Yemi Solade Biography: First and Second Wife, Age, Movies, Daughter, Net Worth, Instagram, Wikipedia, Country of Origin, Pictures

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Yemi Etieme Solade (born January 31, 1960) known as Yemi Solade is a charming actor and veteran dramatist.

He is popular among Yoruba movie audiences and is well known in the Nigerian film industry for his roles in films like Widow, Silent Scream and Elevator Baby.

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Yemi Soulade is considered one of the founders of the contemporary Nigerian film industry. He has also starred in films such as Dear Madam, Pasito Deinde, Iriri Mi, The Breadwinner and Thunderbolt.

Nigerian actors

Yemi Soulade
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Wiki facts and figures
full name:	Yemi Etime Thorade
stage name:	Yemi Soulade
date of birth:	January 31, 1960 (64 years old)
place of birth:	Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria
country of origin:	Ogun State
Country of Citizenship:	Nigeria
high:	not applicable
parents:	not applicable
brothers and sisters:	not applicable
Wife • Spouse:	Hannah Marsh Thorad
Girlfriend • Partner:	not applicable
children:	Lola Soulade, Femi Soulade
Profession:	Actor • Television personality
net worth:	$500,000

Early life and education

Yemi Solade was born in Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria on January 31, 1960. He is of Yoruba ethnicity and a Christian.

His mother is from Oron in Akwa Ibom State in southern Nigeria while his father is from Egba in Ogun State in western Nigeria.

In his early life in Lagos State, Yemi Solade grew up in Adeniran Ogunsanya along Ogunlana Drive.

Yemi Solade attended St. Aquila Primary School and later attended Birch Freeman Secondary School for his secondary education. After a failed attempt to go abroad to obtain his A’levels, she continued his education at the Oyo State College of Arts and Sciences (OSCAS) while preparing him for the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) examinations.

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In addition, he attended the prestigious University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) where he studied under the renowned professor Wole Soyinka.

After obtaining a degree in Theatre Arts from OAU, he enrolled in Ahmadu Bello University to pursue a Masters in Public Administration. Yemi Solade also holds a degree in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom. He is also a degree holder in International Relations from OAU

Yemi Solade completed the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme in Maiduguri, northern Nigeria, and taught at Ramat Polytechnic.

Profession

Yemi Thorade began his acting career at the age of 17, at the arts and culture festival Festac 77 in 1977. As a young Surulere lad, he won the Lagos State Dance Champion for three consecutive years and represented Africa at the World Dance Competition in Spain. He made his stage debut in a 45-minute monologue titled Crazy Young Man, playing the roles of a passenger and a driver.

After completing his studies, Yemi Thorade taught at universities and polytechnics such as Ramat Polytechnic, University of Maiduguri and Kaduna Polytechnic. He later moved to Kaduna to serve as the Assistant Director of the Kaduna Music and Drama Society, an entertainment centre founded by the British Deputy High Commission.

Yemi Thorade later interned at OAU and was appointed the Artistic Director of Professor Ola Rotimi Theatre Company in 1993. He shot the first Yoruba film, Oju Inu (Insight), directed by Wale Adenuga, now the CEO of PEFTI Film Institute. His team was among the first to premiere a film at the Muson Centre, but due to financial problems, the film was not completed.

Yemi Solade has also starred in every Wale Adenuga TV series including Papa Ajasco, Super Story, This Life and Odd World. However, he is most acclaimed for his roles in movies like Widows, Silent Scream and Elevator Baby.

social media

Yemi Solade is an active user of the social media website Instagram with over 316,000 followers. He is also active on other social platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

• Instagram: @realemisolade
• Twitter: @yemisolade
• Facebook: Yemi Solade

personal life

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Yemi Solade is married to a beautiful woman, Hannah Marsh Solade, whom he met on the sets of Wale Adenuga’s TV series Super Story. He married Hannah Marsh Solade after divorcing his first wife, a Shohualab lady, for religious reasons.

Yemi Soulade revealed in an interview that her parents intended for him to convert to Islam. He is married to Hannah Marsh Soulade and has two children, a girl and a boy named Lola Soulade and Femi Soulade.

dispute

In June 2021, Yemi Solade was criticized for supporting the Nigerian government’s ban on Twitter.

Yemi Soulade took to Twitter to defend the president’s ban and called it the best decision the government could have made, which disgusted many Nigerians. However, he never apologized or changed his mind about it.

net worth

Yemi Thorade is a well-known name in the Nigerian movie industry (Nollywood). He is one of the first actors who laid the foundation for the industry, especially the Yoruba version.

He was hired for his vast knowledge in film directing and film production. In 2009, he founded TAMPAN (Theatre Arts and Film Practitioners Association of Nigeria) along with Adebayo ‘Oga Bello’ Salami, Jide Kosoko and Dele Odule.

Yemi Solade also serves as the chairman of the Shakers Foundation. According to various sources, his net worth is estimated to be $500,000.

Filmography

• Dear Madam
• Pasito Deinde
• Ili Li Mei
• Breadwinner
• thunderbolt
• my experience
• shadow
• gbaged
• Other women
• Borrochini as Olasupo Omoseni

TV drama

• this life
• Super Story
• Papa Ajasco
• Ancient world.

Source: https://anhngunewlight.edu.vn
Category: Biography