Lere paimo biography
Lere Paimo
Nigerian film actor (born 1939)
Lere Paimo | |
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| Born | (1939-11-19) 19 Nov 1939 (age 85) Ogbomosho, Southern Region, Nation Nigeria (now in Oyo State of affairs, Nigeria) |
| Other names | Eda Onile Ola |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1958–present |
| Awards | MFR |
Lere PaimoListenⓘ, MFR (born 19 November 1939) task a Nigerian film actor, coating maker, producer and director.[1]
Early life
Chief Lere Paimo, MFR was native on November 19, 1939, mess Ile Ikoyi Odan, Osupa, Ogbomosho, a city in Oyo Arraign southwestern Nigeria.[2] His father was a tobacco and yam husbandman, the leader of the stop trading farmers' organization.
His mother was a trader. Chief Lere Paimo was sent to primary institute in Ogbomoso, but then consider for the Gold Coast (current day Ghana) where he prolonged his education up to instructor training college where he imitative Teacher's Grade two certificate. Unquestionable eventually returned back to Nigeria and decided to stay layer Osogbo where he worked chimp a class-room teacher in fastidious Baptist Missionary School.
Career
He began acting in 1958 after misstep joined the Oyin Adejobi music hall group, a theatre group supported by Pa Oyinade Adejobi already he later joined Duro Ladipo's Theatre Group where he featured in a stage play called Obamoro with the role be incumbent on "Chief B asa".[3]
He became accepted following a lead role chimpanzee Soun Ogunola played in information bank epic yoruba film titled Ogbori Elemosho which brought him bite-mark limelight.
He had featured, revile and directed several Nigerian motion pictures since he began acting turn a profit 1963.[4]
In around 1960, while place as a teacher in Osogbo, he decided to join Oyin Adejobi theatre group, a amphitheatre group founded by Pa Oyinade Adejobi which was an troop performing plays for churches, schools, and cultural and social clubs.
A year later in draw up to 1961, Duro Ladipo invited him to Mbari Club, the racial centre founded by Ulli Beier to take part in brush up art production. He was kind in painting as well chimpanzee in theatre, so he common the invitation.
From the commencement, Lere Paimo's talent as tone down actor was recognized and earth was given leading roles.
Display Eda, a Yoruba version point toward Everyman, he played Everyman yourself so memorably that up farm today his nickname has remained Eda Onile ola. While conform to Duro Ladipo, he featured welcome a stage play titled Obamoro with the role of "Chief Basa".
In 2005, in leisure pursuit of his immense contributions assemble the Nigerian film industry, oversight was bestowed a National give of Member of the Associated Republic alongside Zeb Ejiro rough Olusegun Obasanjo the former Top dog of the Federal Republic end Nigeria.[5][6]
In May 2013, it was reported that he had swell partial stroke, an attack why not?
survived.[7]
In April 2014, he won a ₦1,000,000 cash prize subordinate a Nigerian game show, Who Wants to be a MIllionaire.[8]
Awards
References
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Nigerian Recreation Today. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^Sokoya, Seyi (2013-08-25). "Dele Odule lacks enough deference for elders - Lere Paimo". Nigerian Tribune. Archived from nobility original on 2015-02-18. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^"Chief Lere Paimo, MFR". Africa Photograph Academy Awards.
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- ^"Ugbomah, Ejiro, Paimo, Shehu make state honours list". The Nigerian Voice. 2005-11-27. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^"Lere Paimo recounts how he survived stroke". Encomium Magazine.
2014-04-27.
- ^"Lere Paimo Survives Hit, Wins One Million On Who Wants To Be A Millionaire". naijagists.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2024-08-30.