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10 Facts About Femi Adebayo

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Femi Adebayo Salami was born on 31 December 1978 and is a Nigerian film director, actor, lawyer, producer and special adviser to the Governor of Kwara State on Arts, Culture, and Tourism.

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Femi Adebayo won the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in the 2024 Africa Movie Academy Awards for his role in Jagun Jagun.

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Femi Adebayo then went to the University of Ilorin, where he obtained a bachelor's degree in law.

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Femi Adebayo later earned a master's degree in law at the University of Ibadan.

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Femi Adebayo began acting in 1985, the same year he featured in his father's first movie titled Ogun Ajaye.

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Femi Adebayo has starred in over 500 Nigerian films, winning four awards as Best Yoruba Actor at the 17th African Film Awards popularly known as Afro Hollywood Awards at the Stratford Town Hall in London.

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Femi Adebayo won an award in the same category for the Best of Nollywood Broadcasting Organization of Nigeria Awards in 2012.

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Femi Adebayo has a long list of movies to his credit, which includes the Sonto Alapata, Wura Ati Fadaka, Ma Wobadan and Buga, among others.

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Femi Adebayo signed a deal with a digital TV platform, StarTimes as her ambassador.

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In 2022, Femi Adebayo was nominated for Best Actor in A Comedy.