Jide Kosoko

**Jide Kosoko**  (ɛndoɣi la anashaara gɔli  Januarybiɛɣu pia ni ayi dali yuuni  1954)o nyɛl   Nigerian actor, directornid producer.O daa nyɛla bɛ ni doɣi so niŋ nam zuliya niy, hence his traditional title of prince or "omoba" in the Yoruba language.

## O piligu
Prince Jide Kosoko nyɛla bɛ ni doɣi so Lagos anashaara gɔli biɛɣu pia ni ani January yuuni 1954, Kosoko nam zuliya Lagos Island.

## O tuma
Prince Jide Kosoko nyɛla ŋun niŋ business administration Yaba College of Technology. O pilila kpɛrigu tuma o ni daa nyɛ bia yuuni 1964 television production puuni din yuli booni *Makanjuola*. O daa nyɛla ŋun n tim nuu Nollywood filim nim pam puuni English mini Yoruba languages.

The young Jide Kosoko nyɛla ŋun zoogi Ebute Metta ka daa nyɛ ŋun n kpɛhi Hubert Ogunde korisi ni o kpɛ kpɛrigu ni, acquaintance ŋun n daa tumdi ni Ifelodun travelling theatre troupe invited him to an audition for a role in *Makanjuola*, a tele-movie. Jide Kosoko accepted the invitation; he later went for the audition and was chosen for the role, playing  a character called Alabi. Kosoko daa nyɛla ŋun n kpɛri ni Awada Kerikeri group din n gbaai Sunday Omobolanle, Lanre Hassan ni Oga Bello, ⁣ and had guest appearances on the T.V. show, *[[New Masquerade]]*. Yuuni 1972, o daa nyɛla ŋun n kpa o maŋmaŋa theatre troupe.

Jide Kosoko nyɛla ŋun n sabi ka lahi produced o maŋmaŋa filim nima ni stage plays din gbaai *Ogun Ahoyaya*. Kosoko became visible during the Video film era, producing his own film, *Asiri n la* in 1992, starring in *Asewo to re Mecca* and Tunde Kelani's *Ti Oluwa Ni'Le* part 2.

**Gbanazuɣu dihibu**

Prince Jide Kosoko nyɛla ambassador zaŋ n-ti popular juice production company Chivita. yuuni 2016, o daa dihila gbanazuɣu ni MeritAbode Limited, owners of Emerald Estate. Kosoko lahi nyɛla brand ambassadors ni yino zaŋ n-ti Western Lotto situated, Nigeria.

**Awards and nominations**

Yuuni 2021, Abuja International Film Festival nominated Kosoko as the Outstanding Male Actor in *[[Love Castle]].*

## O maŋmaŋa biɛhigu
Prince Jide Kosoko nyɛla ŋun n niŋ paɣaba ayi amiliya, Karimat mini Henrietta, ⁣ ka mali bihi ni yaansi.

O nyɛla ŋun n doɣi pihi ayobu bani n-nyɛ Bidemi, Shola, Temilade, Tunji, Muyiwa, and Tunde Kosoko.

## Partial filmography

**50/50* (1992)
**Nkan La* (1992)
**Asiri-nla (Top Secret)* (1993) (also director)
**Ibi ọmọ (Child's Placenta)* (1993) 
**Oro Nla* (1993)
**Aiye Ma Le* (1994)
**Ajeji (Stranger)* (1994)
**Anike Banana* (1994)
**Arewa Okunrun (Queen of the Dark)* (1994)
**Aye Lọja* (1994?) (also producer)
**Eya (The Duplicate)* (1994?) (also writer)
**[[Glamour Girls (1994 film)|Glamour Girls]]* (1994)
**Iṣẹdalẹ (Tradition)* (1994) (director and writer only)
**Iya Buruku (The Bad Mother)* (1994)
**Iyawo Alarede (The Legal Wife)* (1994?) (director only)
**Iyawo Alhaji (The Story of Society in Decay)* (1994)
**Morẹnikẹ Alagolo* (1994?) (also writer and producer)
**Ọkọ Iya (Step Father)* (1994) (also writer) 
**Olaiyonu (Evils of Fortune)* (1994)
**Olorun Anu (The Merciful God)* (1994)
**Adegbesan* (1995)
**Agbelebu* (1995) (also writer)
**Ala Otito (True Dream)* (1995)
**Alamojuto (Caretaker)* (1995)
**Aye Olaju (Civilisation)* (1995?)
**Bantale* (1995?) (also director)
**Bukọla ọmọ daddy* (1995?)
**Bus Conductor* (1995) (writer only)
**Danfo Driver* (1995) (also director and writer)
**Deadly Affair* (1995)
**Diamond* (1995?)
**Dr Brown* (1995)
**Edunjobi (Twins)* (1995) (also director and writer)
**Eni Bi Okan* (1995)
**Ẹran ìyà (Scape Goat)* (1995)
**Ipo-ola* (1995) (writer only)
**Irawo Mi (My Star)* (1995)
**Itunu (Consolation)* (1995?)
**[[Koseegbe]]* (1995)
**Omo-olorire (Lucky Boy)* (1995) (also director)
**Adesewa* (1996?) (director only)
**Adetoun* (1996) 
**Afomo* (1996) (director and writer only)
**Agbekele* (1996)
**Aje Igboro* (1996)
**Arole* (1996) (also director and writer)
**Ayo Ayo-Ju (Excessive Joy)* (1996?) 
**B'aiyetigba* (1996) (also director)
**Binta My Daughter* (1996)
**Bolanle* (1996)
**Epon Agbo* (1996)
**In the Name of the Father* (1996) 
**Lady Terror* (1996) (also director)
**Nemesis* (1996) (also director and writer)
**Never Again* (1996)
**Ohun Eniyan (Voice of the People)* (1996) 
**Ojo Ayo* (1996?)
**Aiyedun* (1997?)
**Alaba Meta* (1997) (also director and writer)
**Alejo Pataki* (1997) 
**Aya Rere (The Good Bride)* (1997)
**Ere-Ese* (1997) 
**Fake Dollars* (1997?) 
**Ina-ife* (1997) 
**Iku-Arewa (Death of a Queen)* (1997?) (also director)
**Pam Pam: From the Adventure of Lokko and Mambo* (1997)
**Soko Soja* (1997) (also writer)
**Area Father* (1998) 
**Enulebo* (1998?) (also director)
**Highway to the Grave* (2000)
**Stupid!* (2002)
**Mr. President (Ààrẹ Apàsẹ Wàá)* (2004)
**Afefe Ti Fe...* (2005) (also director) 
**Omorewa* (2005?)
**[[Jenifa]]* (2008)
**[[The Figurine]]* (2009)
**[[I'll Take My Chances]]* (2011)
**[[Last Flight to Abuja]]* (2012)
**[[The Meeting (2012 film)|The Meeting]]* (2012)
**[[Doctor Bello]]* (2013)
**Dining with a Long Spoon* (2014) 
**[[Gidi Up]]* (2014) (TV Series)
**[[Out of Luck (2015 film)|Out of Luck]]* (2015)
**[[The Department (film)|The Department]]* (2015)
**Hourglass* (2016)
**[[Alter Ego (2017 film)|Alter Ego 1]]* (2017) 
**In Love Again* (1997) 
**[[The Royal Hibiscus Hotel]]* (2017)
**One Lover Two Hearts* (2017)
**The Third Chance* (2017)
**[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12170640/?ref_=filmo_li_tt Ghetto Bred]* (2018)
**[[King of Boys]]* (2018)
**[[Kasala (film)|Kasala]]* (2018)
**Power of 1* (2018)
**Stronger Together* (2018)
*** (2019)
**[[The Bling Lagosians|Bling Lagosians]]* (2019)
**[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18072960/?ref_=filmo_li_tt House 69]* (2019)
**[[Love Is War (2019 film)|Love is war]]* (2019)
**Made in Heaven* (2019)
**[[Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons|Merrymen]]* (2019)
**[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19042792/?ref_=filmo_li_tt More Than Just 4 Letters]* (2019)
**[[Sugar Rush (2019 film)|Sugar Rush]]* (2019)
**[[Two Weeks in Lagos]]* (2019)
**The White Shadow* (2019)
**Dear Affy* (2020)
**Day of Destiny* (2020)
**[[Shadow Parties]]* (2020)
**[[Breaded Life]]* (2021)
**[[Love Castle]]* (2021)
*Kiki's Dilemma (2021)
*The Mystic River (2021) - Nigerian Series
**Shadow Parties* (2021)
**[[Elesin Oba, The King's Horseman]]* (2022)
**Rising City of Dreams* (2022)
**The Stand Up* (2022)
**The Wildflower* (2022)
**Atunwa* (2023)
**A Bag of Trouble* (2023)

## Lahi lihimi m pahi

* List of Yoruba people
* List of Nigerian actors
* Yaba Higher College alumni

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