Adeyemi Afolayan

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| birth_name = Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan

| birth_date = 1940

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| death_date = {{Death year and age|1996|1940}}

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| othername = Ade Love

| nationality = Nigerian

| citizenship = Nigeria

| occupation ={{flatlist|

actor
filmmaker
producer
director
dramatist}}

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| relatives = Toyin Afolayan (sister)

| children = Kunle Afolayan (son)
Tayo Afolayan (son)
Gabriel Afolayan (Son)
Moji Afolayan (daughter)
Aremu Afolayan (son)

| yearsactive = 1966–1996

|notable works =Ajani Ogun (1976)
Ija Ominira (1978)
Taxi Driver

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Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan {{Audio|Yo-Adeyemi Afolayan.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (1940–1996) was a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, dramatist and producer.

Early life

Afolayan was born in 1940 in Kwara state Nigeria, he was a film actor, director and producer.{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/feature/famous-parents/dad-didnt-encourage-his-children-to-act-kunle-afolayan/ |title=Dad didn't encourage his children to act —Kunle Afolayan |work=The Punch|accessdate=28 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228154441/http://www.punchng.com/feature/famous-parents/dad-didnt-encourage-his-children-to-act-kunle-afolayan/ |archivedate=28 February 2015 }} He is the brother of actress Toyin Afolayan as well as father to film actors, Kunle Afolayan, Tayo Afolayan, Gabriel Afolayan, Moji Afolayan and Aremu Afolayan.{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/relationship/item/20474-saying-i’m-so-beautiful-is-flattery-—moji-afolayan.html|title=Saying I'm beautiful is flattery|work=Nigerian Tribune|access-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227142010/http://tribune.com.ng/news2013/index.php/en/relationship/item/20474-saying-i%E2%80%99m-so-beautiful-is-flattery-%E2%80%94moji-afolayan.html|archive-date=27 February 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}{{Cite web |date=2016-12-02 |title=FAMILY REMEMBERS VETERAN YORUBA FILMMAKER, ADE LOVE 20 YEARS AFTER DEMISE |url=https://thenationonlineng.net/family-remembers-veteran-yoruba-filmmaker-ade-love-20-years-demise/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=The Nation|language=en-US}}

Career

In 1966, Afolayan joined Moses Olaiya's drama troupe. In 1971, he left to establish his own drama group which went on to stage comedic plays.{{Cite book|title=Yoruba cinema of Nigeria|last=Timothy-Asobele, S. J.|date=2003|publisher=Upper Standard Publications|isbn=9783694618|location=Lagos, Nigeria|pages=14–16|oclc=54508841}}

In 1976, he appeared in Ola Balogun's Ajani Ogun and later produced and starred Ija Ominira (1979), also directed by Balogun. Kadara, also called Destiny in English was the first movie he wrote, produced and also starred as the leading actor. The movie was shown at the ninth Tashkent film festival for African and Asian cinema. Afolayan went on to produce and star in other productions such as Ija Orogun, Taxi Driver and Iya ni Wura.