Saheed Balogun
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Saheed Balogun | |
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| Born | 5 February 1967 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
Saheed Balogun (sometimes spelled as "Saidi") (born February 5, 1967) is known to be a veteran Nigerian actor, film-maker, director, and producer.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
Saheed Balogun was born on the 5th of February, 1967, in Enugu State, South-east Nigeria but hails from Oyo State, Nigeria where he had his primary, secondary and tertiary education respectively.[4] He graduated from Kwara State Polytechnic.[5] He began his acting career in 1978, in which he presented his first television program titled "Youth Today" on NTA.[6] He produced his first film titled City Girl in 1989 but had also been featured, produced and directed several Nigerian films before then.[7]
Personal life
Saheed Balogun was initially married to a nollywood actress, Fathia Balogun but unfortunately they got separated and divorced. He has just two children Khalid and Aliyah Balogun.[8]
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)
- Don't Get Mad Get Even (2019)[9]
- Shadow Parties (2020)
- The Therapist (2021)[10]
- The Herbert Macaulay Affair (2019)[11]
- Light in the Dark (2018), a feature film featuring Angel Unigwe, Joke Silvia, Rita Dominic, among others.[12]
See also
External links
References
- ^ "Yoruba actors not under any spell — Saheed Balogun". Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "People should learn from my past marriage –Saidi". Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun". Vanguard News. 2014-09-13. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
- ^ "Home | THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ "Saheed Balogun: Talks About My Failed Marriage Distract My Creativity". Thisday. April 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ^ "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- ^ "Pirates steal Saheed Balogun's joy". Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
- ^ Staff (September 6, 2014). "Fathia Balogun on a Rollercoaster Ride". THISDAY Live. Lagos, Nigeria: Leaders & Company Ltd. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Ojo, Wale (3 October 2019). "Don't Get Mad Get Even". RGD Media Productions. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Toyin Abraham, Rita Dominic return to set for The Therapist". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Olowoyo, Ganiyah (2020-10-01). "NigeriaAt60: Seven movies that tell Nigeria's history". Retrieved 2021-10-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Light in The Dark hits cinemas January 25". The Sun Nigeria. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
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