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Kunle Afod is a Native of
Oyo State. Despite being commonly known as Kunle Afo, the entertainer was born Kunle lyiola Afod on October 24 1973, in Lagos, Nigeria. But, he originally hails from lbadan in Oyo
state, the southwestern part of Nigeria. Kunle is the first child of his parents, born in a Christian family of four children.
Kunle is one of those actors who grew a passion for acting right from a younger age. He also had an interest in music but ended up choosing acting over singing.
He took off his acting career back in his secondary school days under the tutelage of the famous actor Jide Ogungbade. The actor, who is now late, served as Kunle's mentor for a period of seven years. Other notable figures in the field that gave him perfect his acting skills are Jahman Anikulapo and Ben Tomoloju.
Kunle also joined Adebayo Salami,
popularly known as Oga Bello's film group at Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group, where the famed actor and novie director helped him more in honing his acting skills. Today, Kunle is one of the successful actors in the Nollywood Yoruba movie industry.
Kunle Afod has featured in hundreds
of Nollywood films. However, some of the movies that contributed largely to his fame and popularity include
Ewe Koko (2006), Esuru (2006), lgbako (2020), Odi ada (2005), etc. Ewa Koko is a comedy-drama movie starring Ayo Badmus, Soji Taiwo, Yemi Solade, Lola Alao, and of course, Kunle Afod.
Kunle Afod has won several awards and got nominated for his
successful works and contribution to the growth of Nollywood.
2015 - Nominated for the Best Actor of the Year, City People Entertainment Award
2018 - He won Best Movie Director of the Year (Yoruba), City People Movie Awards
He received an award
He received an award at Eagle Studio in Istanbul, Turkey. One of his movies received nominations for the EKAA City Award for the Best Soap Opera in
Africa.
More so, Kunle is a brand
ambassador. He has been enjoying endorsements from top brands who want him to represent them as an ambassador, given the level of fame and popularity he has gathered. Among other companies he represents, Kunle is a brand ambassador for a leading real estate and project management company in
Lagos, Boundless Service.
Kunle Afod and his wife Desola married in a white wedding ceremony
sometime in 2003 and has been together for almost two decades and living happily without any scandals, which are
commonly attached to most celebrity marriages.
Read on as we give scintillating details
about the actor and his best movies
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