Legendary Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs clocks 75 years old on Tuesday.
The Ogun state born actor is married to iconic actress, Joke Silva. Silva took
to her Instagram handle, to congratulate him.She wrote:“Happy Birthday
gorgeous….75 is not beans. Thank you for all you do for me and the kids…the
sacrifices.
“With you we are always first. Thank you for all you have done for the
industry…theatre …film…television. “Here is to many more years of impact. Happy
Birthday.” Jacobs spent his early childhood in Kano and attended Holy Trinity
School where he was a member of the debating and drama societies. He was
inspired to take a chance with acting when he attended one of Hubert Ogunde’s
annual concert party at Colonial Hotel in Kano. Afterwards, he secured a visa
and travelled to England to study acting. He trained at The Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts in London. He then starred in various British television shows
and series in the 1970s including: The Goodies, Till Death Us Do Part, Barlow
at Large, The Venturers, Angels, 1990, The Tomorrow People, The Professionals.
In 1978, he played the role of President Mageeba in Michael Codron’s
presentation of Tom Stoppard’s play Night and Day. In the 1980s Jacobs starred
in several international films some of which include John Irvin’s war film The
Dogs of War, Roman Polanski’s adventure-comedy Pirates (1986) and the
family-adventure film Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985). On television he
was a cast in TVS’s The Witches and the Grinnygog (1983 series). Jacobs has
starred in over 120 Nollywood films . The stage and screen actor who has been
in the industry since the 1970’s has remained one of Nollywood’s leading stars
and role model. Recently, he was honoured with the Industry Merit Award for
outstanding achievements in acting at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice
Awards
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