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How I Got The Stage Name, OJOPAGOGO, In – Popular Yoruba Actor, RASAQ OLAYIWOLA, Tells City People
+Why He Likes To Act An Old Mans Role
He is very popular in the Yoruba Movie industry for playing elderly roles.
In most movies, where he features, if not all, Ojopagogo usually plays the role of an old man spotting grey hair And he has a peculiar way of trembling on his feet like an old man who is in his 80s.
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In real life, however, Rasaq Olasunkanmi Olayiwola is a young man, who started acting at an early age.
A few weeks back, City Peoples Publisher, SEYE KEHINDE, spoke with him about his career. Below are excerpts of the interview.
You have been acting, for many years now.
How did it start?
I started acting on stage in Iseyin, many years ago, but I am from Oyo town. But, I was born in Iseyin.
Oriki ilara mokinI grew up there. When I got to Ibadan, I joined a group.
Alao Sorunke was the group I joined to come to Ibadan. Then, the group I left in Iseyin was called Ilumokin Theatre Group