Saheed Balogun

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Saheed Balogun
Born (1967-02-05) 5 February 1967 (age 54)
Kwara State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupation
  • Actor
  • filmmaker
  • producer
  • director
Years active1978–present

Saheed Balogun (sometimes spelled as "Saidi") (born February 5, 1967) is known to be a veteran Nigerian actor, film-maker, director and producer.[1][2]

Early life and career[]

Saheed Balogun was born on the 5th of February, 1967, in Enugu State, but hails from Oyo State, Nigeria where he had his primary, secondary and tertiary education respectively.[3] He graduated from Kwara State Polytechnic.[4] He began his acting career in 1978, in which he presented his first television program titled "Youth Today" on NTA.[5] He produced his first film titled City Girl in 1989 but had also being featured, produced and directed several Nigerian films before then.[6]

Personal life[]

Saheed Balogun was initially married to a nollywood actress, Fathia Balogun but unfortunately they got separated and divorced. He has just two children Khalid and Aliyah Balogun.[7]

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
  • Òfin mósè (2006).
  • Family on Fire (2011)
  • Don't Get Mad Get Event (2019)[8]
  • Shadow Parties (2020)
  • The Therapist (2021)[9]
  • The Herbert Macaulay Affair (2019)[10]
  • Light in the Dark (2018), a feature film featuring Angel Unigwe, Joke Silvia, Rita Dominic, among others. [11]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150218103942/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/e-punch/yoruba-actors-not-under-any-spell-saheed-balogun/. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150218103936/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/saturday-beats/people-should-learn-from-my-past-marriage-saidi/. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150216215221/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/saheed-balogun-talks-about-my-failed-marriage-distract-my-creativity/176553/. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Saheed Balogun: Talks About My Failed Marriage Distract My Creativity". Thisday. April 14, 2014. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  5. ^ "Between my broken marriage and my acting career, by Saheed Balogun - Vanguard News". Vanguardngr.com. 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20150218103947/http://www.punchng.com/entertainment/saturday-beats/pirates-steal-saheed-baloguns-joy/. Archived from the original on February 18, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Staff (September 6, 2014). "Fathia Balogun on a Rollercoaster Ride". THISDAY Live. Lagos, Nigeria: Leaders & Company Ltd. Archived from the original on February 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Ojo, Wale (3 October 2019). "Don't Get Mad Get Even". RGD Media Productions. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Toyin Abraham, Rita Dominic return to set for The Therapist". Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics. 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  10. ^ Olowoyo, Ganiyah (2020-10-01). "NigeriaAt60: Seven movies that tell Nigeria's history". Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  11. ^ "Light in The Dark hits cinemas January 25". The Sun Nigeria. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2021-11-10.


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