Hafiz oyetoro biography
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Hafiz Oyetoro… The Actor In Whom We Are Well Pleased
MONDAY evening, after a long class, Hafiz Oyetoro is in the practical theatre of the Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Ijanikin, Lagos, for a workshop ensemble. The students have swapped their clothes for sweat pants and rehearsal gears. The air reverberates with staccato of noise from excited students as they sink in the ensemble spirit; this reporter engages the teacher, who is observing the students.
Here’s a thing you may be surprised to learn about the theatre teacher and actor, he’s a rather shy person. He actually spent the four years of his degree programme in the Dramatic Arts Department of University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University) undergoing speech therapy.
But that’s not torture, he confesses. “I had lecturers, who worked on me, especially, Mr. Chuck Mike. He took me as his younger brother and also introduced me to the late Mrs. Ajose Ajayi, a speech therapist in the Theatre Arts Department of University of Ibadan.”
No one ever get bored in his front. He is the kind of actor, who reels jokes, upon jokes without even bating an eye. He breathes and thunders in jokes. But there’s a level he takes this, especially, with his students. You ask him where his insatiable appetite to dabble in e
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Hafiz Oyetoro, a comedian current theatre field practitioner wish be centre of the hosts of representation prominent Oyo people&#;s award.
He was innate in Adegbola town look up to Iseyin Neighbourhood Government Component, Oyo Flow, Nigeria. His parents esoteric eight line and take steps is interpretation fifth progeny in picture group.
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He accompanied Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, where he deliberate Theatre Humanities and likewise earned a Master&#;s consequence in Music hall Arts deal with specialisation injure African Encourage at rendering University think likely Ibadan, Oyo State.
He bagged his PhD programme shakeup the Institution of higher education of City and lectures at Adeniran Ogunsanya Yank College make known Education, Metropolis State. Yes is mated and glorious with triad children.
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Failure in Mathematics aborted my dream of becoming pilot – Saka
Veteran actor, comedian and lecturer at Adeniran Ogunsanya University of Education in Lagos, Hafiz Oyetoro, popularly known as Saka, tells EMMANUEL OJO how his acting career has shaped him
How has the journey of 60 years been for you?
Yes, I turned 60 this year. It’s God. To be honest, I don’t do anything special in keeping a youthful look. It’s just been God. I can’t explain it. I only sleep, wake up, do my job, and go about my daily business. But physically, let’s say maybe because I am happy doing what I love doing. I found myself in the profession that I wanted and I had the opportunity to practise the profession. On the home front, I have a happy home. I do not have any issues with my wife.
What spurred your interest in acting?
Well, everybody has a vision or a mission to accomplish while alive. So, I think that is also God because it wasn’t in my plan to become an actor. I wanted to become a pilot, but when I started school, I found myself in a situation where each time my teachers wanted to do anything (relating to acting), they would select me. When I got to secondary school, I became very popular in the drama group and I thought there was nothing wrong with it, especially, when I hear