Saheed Balogun

Saheed Balogun
Born	(1967-02-05) 5 February 1967 (age 58) Oyo State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigeria
Alma mater	Kwara State Polytechnic
Occupations	Actor Musician filmmaker producer director Events Anchor Master of Ceremony
Years active	1978–present
Known for	Director/Producer of the first 2cast film - Modupe Temi - in Africa and the first 3cast film - Gbogbo Ere - in West Africa
Children	4

Saheed Balogun (sometimes spelled "Saidi") (Listen^ⓘ)(born February 5, 1967) is a veteran Nigerian actor, film-maker, director, and producer of many movies which include the first 2 cast movie in Africa and first 3 cast movies in West Africa etc. [1][2][3]

Early life and career

Saheed Balogun was born on 5 February, Enugu State, South-East Nigeria but hails from Oyo State, Nigeria where he had his primary, secondary and tertiary education respectively.[4] He graduated from Kwara State Polytechnic.[5] He began his acting career in 1978, when he acted his first television program titled "Youth Today" on NTA.[6] He produced his first film titled City Girl in 1989 but had also been feat produced and directed several Nigerian films before then.[7]

Personal life

Saheed Balogun was initially married to a nollywood actress, Fathia Balogun but they separated and divorced.

He is remarried and has four children.[8]

Selected filmography

• Modupe Temi (Thankful) - The first two- cast movie in Africa
• Gbogbo Ere (Total profit) - The first three cast movie in west Africa
• Third Party - The first ever ankara movie in Africa
• Atlanta (2004) - Tola
• Òfin mósè (2006) as Fred
• Tomo tiya (2008) - Yemi
• Family on Fire (2011)
• Rogbodiyan (2017) as Doctor
• Light In The Dark (2019) as Kay
• Don't Get Mad Get Even (2019)[9] as Kasali
• Shadow Parties (2020) as Akuwe
• The Legend of Inikpi (2020) as Oracle
• The Therapist (2021)[10] as Mr. Priye
• The Herbert Macaulay Affair (2019)[11] as Eshugbayi Eleko
• Light in the Dark (2018), a feature film featuring Angel Unigwe, Joke Silvia, Rita Dominic, among others.[12]
• Sugar Babies (2020) as Alhaji
• Funfun - White (2021)
• Online (2021)
• Finding Ireti (2022)
• Scourge (2022)
• Itedara (2022) as Director
• Mrs Everything (2023)
• Emphemeral (2024)

See also

• List of Yoruba people

External links

• Saheed Balogun at IMDb

References

1. "Yoruba actors not under any spell — Saheed Balogun". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
2. "People should learn from my past marriage –Saidi". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
3. "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun". Vanguard News. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
4. "Home | THISDAY LIVE". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
5. "Saheed Balogun: Talks About My Failed Marriage Distract My Creativity". Thisday. 14 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2014.
6. "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. 14 September 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
7. "Pirates steal Saheed Balogun's joy". Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
8. Staff (6 September 2014). "Fathia Balogun on a Rollercoaster Ride". THISDAY Live. Lagos, Nigeria: Leaders & Company Ltd. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
9. Ojo, Wale (3 October 2019). "Don't Get Mad Get Even". RGD Media Productions. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
10. "Toyin Abraham, Rita Dominic return to set for The Therapist". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
11. Olowoyo, Ganiyah (1 October 2020). "NigeriaAt60: Seven movies that tell Nigeria's history". Retrieved 19 October 2021.
12. "Light in The Dark hits cinemas January 25". The Sun Nigeria. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.