Prof peter fatomilola biography for kids

Nigerian dramatist, film actor, poet and playwright (born 1946)

Chief Peter FatomilolaListen^ⓘ (born 16 January 1946) is a Nigerian dramatist, film actor, poet, ifa priest and prolific playwright.^[1]

Early life

Fatomilola was born on 16 January 1946 in the town of Ifisin-Ekiti in Ido-Osi Local Government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria, to Chief Abraham Ojo Fatomilola and Mrs.

Elizabeth Fatomilola. He is a son of Chief Ifa Priest, known as the Oluwo (Olu-awo, meaning Lord of the oracle), which was believed to have influenced his herbalist role in Nigerian film.^[2] His mother was from the town of Isare-Oge in Kwara State.

In 1967, he joined the Olokun Theatre group under the tutelage of the late Professor Ola Rotimi, a renowned dramatist and prolific playwright at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University.^[3] He is also a member of the academic staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts