CHILDREN OF FAMOUS ENTERTAINERS FOLLOWING THEIR PARENTS FOOTSTEP
It is now a common thread in the industry that most parents are in the same entertainment industry with their children. Most times, lot of regards are given to the children based on the legacy their parents had already laid down. We will be looking at few celebrities who took after their parents……..dead/alive.
Few examples are Mide Martins, Femi Adebayo, Kunle and Gabriel Afolayan, Sola and Bidemi Kosoko, Femi and seun Kuti among others.
FEMI AND TOPE ADEBAYO
Sons of the famous Adebayo Salami AKA ‘Oga Bello’, Femi and Tope Adebayo have quickly gained viewers attention as they started acting alongside their father. Femi Adebayo is a Nigerian lawyer, actor, director, producer and filmmaker. He he played his first major role in Owo Blow (1996), a film directed by Tade Ogidan. The movie got him the Upcoming Actor award and brought him to limelight. While his brother, Tope Adebayo started his journey in the film industry in 1991 when he put in application for apprenticeship under Awadakerikeri Organisation which lasted about six years. He dabbled into Film Set making, Acting, Film directing, and others.
REGINA DANIELS
Child actor turned billionaire, Regina daniels, daughter of nollywood actress Rita Daniels has quickly risen to fame after she got married to billionaire, Ned Nkwoko. She started acting at the age of seven. Rumor has it that the young actress is already pregnant. She started acting at the age of 7.
FEMI AND SEUN KUTI
Olufemi and Oluseun Anikulapo Kuti, sons of the late famous afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Femi is the eldest son of fela kuti while seun is the youngest son. Both sons are muscians and they have been performing alongside their father especially Femi.
MIDE FUNMI MARTINS-ABIODUN
Daughter of late actress funmi martins who died at the age of 39, Mide started acting in 2002. Since then she has risen to fame and contined to uphold her mothers name. She is currently married to Afeez Abiodun.
KUNLE AND GABRIEL AFOLAYAN
Kunle and Gabriel came from the family of actors. Their father, Adeyemi Afolayan popularly known as ‘Ade Love ’was an actor who died in 1996. Gabriel is a singer and an actor who studied Theater Arts at The University Of Ibadan. Kunle is also and actor like his brother. They also have a sister, Moji.
SOLA AND BIDEMI KOSOKO
Mentioning sola and bidemi without including their father is like a story told halfway. Jide kosoko started acting in 1964 and is present till date. Sola is the edest daughter and she started acting in 2000. Bidemi became famous because of her scandals in the industry. Their mother, Henritta was the president of Association of Theatre Arts.
MAYORKUN
Mayorkun born Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel, son of famous Nigerian actress Toyin Adewale is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, signed to the HKN Gang record label. He was born on 24 March 1993 in Osun state, Nigeria to the Adewale family. He rose to the limelight in 2016 with the release of the song “Eleko” which hit over 1 Million views on YouTube 9 days after it was published and also topped the iTunes chart as number one. Mayorkun quit his banking job to pursue music as a career. He says that his dad was understanding when he told him about quitting his banking job for music. However, his mum would not hear of it. She had told him on several occasions that he should pursue his banking career. She changed her mind when Davido called him