Saheed Balogun | |
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| Born | 5 February 1967 |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Citizenship | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Kwara State Polytechnic |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1978–present |
| Children | 4 |
Saheed Balogun ((sometimes spelled as "Saidi") (ⓘ); born 5 February 1967) is a veteran Nigerian actor, film-maker, director, and producer.[1][2][3]
Early life and career
Saheed Balogun was born on 5 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 they separated and divorced.
He is remarried and has four children.[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)
- Light In The Dark (2019)
- 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]
- Funfun - White (2021)
- Online (2021)
- Finding Ireti (2022)
- Bidemi Jagba (2023)
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Yoruba actors not under any spell — Saheed Balogun". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "People should learn from my past marriage –Saidi". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun". Vanguard News. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ↑ "Home | THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ "Saheed Balogun: Talks About My Failed Marriage Distract My Creativity". Thisday. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ↑ "Pirates steal Saheed Balogun's joy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
- ↑ Staff (6 September 2014). "Fathia Balogun on a Rollercoaster Ride". THISDAY Live. Lagos, Nigeria: Leaders & Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 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. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ↑ Olowoyo, Ganiyah (1 October 2020). "NigeriaAt60: Seven movies that tell Nigeria's history". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ↑ "Light in The Dark hits cinemas January 25". The Sun Nigeria. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.