Samuel Ajibola is an award-winning Nigerian actor, events compere, model and entrepreneur. He began his acting career in 1995 at the early age of 6 when he starred in the movie, 'Tears for Love'. He, however, took a break from acting to complete his high school education, returning back to the scenes in 2009 in the movie 'The Fake Prophet'.
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Samuel Ajibola Profile
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Full name: Samuel Ajibola
Born: 26th December 1989
Age: 32 years (2021)
Nationality: Nigerian
Parents: Commander Lanre Ajibola, Mrs Irene Ajibola
Education: University of Lagos (UniLag)
Spouse(s): Sandra Adanna
Occupation: Actor
Net worth:
Samuel Ajibola (Spiff) Biography and Educational Background
Samuel Ajibola was born on the 26th of December, 1989 in Mazamaza, Lagos State. to the family of Commander Lanre Ajibola and Mrs Irene Ajibola. He is the first child in a family of four children, three boys and a girl.Spiff holds a degree in Political Science from the prestigious University of Lagos (UniLag), Yaba, Lagos. He also acquired a certificate in acting from Amaka Igwe’s Centre for Excellence in Film and Media Studies.
Entertainment Career
Samuel Ajibola began his acting career at age of six, debuting in a movie titled; 'Tears for Love'. After that, he went on toe feature in some other movies including; 'Shame', 'Eye-witness', 'Onome II', 'Without Love', 'Street kids', 'Day of Reckoning' and 'Conspiracy'. In 2003, he took a break from acting to complete his university education.
Upon his return to the industry in 2009, he starred in 'The Fake Prophet', a movie that was produced and directed by Teco Benson.
In 2013, Spiff featured in the MTV Base produced television series, 'Shuga'. He has also featured in several Nigerian box office movies including 'The Antique' and 'Last Flight to Abuja'.
He also began playing the role of Spiff in 'The Johnsons', a popular Nigerian TV series produced by Rogers Ofime which airs on Africa Magic. It focuses on an average Nigerian family in Lagos, Nigeria and the challenges they face. It also featured other A-list actors like Chinedu Ikedieze, Charles Inojie, Ada Ameh, Olumide Oworu, amongst others.
He was also featured in 'Merry Men: The Real Yoruba Demons', a 2018 movie that was produced by award-winning comedian, Ayo Makun.
On March 10, 2017, Samuel Ajibola debuted as a producer with the release of his web series 'Dele Issues'. He featured former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the special edition of the web series.
Awards and Recognition
• Best Kid Actor (Eye-Witness) in the 1996 Rhema Awards (Won)
• Best Kid Actor (Onome II) in the 1997 Reel Awards (Won)
• Best Kid Actor (Day of Reckoning) in the 1998 Reel Awards (Won)
• Best Actor (Sun Eje) in the 2014 In-Short Movie Awards (Won)
• Best Actor in a Comedy (The Johnsons) in the 2016 Nigerian Reliable Iconic Awards (Won)
• Best Actor in a Comedy (The Johnsons) in the 2017 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) (Won)
• Comic Actor of the Year (The Johnsons) in the 2017 City People Entertainment Awards (Won)
Social Media Handles
You can connect with Spiff on:Instagram @samajibola
Twitter @samajibola01
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