Actor Dele Dule: Biography, Movies, Marital Life And Net Worth

Dele Dule is a renowned Nigerian actor and producer popular in Yoruba movies.

He was born on the 23rd of November, 1961 in Ijebu North Local Government Area in Ogun State in south west Nigeria. He is an indigene of Ogun state and was bred up there.

 

 

Dele Dule’s Educational Background

Dele had his primary and secondary education at the teachers training College in Ogun state. He later went to the University of Ibadan in Oyo State where he bagged a degree in Theatre Arts.

He also had a degree in Mass Communication from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Osun State.

Dele Dule’s Acting Career

Dele Dule began his acting career dated back as a member of a drama group known as Oloko Theatre Group under the able mentorship of Mukaila Odebisi in 1996.

He gained popularity after starring in a movie “Ti Oluwa Ni Ile”, produced by Kareem Adepoju, also widely known as Baba Wande and Mainframe Boss, Tunde Kelani.

He is creative, skillful and exceptionally talented Nollywood actor. He is good at interpreting movie roles and can as well accept any character given to him in most movies. He features mainly in Yoruba movies.

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He has acted in over 150 Nollywood movies, some of which include Olorire, Ogbologbo, Oduduwa, Afonga, Ibironke and many others. He is known to feature alongside the big stars in the Yoruba movie industry like Taiwo Hassan, Jide Kosoko, Odunlade Adekola and other stars.

He is one of the most resourceful actors in the industry especially promoting the Yoruba entertainment industry.

Dele Dule has had a rift with top popular Yoruba actors Yinka Quadri and Lere Paimo, Baba Eda following his refusal to step down for Baba Eda for the position of a President of Association of Nigeria Theatres Arts Practitioners in 2009. Despite the elders support for Eda Baba, Dule Dele bluntly refused to allow him assume the position and in 2014, Dele Dule was chosen as the President of the Theatre Arts Association and Movie Practitioners of Nigeria (TAMPAN).

 

Awards

Dele Dule has in his years of acting received awards including the popular 2014 best actor in a supporting role at the Yoruba Academy Awards.

He was the former President of Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria.

His Marital Life

Dele has been happily married to his lovely wife, Olabisi and the union is blessed with lovely children who are  of age now.

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The renowned actor recently celebrated his 20th year marriage anniversary with his wife and shared the secret behind their marital success, saying it can only be God and the woman who did not walk out of the marriage. The anniversary was graced by top Yoruba celebrities, family members, close associates and friends including Femi Adebayo Salami, Faithia Balogun, Odunlade Adekola, Rose Odika, Olaiya Igwe and many others.

 

Dele Dule’s  Net Worth

Dele Dule is an accomplished Nollywood actor, rated wealthy and most influential with a net worth of about $500,000 dollars.

You can reach Dele in his social media platform:

Instagram@deleodule

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