How Old Is Olu Jacobs? Olu Jacobs Birthday
Olu Jacobs was born on July 11, 1942 and is 81 years old now.
Birthday: July 11, 1942
How Old - Age: 81
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Olu Jacobs - Biography
Oludotun Jacobs (born July 11, 1942), popularly known as Olu Jacobs, is a Nigerian actor. He has starred in several British television series and international films. In 2007 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs was born to parents from Egba Alake. He spent his early childhood in Kano and attended Holy Trinity School where he was a member of the debating and drama societies. He was inspired to take a chance with acting when he attended one of Hubert Ogunde's annual concert party at Colonial Hotel in Kano. Afterwards, he secured a visa and traveled to England to study acting.
Jacobs is married to Nollywood actress Joke Silva since 1989. They have children. Asked why his wife still bears her maiden name, Jacobs answered: "She is her own individual. When I met her, she was an actress known as Joke Silva so why should marrying me now deny her and her audience her name. She is Miss Joke Silva who is Mrs. Joke Jacobs. It is as simple as that. People now begin to say what they like. They have even written that we are separated and all sort of stuff. When she is working, she is Joke Silva but she is Mrs. Joke Jacobs at home."
In June 2020, false rumors about Olu's death got on social media. Joke Silva, her wife, has debunked the rumors. She said her husband is alive, adding that the “family found the development so depressing that members had to speak out.”
