during a polygamous range in the Fadeyi district of Lagos. She is the last of five children on her mother’s side. His father was an actor in the Awarawa theater group.
During his period, he operated with Jide Kosoko Biodun studied Communication Arts at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo. She was an intern at LTV8, where she learned a lot about journalism. She then developed a passion for theatre, which led her to pursue a career in the film industry instead of journalism.
Biodun became pregnant and had a child when he was a student at LASU. She also had to do various menial jobs after the baby was born to survive. For example, she had to fry donuts and chinchin and supply them to campus retailers. Also, he sold rice at his mother’s store on days when he didn’t have school. That wasn’t all, there were also times when she sold hair extensions and made hair for people just to have money to feed herself and her family.
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In a post on social media, the actress revealed that there was a time when things were so difficult that she had to give her son a drenched garri of food because she didn’t have the money to buy a can of baby food.
CAREER LIFE
Biodun entered the movie industry in 2006 following his industrial educational program at Lagos State Television Office in Agidingbi. In the beginning, things were very difficult for her as she couldn’t afford to wear expensive clothes. Even when she produced her first film in 2007, Tolani Osinrin, things were still tough for her and this led to the mockery of her vocation. It was called by names like Biodun cut and stitched oni and Tolani Alankara. Biodun almost gave up due to intimidation and mockery, but she was determined to succeed.
Eventually, she managed to produce a film that brought her to the forefront and opened new doors. The actress revealed that she could also star in British films and said her fans will see her in one of the big British projects soon.