Dele Odule was born on November 23rd, 1961 in Oru-Ijebu, Ijebu North local government area, Ogun state, Nigeria. He is a Nigerian film actor, producer and thespian.
Dele Odule is 62 years old.
Odule was educated at St. Mark Primary School and Itamerin Secondary School, Oru Ijebu. He also trained as a teacher at Muslim Teachers Training College, Oru Ijebu. He proceeded to the University of Ibadan, Oyo State where he studied Theatre Arts.
Odule made his first appearance on TV in 1982 and has not looked back since. He bagan in a drama group called Oloko Theatre Group under the mentorship of Mukaila Adebisi. He made his debut appearance in 1986 before he shot into limelight after starring in the movie titled Ti Oluwa Ni Ile.
The actor has been involved in some controversy along the way, the most popular ones being with Yinka Quadri and Lere Paimo, Baba Eda. The genesis of the rift with Lere Paimo Baba Eda, who he said was like a father to him, started over the battle for the Presidency of the Association of Nigeria Theatre arts practitioners in 2009. Apparently, the elders wanted Odule to step down for another candidate but he refused to. In 2014, he was elected President of the Theatre Arts and Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN).
Odule has been married to his wife for over 25 years.It is rumoured that he has over 10 children from different women. When asked, he said he was not perfect and it's not only in his field that men have many children.
At the 2014 Yoruba Movie Academy Awards, Odule won the Best Actor in Supporting Role.
His net worth is not available.
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