Full Name: Adebayo Olufemi Lateef
Date of Birth: 31th December, 1972.
Origin: Kwara State, Nigeria.
Nationality: Nigerian
Marriage status: Married.
Education: B.A. in Law (B.L.) University of Ilorin.
Languages: English, Yoruba.
Occupation: Actor, Comedian, Director, producer, Lawyer.
Award: Best Yoruba actor at the 17th African Film Awards (Afro Hollywood awards)
Twitter: @femiadebayo3
Adebayo Olufemi Lateef was born on 31th December, 1972. A native of Ilorin in Kwara State, born in lagos. Attended jender age nursery and primary school, lagos. Oke-ode grammar school, where he was made the senior prefect for the year 92/93 set. He proceeded to University of Ilorin, where he studied law, while in the university, he also deed a per-time training in the area of entertainment with the popular Awada Keri-Keri school of performing Arts under the leadership of his father, Adebayo Salami (Oga Bello).
He has produces an ultra modern yoruba movie to his credit tittle “IDANWO” in the year 2006. In 1996 however, he won the “THE MOVIE AWARDS” as the “BEST UPCOMMING ACTOR OF THE YEAR 1996? in Nigeria. He has participated in so many films such as Owoblow, Oba-Elesan,Tojo – terun, Baba – Ologba, Idanwo, Shola fe Pami, Ikan, Aranbada, Agbara Obirin, Mayomi, Ole, Inu, Orija ju Ogun, Ogologo, Fitila, Ile and so many others.
The actor who had his first role at a Tade Ogidan movie, Owoblow back in 1995 has not looked back but starred in hundreds of home videos and has won the hearts of Yoruba movie lovers, wining four awards last year notably Best Yoruba actor at the 17th African Film Awards known as Afro Hollywood awards at the Stratford Town Hall, London and also the same category for the Best of Nollywood BON Awards in 2012.
He has a long list of movies to his credits which includes the much anticipated Sonto Alapata, Wura Ati Fadaka, Ma Wobadan and Buga(a very funny one) just to mention a few. Femi is the MD/CEO of J-15 media network Nigeria. He has master s in law.
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