Wole Ojo also known as ‘King Wole Ojo’ is a talented Nollywood actor. In this post, you’ll discover his Biography, age, wife, kids, net worth, mansion and other facts you probably didn’t know about him. Most importantly is his success story at the age of 9 so read it to the end.

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Wole Ojo Biography

Adewale Bolaji Ojo, better known as “Wole Ojo,” is a popular Nigerian actor, TV personality, movie director, brand influencer, car dealer, and model.

Wole Ojo Age

He was born on 6th June 1984 to his Yoruba parents in Lagos State, Nigeria, and is currently 40 years old.

Wole Ojo’s Origin

Although he was born in Lagos State, Ojo hails from Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a Yoruba by tribe. As a native Yoruba boy, he speaks the Yoruba language fluently together with the English language.

Wole Ojo Parents

His father was a police officer, and Wole grew up in the Bar Beach Police Barracks, Victoria Island, Lagos. He is the very first child of his parents’ three kids and also has step siblings. Ojo came from a humble background.

Wole Ojo’s Education

Firstly, Wole obtained both his primary and secondary education from Lagos State. First, he attended Titilayo Nursery School, Race Course, Lagos Island, and Police Children’s School, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos, for his elementary education. Ojo later went to Command Primary School, Bonny Camp, Victoria Island, Lagos, where he finally finished his elementary education.

Upon completion, he attended St. Gregory’s College, Obalende, Ikoyi, for his secondary school education. After this, Ojo went further to the University of Lagos, Akoka, to obtain his bachelor’s degree in creative arts.

Even though he wanted to become a lawyer at first, he fell in love with the creative arts at some point. His mother told him to go and act because he used to criticise the Kidivision TV series, which was aired on NTA.

Wole Ojo’s Career

This talented actor began his career in Nollywood as a child actor precisely when he was 9 years old. He did his first stage performance at the age of 11. This stage performance was in commemoration of a children’s day celebration at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs sponsored by UNICEF.

Wole Ojo was best known for his role as Kashimawo in the 2011 movie Miami. As a child, he acted in the children’s series named “Kidivision 101” and also in “One Big Family,” which both aired on NTA.

Since then, he has appeared in many other TV series like Tinsel, Everyday People, One Love, This Life and Haven, The Maze, and Maami. But he became very popular after winning the 4th edition of the Amstel Malta Box Office reality show hosted in 2009 in Lagos State, Nigeria.

Wole Ojo is not only an actor; he is also a movie director. As a movie director, he has directed a lot of plays, like Wale Ogunyemi’s play called “Langbodo.”

So far, this cute actor has worked together with many top stars in the entertainment industry, actors like Wale Adenuga, Joke Silva, Charles Novia, Michael Udoh, Sadiq Dada, and others. In the year 2010, Wole Ojo won the 2010 Peak Awards for Best Student Actor of that year.

Currently, he acts in the M-Net popular series, named Tinsel, and is also a brand ambassador of Amstel Malta.

Wole Ojo Relationship

King Wole was rumoured to be dating Kehinde Bankole. Some blogs even reported that they had a child together. This rumour came after they had shot a movie titled Bachelor’s Eve. And also because of the picture that Wole posted and wrote “perfect with Bae.” This rumour died when an undisclosed source accused Kehinde of being a baby mama to another man.

Similarly, Enyinna Nwigwe and Kehinde Bankole were reportedly in a relationship while filming the romantic comedy “Dear Affy.” So Wole was out of the picture.

In an interview, Wole Ojo revealed he has had many heartbreaks in his journey to finding love. Now he enjoys keeping his private life private. Ojo also said that he had a girlfriend who was studying at the time in the Benin Republic. This was why he usually travelled to meet her because it was a long-distance relationship, but they finally broke up some years ago.

Wole Ojo’s Marriage

Wole Ojo has not married yet, but he has tricked his Instagram followers many times. During his 40th birthday, he shamed his future wife for not meeting him. Ojo wrote, “How I’m snagging into 40 tomorrow! Yup! Fourth floor in a bit! Dear future wife, shame on you for not finding me still.”

Some years back, he revealed that he would love to marry an older woman. For him, older women tend to be more disciplined and mature and have their heads grounded.

When he was asked about the quality he desires in a woman, he said that, for him, respect comes first before love. Because when both parties respect each other, there are things that they won’t do to each other.

Is Wole Ojo related to Wale Ojo?

No, Wole Ojo is not related to Wale Ojo. Wale is a Nigerian-British citizen who grew up in London, United Kingdom. While Wole Ojo is from Oyo State. They are not brothers, though they share the same surname.

Wole Ojo’s Lifestyle

He is an easygoing, jovial, fun-loving, and very strict handsome guy in real life; he likes the good things in life. Again, Wole is a very straightforward and direct person who says things as they are without sugar coating.

Wole Ojo’s Networth

He is among the richest Nollywood actors, with an estimated net worth of $600,000

Wole Ojo’s Houses And Cars

The 6.3-foot-tall actor lives in a very comfortable apartment and also drives around town with nice cars.

Wole Ojo’s Awards And Nomination

He won the best actor category in the just concluded Eko International Film Festival for his performance in the movie Kamsi.
He was nominated for Most Promising Actor at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2010.
Wole was also nominated again for the Best New Actor (Yoruba) at the City People Entertainment Awards in 2014.

The craziest thing a fan has done to him? Wole Ojo said, A fan walked up to me in the presence of my girlfriend and said she wanted a picture. She took the picture, checked it, and left. She later came back and dragged me like it was her right, saying, ‘That picture was not fine; let’s take another one’.

Challenges He Faced In Nollywood

For him, the main challenge was transitioning from a child actor to an adult actor, to doing it as a means to an end. Because at first, it was more of fun and passion, and there were a lot of platforms he could showcase what he could do.

Nollywood doesn’t have many scripts for children; it’s not like the US, where you have high school movies, such as musicals and dance videos for teenagers. So transitioning from a child actor to an adult actor was a great challenge. He went on to inspire his fans to work hard because the road to success is rough and not straight.

What else does he do apart from Acting
Wole Ojo sells cars and is also building his farm business with his brother. The actor revealed that one cannot depend on acting alone as a means of livelihood because it’s not enough.

Conclusion

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