Victor Olaotan
| Victor Olaotan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Victor Olaoluwatoyefunmi Olaotan 1952 Lagos, Nigeria. |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Ethnicity | Yoruba |
| Citizenship | Nigerian |
| Occupation | Film actor |
Victor Olaotan (born 1952, Lagos, Nigeria) is a Nigerian veteran actor and lead character of the popular Soap opera, Tinsel.[1]
Early life and education
He was born in Lagos in 1952. He studied at the University of Ibadan, Obafemi Awolowo University and Rockets University, United States.[2]
Career
He began his career as an actor when he joined the University of Ibadan theatre group, where he met other artistes, such as Professor Wole Soyinka and Jimi Solanke among others. He became an actor at the age of 15 years through a teacher who was a member of the Ori Olokun Theatre group in the early 70's, prior to the death of his father.[3] After his father died, he traveled to the United States of America in 1978 but returned to Nigeria in 2002 to continue his career in acting. He became more popular in 2013 after his leading role in a Nigerian Soap opera, Tinsel that began airing in August 2008.[4]
Filmography
- Tinsel (TV series) Fred Ade-Williams (5 episodes, 2012)
- Towo Tomo (2013)
- Lovestruck
See also
References
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- Living people
- Yoruba male actors
- 1952 births
- Nigerian male television actors
- University of Ibadan alumni
- 20th-century Nigerian male actors
- 21st-century Nigerian male actors
- Male actors from Lagos
- Nigerian expatriates in the United States
- Obafemi Awolowo University alumni
- Male actors in Yoruba cinema
- Nigerian male child actors
