Funke Akindele Biography
Funke Akindele is a Nigerian filmmaker, actress, director, producer, and politician.Akindele starred in the sitcom “I Should Know” from 1998 to 2002 and won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor Best Actress in 2009 . Funke reprized her role in the 2015 TV series adaptation of Jenifa’s Diary, for which she won Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 African Magic Audience Awards.
Akindele also won the same award in 2020 and 2022, making this his fifth award for Best Actor in Entertainment. Akindele is AMVCA’s most popular actor/director and has become the most awarded actor with six awards so far. He became the second Nigerian director to gross over 1 billion Naira at the box office. In 2022, Fink was nominated by Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran as his 2023 running mate in the Lagos State elections.
Funke Akindele Age
Funke Akindele was born on 24 August 1977 in Lagos State, Nigeria. He is 46 years old.
Funke Akindele Height
Akindele’s average height is 5 feet 4 inches.
Funke Akindele Family
Funke was born and raised by her loving parents in Lagos State, Nigeria. However, information about his family is under review and this section will be updated soon.
Funke Akindele’s Husband
He married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede on 26 May 2012. The two divorced in July 2013 due to irreconcilable differences. Funke married Nigerian rapper JJC Skillz in London in May 2016.
Funke Akindele’s Net Worth
Akindele’s estimated worth is $5 million.
Funke Akindele Career
Akindele has been nominated as the Lagos Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) in the upcoming 2023 elections. Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, defended his election.
Funke Akindele is a Nigerian film producer, actor, director, producer and politician. Akindele starred in the sitcom “I Should Know” from 1998 to 2002 and won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in 2009. She became famous for her role in Jenifa. Funke reprized her role in the 2015 TV series adaptation of Jenifa’s Diary, for which she won Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017 African Magic Audience Awards.
Akindele won the same award in 2020 and 2022 and this is his fifth award for Best Actor in Entertainment. Akindele is the most awarded actor/filmmaker at AMVCA and has become the most awarded actor with six awards so far. He is the second Nigerian director to collect more than one million naira at the box office.
Funke Akindele Movies
- Battle on Buka Street
- Omo Ghetto-The Saga
- Chief Daddy
- Isoken
- Dwindle
- Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
- Your Excellency
- Jenifa
- A Trip to Jamaica
- My Siblings and I
- Moms at War
- Miami
- Egg of Life
- Who’s The Boss
- Ladies Gang
- Ladies Gang
- Pretty Liars 1 & 2
- Pretty Liars 1 & 2
- Return Of White Hunters
- Return Of White Hunters
- Industreet
- Taiwo Taiwo
- Pretty Liars
- Pretty Liars
- Feedback
Funke Akindele TV Shows
- Jenifa’s Diary Since 2015
- Industreet Since 2018
- Far From Home 2022
- I Need to Know
- My Siblings And I Since 2018
- Streets Of Cannan And War In Cannan Since 2017