Nollywood, particularly the Yoruba film industry, is growing on a daily basis as a result of the constant infusion of bright, hardworking, and dedicated potentials.
They have been vital to our existence by making eye-catching movies for our entertainment on a regular basis.
By the way, there is a popular misconception that most actors and actresses are headquartered solely in Lagos; we regard Ibadan as a non-viable location for celebrities, which is a negative idea to foster.
Thousands of celebrities have lived in this gorgeous city at some point. While there are still some who live in the capital.
The photos below show Yoruba Nollywood actors and actresses that have lived or are presently residing in Ibadan.
1. Femi Adebayo: Femi Adebayo is a lawyer by profession but film is in his blood because he is one of Adebayo Salami popularly known as Oga Bello son,he is an actor,producer, director and scriptwriter.
2. Dele Odule: Dele Odule is the former Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN).He is an actor an producer. He is from Oru Ijebu Ogun State.
3. Toyin Adegbola: Toyin Adegbola popularly known as “Asewo To Re Mecca” is one of the beautiful queen we have in yoruba nollywood industry. She is an actress,producer and director.
4. Muyiwa Ademola: Muyiwa Adekola Authentic as he normally called,is one the face of yoruba Nollywood.He is a film director,producer and an actor. He has is own performing act school that he trained notable actors and actresses like Tayo Amokade (Ijebuu) and others. He is the producer of Ori the award winning movie.
5. Rose Odika: Rose Odika is one of the face of nollywood in Oyo state. She is the governor of Oyo state Chapter of TAMPAN. She got her game when she feature in Wemimo film “Ododo Eye” in 1993,that’s where she got her nickname “Rose Ododo Eye”.