Babatunde Omidina
| Babatunde Omidina | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 August 1958 Lagos Island |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Other names | Baba Suwe |
| Ethnicity | Yoruba |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation |
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| Years active | 1972-present |
Babatunde Omidina (born August 22, 1958) is a Nigerian actor and comedian popularly known as Baba Suwe.[1][2]
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Early life
He was born on August, 1958 in Inabere Street in Lagos Island where he grew up but hails from Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.[3] He had his primary education at Jamaitul Islamial Primary School in Lagos and Children Boarding School, Osogbo before he proceeded to Adekanbi Commercial High School in Mile 12, Lagos state but obtained the West African School Certificate from Ifeoluwa Grammar School in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.[4]
Career
He began acting in 1972 but came into limelight after he featured in a movie titled, Omolasan, a film produced by Obalende.[5] He became more popular after he featured in Iru Esin, produced by Olaiya Igwe in 1997.[6] He had featured and produced several Nigerian movies such as Baba Jaiye jaiye, a movie that featured Funke Akindele and Femi Adebayo, the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami.[7] In 2011, he was alleged of cocaine trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, an allegation that was described as false and defamatory by the ruling of the lagos high court of law.[8][9] His solicitor was the late Bamidele Aturu, a Nigerian lawyer and human right activist.[10][11]
Filmography
- Ba o ku
- Oju Oloju
- Baba Londoner
- Ko tan si be
- Aso Ibora
- Obelomo
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- Living people
- Nigerian male film actors
- 1958 births
- Yoruba male actors
- Male actors from Lagos
- Nigerian comedians
- Male actors in Yoruba cinema
- 20th-century Nigerian male actors
- 21st-century Nigerian male actors
- Yoruba comedians
