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 9 so read it to the end.

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 June1984 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,Wole 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.He came from a humble background.

Wole Ojo’s Education

Firstly, Wole obtained both his primary and secondary education from Lagos state.He attended Titilayo Nursery School, Race Course, Lagos Island, and Police Children’s School, Obalende, Ikoyi, Lagos, for his elementary education.

He later went to Command Primary School, Bonny Camp, Victoria Island, Lagos, where he finished his elementary education. Wole moved on to St. Gregory’s College,Obalende, Ikoyi for his secondary school education.

After completion,Wole 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 criticize 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 years.

His first 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 Maami.

As a child, he acted in the children’s series named “Kidivision 101” and also in “One Big Family” which were 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 the actor 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”

This cute actor has worked together with many top stars in the entertainment industry, I mean 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 rumor 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”.

An undisclosed source accused Kehinde of being a babymama, and the rumor died as a result.

Enyinna Nwigwe and Kehinde Bankole were reportedly in a relationship while filming the romantic comedy “Dear Affy.”

In an interview, Wole Ojo revealed that he enjoys keeping his private life private. This actor has had many heart breaks in his journey to finding love.

He had a girlfriend who was studying at the time in the Benin Republic. This was why he usually travel 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,wole revealed that he would love to marry an older woman. Because For him, older women tend to be more disciplined, mature and have their heads grounded.

When he was asked of 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 easy going, jovial, fun loving and very strict handsome guy in real life,he likes the good things of 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 feet 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 transiting 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 inspired 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 its not enough.

Conclusion

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