Veteran actor Adebayo Salami has celebrated being in the movie industry for over five decades.
The movie star who recently turned 72 shared a throwback picture of his younger self and his colleagues in an Instagram post on Thursday in which he thanked God for his career and family.
Adebayo Salami added that actors only get tired but they don’t retire.
He wrote: “With over 5 decades of committed practice in Nollywood, I am indeed most grateful to Almighty God for His unending blessings over my career and family. Actor only gets tired, actor doesn’t retire. Get ready for what is coming soon.”
Adebayo, also known as Oga Bello, began his acting career in 1964, with a group called Young Concert Party, under the leadership of Ojo Ladipo, popularly known as Baba Mero. After a few years, the group changed its name to Ojo Ladipo Theatre Group and later metamorphosed into Awada Kerikeri Theatre Group.
Following the demise of Ojo Ladipo in 1978, Oga Bello took the mantle of leadership of the group, which brought him into the limelight.
He featured in the first Yoruba film, Ajani Ogun, in which the late Adeyemi Afolayan, the father of Kunle Afolayan and Gabriel Afolayan, plays the lead role.
He produced his first movie, Ogun Ajaye, in 1985, from the stable of Awada Kerikeri.
Since 1985, he has produced, directed, and featured in several Yoruba movies.
His sons Femi Adebayo and Tope Adebayo are actors and movie producer just like their father.
