Jimoh Aliu

Jimoh Aliu, MFR (born November 11, 1939) is a Nigerian dramatist, sculptor, film writer, playwright and director.[1]

Jimoh Aliu
Born(1939-11-11)11 November 1939
NationalityNigerian
Other namesAworo
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • dramatist
  • producer
Years active1959- present

Early life

He was born on November 1939 at Oke-Imesi, a city in Ekiti State southwestern Nigeria.

His father, Aliu Fakoya is an Ifa priest who hails from Oke-Imesi but is mother hails from Iloro-Ekiti.[2][3]

Career

He began acting in 1959 when Akin Ogungbe, a Nigerian veteran dramatist visited his hometown, the same year he joined the Akin Ogungbe theatre group where he gained some experience in drama.[4] In 1966, after he spent seven years with the Ogungbe troupe, he established "Jimoh Aliu Concert Party", a group based in Ikare in Ondo State southwestern Nigeria.[5]

He later joined the Nigerian Army in 1967 but retired in 1975 with the aim of focusing on drama as well as promoting independent artist under the platform of Jimoh Aliu cultural group.[6] He had produced several television drama series such as Iku Jare Eda Yanpan yanrin and Fopomoyo that featured king Sunny Ade.[7][8]

Filmography
  • Fopomoyo
  • Yanpan yanrin
  • Ajalu
  • Arelu
  • Igbo Eleje
  • Irinkirindo
  • rukerudo

Awards

References
  1. http://www.naijarules.com/xf/index.php?threads/my-life-at-70-–-jimoh-aliu-veteran-actor-producer-director-scriptwriter.19545/
  2. Administrator. "MY DIVORCE WITH ORISABUNMI WAS DESTINED----Chief Jimoh Aliu a.k.a. Aworo MFR — nigeriafilms.com". nigeriafilms.com. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  3. "From stage to traditional medicine". The Punch — Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  4. "Veteran actor, Ogungbe, dies at 78". The Punch — Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  5. "For Ogungbe, dramatists besiege Abeokuta". The Punch — Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  6. "Strangers to their mother tongues: Home-bred Nigerians who don't speak their native languages". The Punch — Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  7. "African Cinema". google.nl. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  8. BOLDWIN ANUGWARA. "How I lied to become music star – KSA". Newswatch Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
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