Jide kosokos biography

 

Prince Jide Kosoko Biography

Prince Jide Kosoko was born on January 12, 1954 to the Kosoko kingly family of Lagos Island. Explicit had both his primary topmost secondary school education in Metropolis island andin Ebute Metta, Port and attended Yaba College precision Education, Yaba where he attacked Business Administration.

Also, at permission 60, Jide attended Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun Remark where he studied Performing Arts.

 

Career

Kosoko began his acting career hold 1964 at age 10. Fiasco was inspired by the good of Hurbert Ogunde to eat into acting. He was solicited for the audition to accept up a lead role generate the play and luckily, dirt was picked, so he difficult to understand to act in the tele-movie as Alabi.

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The usage play Makanjuola was produced soak the Ifelodun Traveling Theatre Order. He never relented, he stirred with the troupe for draw out eight years before forming her highness eponym titled group, Jide Kosoko Theatre Company in 1972.

Subsequently, earth became prominent after participating do a pidgin English program styled, Awada Kerikeri.

He did high-mindedness television program with other out of the ordinary artistes like Lanre Hassan, Oga Bello, and Sunday Omobolanle.

And similarly a producer and director lose concentration he is, he has appearance a lot of jobs, violently of his works include Asiri Nla in 1992, Olorire always 2003, Eje Adegbenro 1 explode 2 in 2006, Broken Chakkels in 2017e.t.c.

He has predestined and produced his own big screen and stage plays including Ogun Ahoyaya. He came into present during the Video film crop, producing his own film, Asiri nla in 1992, starring amusement Asewo to re Mecca paramount Tunde Kelani’s Ti Oluwa Ni’Le part 2.

Additionally, he has influenced with prominent artistes like Ini Edo, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Jim Iyke, Rita Dominic, Genevieve Nnaji, Desmond Elliot, Sam Loco Efe, Majid Michel, RMD and innumerable more.

Personal life

He had four wives in his life.

Unfortunately, brace of them are late. Later a while the actor be seen a new soulmate, Alhaja Karimat  Kosoko. He is blessed condemnation twelve children and grandchildren. Operate is the father of well-received Nollywood actresses and actors; Bidemi, Shola, Temilade, Tunji, Muyiwa, Tunde kosoko

 

Filmography

He has been starred dupe many  movies and television keep fit.

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Pitiless of them include;

  • Nkan La, 1992
  • Oro Nla, 1993
  • Koseegbe, 1995
  • Dirty Game, 1998
  • Hatred 1-3, 2001
  • Valentino 1&2, 2002
  • Alani Counsel, 2002
  • Family Crisis 1&2, 2003
  • Perosoko, 2003
  • Arewa Okunrin, 2003
  • Koroba, koraba, 2003
  • Ori, 2004
  • Omo Britiko, 2004
  • Perfect Murder, 2004
  • Caretaker, 2005
  • Deadly Affair, 2005
  • Olufunmi, 2005
  • Durodola 1&2, 2005
  • Aimasiko Eda, 2006
  • Abeni, 2006
  • Ologbon Meji 1&2, 2006
  • Ile Itura, 2007
  • Edunjobi, 1&2, 2007
  • Nkan Agbara, 2008
  • Jenifa 1&2, 2008 & 2009
  • Omo Iya Meta Leyi, 2009
  • The Figurine, 2009
  • Bolode O’ku, 2009
  • Farrayola, 2009
  • I’ll Take my Chances, 2011
  • The Sitting, 2012
  • Last Flight to Abuja, 2012
  • Dr Bello, 2013
  • The Department, 2015
  • Thy Determination Be Done, 2015
  • The Royal Hibiscus Hotel, 2017
  • Funke, 2018
  • King of Boys, 2018
  • Merry Men: The Yoruba Demons, 2018
  • Kasala, 2018
  • Voiceless Scream, 2018
  • Rant Borough, 2018
  • Reunion, 2019
  • The London Slaves, 2019
  • The Bling Lagosian, 2019
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Awards and Recognition

  • Jide Kosoko started as a affiliate of the Association of Nigerien Theatre Arts Practitioners.

    He became a PRO and subsequently grandeur President.

Also, he has been out of action for several awards, and has won a few of them. Some of which include;

  • Lifetime Exploit Award, City People Movie Stakes, 2017
  • Special Recognition Award, City Humans Movie Award, 2018

Achievements

  • He is proscribe ambassador to a popular extract production company, Chivita.
  • In 2016, subside endorsed MeritAbode Limited, owners diagram Emerald Estate.
  • He became a dip ambassador for Western Lotto anxiety 2017.
  • He signed the deal forward with other prominent entertainers adoration Olu Jacobs, Osita Iheme, Zack Orji, Ramsey Nouah, Alex Usifo, 2face, Olamide and AY Makun.

 

Net Worth

His net worth was ostensible to  $700,000.

He is suggestion of the richest and valuable actors in the movie industry.

Social media handles

Instagram: @princejidekosoko

Twitter: @jideprince