Prince Jide Kosoko was born 12th January 1954, into the Lagos Royal Kosoko family, hence his traditional title of Prince or “Omoba” in the Yoruba tradition.
Prince Kosoko studied Business Administration at the Yaba College of Technology.
He began his acting career as a child actor in 1964 in a television production named Makanjuola.
He has featured in several Nollywood movies in both English and Yoruba languages.
The young Jide Kosoko grew up in Ebute Metta and was inspired by the huge success of Hubert Ogunde to go into acting, when an acquaintance who was working with the Ifelodun travelling theatre troupe invited him to an audition for a role in Makanjuola, a tele-movie. Jide Kosoko accepted the invitation; he later went for the audition and was chosen for the role, playing a character called Alabi. Kosoko continued with acting, he then performed with the Awada Kerikeri group consisting of Sunday Omobolanle, Lanre Hassan and Oga Bello, and had guest appearances on the T.V. show, New Masquerade. In 1972, he formed his own theatre troupe.
Jide Kosoko has written and also produced his own films and stage plays including Ogun Ahoyaya. Kosoko became visible during the Video film era, producing his own film, Asiri n la in 1992, starring in Asewo to re Mecca and Tunde Kelani’s Ti Oluwa Ni’Le part 2 and a host of others.
Prince Jide Kosoko was married to two wives, Karimat and Henrietta, and has children and grandchildren.
He is known to be the biological father of six children which are Bidemi, Shola, Temilade, Tunji, Muyiwa, and Tunde Kosoko.
Thanksgiving Service for the 70th birthday of Prince Jide Kosoko will come up by the grace of GOD on Sunday 14th of January 2024 at Embrace International Assembly Church, Awolowo Road, (Ota ona- Itamaga Road), opposite NNPC Petrol Station, Alabukun, Erunwen Junction Ikorodu. By 10 am prompt.
Reception will follow by 12 noon, at his Residence Peaceland Estate No.14 Micheal Lewis Crescent Off Awolowo Road.
*Filmography*
Lagos Na Wa (1991)
Nemesis (1996) (also director and writer)
Never Again (1996)
Ohun Eniyan (Voice of the People) (1996)
Ojo Ayo (1996?)
Aiyedun[54] (1997?)
Alaba Meta (1997) (also director and writer)
Alejo Pataki (1997)
Aya Rere (The Good Bride) (1997)
Ere-Ese (1997)
Fake Dollars (1997?)
Ina-ife (1997)
Iku-Arewa (Death of a Queen) (1997?) (also director)
Pam Pam: From the Adventure of Lokko and Mambo (1997)
Soko Soja (1997) (also writer)
Area Father (1998)
Enulebo (1998?) (also director)
Highway to the Grave (2000)
Stupid! (2002)
Mr. President (Ààrẹ Apàsẹ Wàá) (2004)
Afefe Ti Fe… (2005) (also director)
Omorewa (2005?)
Jenifa (2008)
The Figurine (2009)
I’ll Take My Chances (2011)
Last Flight to Abuja (2012)
The Meeting (2012)
Doctor Bello (2013)
Dining with a Long Spoon (2014)
Gidi Up (2014) (TV Series)
Out of Luck (2015)
The Department (2015)[55]
Hourglass (2016)
Alter Ego 1 (2017)
In Love Again (1997)
The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017)
One Lover Two Hearts (2017)
The Third Chance (2017)
Ghetto Bred (2018)
King of Boys (2018)
Kasala (2018)
Power of 1 (2018)
Stronger Together (2018)
Akpe: Return of the Beast (2019)
Bling Lagosians (2019)
House 69 (2019)
Love is war (2019)
Made in Heaven (2019)
Merrymen (2019)
More Than Just 4 Letters (2019)
Sugar Rush (2019)
Two Weeks in Lagos (2019)
The White Shadow (2019)
Dear Affy (2020)
Day of Destiny (2020)
Shadow Parties (2020)
Breaded Life (2021)[56]
Love Castle (2021)
Kiki’s Dilemma (2021)
The Mystic River (2021) – Nigerian Series
Shadow Parties (2021)
Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman (2022)
Rising City of Dreams (2022)
The Stand Up (2022)
The Wildflower (2022)
Atunwa (2023)
A Bag of Trouble (2023)
Congratulations and happy 70th birthday to our Global Actor/Director/Producer, Prince Jide Kosoko @2348033074330 , Igba-Odun Odun-kan ni o
