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Olu Jacobs Biography, Birthday, Age, Wife, Children, Movies, Awards

Olu Jacobs thereafter went to England to school at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1964. After his training at the Academy, he starred in several British Television series in the 1970s. Olu Jacobs has stared in over 150 Nollywood films.

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Olu Jacobs Biography, Birthday, Age, Wife, Children, Movies, Awards and Olu Jacobs rumored death can be accessed below.

 

 

NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs popularly known as Olu Jacobs is a Nigerian actor who was born on July 11, 1942, to parents from Egba Alake in Abeokuta in Ogun State. Olu Jacobs had his Early Education at Holy Trinity School in Kano, Nigeria.

 

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Olu Jacobs thereafter went to England to school at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1964. After his training at the Academy, he starred in several British Television series in the 1970s. Olu Jacobs has stared in over 150 Nollywood films.

 

Olu Jacobs is married to Nollywood  actress Joke Silva and they are blessed with children

 

Olu Jacobs has received both national and international awards in the industry for his outstanding achievements in acting. He is one of Nigeria’s most respected Actors.

His interest to join the movie industry started when he visited one of the annual concert parties of the late Chief Hubert Ogunde at the Colonial Hotel, Kano, Kano State.

 

Olu Jacobs Biography, Birthday, Age, Wife, Children, Movies, Awards, Death Rumor

 

Olu Jacobs Biography

WIKI FACTS & ABOUT DATA
Full Name: Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs
Stage Name: Olu Jacobs
Born: 11 July 1942 (age 79 years old)
Place of Birth: Abeokuta, Ogun, Nigeria
State Of Origin: Ogun State
Nationality: Nigerian
Height: 1,61 m
Parents: N/A
Siblings: N/A
Wife • Spouse: Joke Silva (m. 1989)
Girlfriend • Partner: N/A
Children: Olusoji Jacobs, Olugbenga Jacobs, Dayo Jacobs
Occupation: Actor • TV Personality
Net Worth: US$3.5 million

Olu Jacobs Age

 

Olu Jacobs is one of the oldest actors and producers in the Nollywood industry. He was born on the 11th of July, 1942 and so he is presently 79 years of age and approaching 80 years of age.

Olu Jacobs’s Wife

 

 

The name of the wife of Olu Jacobs is Joke Silva whom he got married to in the year 1989. Several questions have been raised as to why Joke Silva retains her name rather than making use of her husband’s name, Jacobs.

 

Olu Jacobs cleared the air that she is her individual and he met her as Joke Silva in the movie industry. He further stated that, while she is Joke Silva at work and to her audience, she is Joke Jacobs at home.

Olu Jacobs Children

 

 

Olu Jacobs and his wife, Joke Silva gave birth to three children, two sons, and a daughter. The sons are Olusoji and Olugbenga Jacobs while the daughter is Dayo Jacobs.

Olu Jacobs’s Movies

 

Having spent over five decades in the movie industry, Olu Jacob has directed and featured in so many movies, over 200, both locally and internationally.

 

He began his acting career in England in the ‘70s before finally settling in the Nollywood industry starting in the early ‘80s. He has gone ahead to feature in The dogs of war, The goodies, Vigilante, and Dear sister, among so many others.

Olu Jacobs Award

 

Olu Jacobs has won several career awards both locally and internationally including National Honors as a member of Federal Republic (MFR) in 2011, City People Movie at the Life Time Achievement Award in 2015, and Lifetime Achievement Awards along with his wife, Joke Silva at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) in 2016, among others.

Olu Jacobs Net worth

His long years of activeness in the movie industry alongside business and endorsements have helped him to amass so much wealth. He has a net worth valued at around 3.5 million US dollars.

Olu Jacobs Sickness

 

 

Sadly, according to a statement by Joke Silva, the veteran actor is said to be presently suffering from dementia with Lewy body which is a disease that affects the brain.

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