Adeoye Adewale is his birth name, but widely and popularly known as “Elesho”. He is a veteran Nollywood actor and comedian, known for a movie, ‘Taxi Driver’ in 1983.
He was born on January 10, 1959 in Ikirun community in Osun State to disciplinarian parents who raised him. Adeoye grew up in Oke_Ara in Ile Ife, but hails from Ifelodun in Osun State.
Adeoye revealed that he had a wonderful childhood full of fun, as his father was Baale of the village.
Adeoye’s Educational Background
Adeoye attended local Authority primary school in Osun state, a modern school in Ile Ife. He thereafter pulled out of school to be trained as a Chemist.
Adeoye’s Acting Career
Elesho, as fondly called worked by his friends, worked for different companies before he made a career in acting.
He began acting dated back to his primary school days but became professionally known several years ago when he started using the proceeds of his acting to fend for himself and family.
Adeoye is one of the veteran Yoruba comic actors who have made big names and contributed immensely to the growth and development of the Yoruba movie industry.
He is amazingly creative, skillful and talented actor with brilliant delivery of roles, irrespective of the fact that he did not attain higher level of education in acting.
The history of the Yoruba movie industry cannot be complete without the mention of this veteran and pillar of the industry.
Adeoye has since starred in several impressive movies, majorly in Yoruba genres, some of which are:
- The Funny Couple
- Caught in the act
- Laughing Gas
- Last Minute
- Owo Blow (1997)
- Big Daddies (2004)
- Ti Oluwa ni ile (1993)
- Obi Omo (2009)
- Owu Iya (2005)
- Agbeke (2004)
- Ogoji Ojo
- Farugbotayin (2017)
- Arike Osha (2018)
- Oga kan (2018)
- Alaaru (The Carrier) (2020) Chief Jagun
- Taxi Driver, which he revealed he was never a Taxi driver in the real life, among numerous others.
Adeoye’s Personal Life
Adeoye Adewale has been happily married to his lovely wife for years now and they are blessed with lovely children.
Adeoye Adewale’s Net Worth
Adeoye Adewale is one of the highly respected and celebrated Yoruba actors with an estimated net worth of about $550,000 dollars.
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