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==Early life and education== |
==Early life and education== |
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Obazele who hails from [[Edo State]] a south-south geographical region of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the minority tribes in Nigeria was born in [[Lagos state]]. Obazele, more precisely is from [[Ishan]] in [[Edo State]] and is the 5th born child in his family. Obazele attended secondary education at Anglican Grammar School, [[Ubulu Ukwu]] in [[Delta State]]. Where he obtained his ''West African Senior School Certificate'' from. Obazele obtained a degree in Business Administration from Auchi Polytechnic. |
Obazele who hails from [[Edo State]] a south-south geographical region of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the minority tribes in Nigeria was born in [[Lagos state]]. Obazele, more precisely is from [[Ishan]] in [[Edo State]] and is the 5th born child in his family. Obazele attended secondary education at Anglican Grammar School, [[Ubulu Ukwu]] in [[Delta State]]. Where he obtained his ''West African Senior School Certificate'' from. Obazele obtained a degree in Business Administration from Auchi Polytechnic.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newtelegraphng.com/2017/05/dont-sexual-scenes-paul-obazele/|title=Why I don’t do sexual scenes –Paul Obazele|last=Okwara|first=Vanessa|last2=Nwachukwu|first2=Francisca|date=2017-05-14|website=Newtelegraph|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-07}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 20:16, 7 December 2019
Paul Obazele | |
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| Born | Paul Obazele |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Auchi Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Actor |
Paul Obazele is a Nigerian actor, philanthropist and movie producer who once served as the president of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP) and at the end of his tenure as president of Association of Movie Producers (AMP) he was appointed the president of Edo Film Makers Association (EFMA).[1] Obazele is the founder of Legends of Nollywood Awards (LNA). He was named “one of the most consistent faces on television” by the editorial team of TV Guide which is a quarterly publication of the Nigerian Television Authority.[2][3][4][5]
Early life and education
Obazele who hails from Edo State a south-south geographical region of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the minority tribes in Nigeria was born in Lagos state. Obazele, more precisely is from Ishan in Edo State and is the 5th born child in his family. Obazele attended secondary education at Anglican Grammar School, Ubulu Ukwu in Delta State. Where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate from. Obazele obtained a degree in Business Administration from Auchi Polytechnic.[6]
Career
Obazele’s passion for acting and movie making became ignited when he was an undergraduate at Auchi Polytechnic. Obazele revealed in an interview that his father vehemently opposed his goal to become an actor. Obazele due to objections from his father temporarily dissmissed his goal of being an actor and instead, secured a daytime job at a Production company. Obazele would later defile his fathers request and in 1996 officially joined the Nigerian movie industry and debuted with the movie titled Shadow of Death a movie directed by Bolaji Dawudu in which he played the lead role. In 1999 he already was an established actor and started to direct movies. A Guardian media publication in 2016 published a piece which stated Obazele had featured in 200 movies.[2]
Award
Obazele was awarded the City People Movie Special Recognition Award at the City People Entertainment Awards.
Personal life
Obazele is married with children and when he isn’t acting he spends his free time with his family. Obazele’s hobbies include watching films and listening to music.[7]
Selected filmography
- Night Bus To Lagos (2019)
- Iyore (2015)
- If Only (2014)
- Political Control (2006)
- Cry Of A Virgin (2006)
- Family Affair (2006)
- Power Must Change Hands (2006)
- All My Heart (2005)
- Hidden Treasures (2005)
- Faithful Love (2004)
- Life In New York (2004)
- The Champ (2004)
- Ashanti (2003)
- Dangerous Babe (2003)
- Last Weekend (2003)
- Wanted Alive (2001)
- Set-Up (2000)
- Kòseégbé (1995)
- Black Maria (1994)
References
- ^ sunnews (2017-05-27). "Why Nollywood is in a mess – Paul Obazele, actor/producer". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ a b guardian.ng https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/paul-obazele-the-actor-administrator-gives-back/. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Nollywood is facing extinction—Paul Obazele". Vanguard News. 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ "Actor, Paul Obazele believes the new breed of actors would kill Nollywood". Vanguard Allure. 2017-07-26. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ Published. "Actresses complaining about sex-for-roles should watch how they dress — Paul Obazele". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ Okwara, Vanessa; Nwachukwu, Francisca (2017-05-14). "Why I don't do sexual scenes –Paul Obazele". Newtelegraph. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ Published. "My marriage…Paul Obazele". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
External links
- Paul Obazele at IMDb