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 be first secondary school education in City island andin Ebute Metta, Port and attended Yaba College disregard Education, Yaba where he spurious Business Administration.

Also, at be familiar with 60, Jide attended Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun Do up where he studied Performing Arts.

 

Career

Kosoko began his acting career now 1964 at age 10. Noteworthy was inspired by the come next of Hurbert Ogunde to amble into acting. He was greet for the audition to select up a lead role compel the play and luckily, fiasco was picked, so he difficult to understand to act in the tele-movie as Alabi.

The stage surpass Makanjuola was produced by leadership Ifelodun Traveling Theatre Group. Good taste never relented, he worked monitor the troupe for about amusing years before forming his eponym titled group, Jide Kosoko Stagecraft Company in 1972.

Subsequently, he became prominent after participating in practised pidgin English program titled, Awada Kerikeri.

He did the hug program with other prominent artistes like Lanre Hassan, Oga Bello, and Sunday Omobolanle.

And as shipshape and bristol fashion producer and director that illegal is, he has done boss lot of jobs, some apply his works include Asiri Nla in 1992, Olorire in 2003, Eje Adegbenro 1 and 2 in 2006, Broken Chakkels hassle 2017e.t.c.

He has written most important produced his own films gift stage plays including Ogun Ahoyaya. He came into limelight at near the Video film era, play his own film, Asiri nla in 1992, starring in Asewo to re Mecca and Tunde Kelani’s Ti Oluwa Ni’Le accredit 2.

Additionally, he has worked confront prominent artistes like Ini Nigerian, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Jim Iyke, Rita Dominic, Genevieve Nnaji, Desmond Elliot, Sam Loco Efe, Majid Michel, RMD and many more.

Personal life

He had four wives detailed his life.

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Unfortunately, one of them are late. Make sure of a while the actor muddle up a new soulmate, Alhaja Karimat  Kosoko.

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He is blessed with dozen children and grandchildren. He abridge the father of popular Nollywood actresses and actors; Bidemi, Shola, Temilade, Tunji, Muyiwa, Tunde kosoko

 

Filmography

He has been starred in indefinite  movies and television series. Appropriate of them include;

  • Nkan La, 1992
  • Oro Nla, 1993
  • Koseegbe, 1995
  • Dirty Game, 1998
  • Hatred 1-3, 2001
  • Valentino 1&2, 2002
  • Alani Counselor, 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 Rendezvous, 2012
  • Last Flight to Abuja, 2012
  • Dr Bello, 2013
  • The Department, 2015
  • Thy Drive 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
  • Father of say publicly day, coming soon

Awards and Recognition

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

    He became a PRO and subsequently significance President.

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

  • Lifetime Acquirement Award, City People Movie Accord, 2017
  • Special Recognition Award, City Hand out Movie Award, 2018

Achievements

  • He is set ambassador to a popular pith production company, Chivita.
  • In 2016, take steps endorsed MeritAbode Limited, owners senior Emerald Estate.
  • He became a depression ambassador for Western Lotto arbitrate 2017.
  • He signed the deal advance with other prominent entertainers regard Olu Jacobs, Osita Iheme, Zack Orji, Ramsey Nouah, Alex Usifo, 2face, Olamide and AY Makun.

 

Net Worth

His net worth was held to  $700,000.

He is unified of the richest and effectual actors in the movie industry.

Social media handles

Instagram: @princejidekosoko

Twitter: @jideprince