Legendary Nollywood actor cum playwright, Prof. Peter Fatomilola, has marked 55 years on stage. The week-long event, tagged ‘Celebrate me when I’m alive’ took place in Ile-Ife, Osun State last week. The grand finale of the event was at the Oduduwa hall of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State which was witnessed by his colleagues, traditional rulers and family members.
The event, which celebrated the first Papa Ajasco of the popular comic TV series Papa Ajasco by Wale Adenuga featured the performance of a play titled, ‘The Legend of Ooni Enitan’, a play dedicated to the investiture of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II who was the royal father of the day at the event.
Deserving individuals, corporate bodies and organizations were given the Peter Fatomilola Honours Award for their contribution to the promotion of arts and humanities at the grand finale of the event. Known for his priestly roles in Yoruba and English language movies, the veteran actor, poet, playwright and traditionalist started acting after joining the Olokun Theatre Group under the tutelage of late Professor Ola Rotimi, the renowned playwright at the University of Ile-Ife, which is now the Obafemi Awolowo University.
Born and raised by a father who was a chief Ifa priest, known as the Oluwo of Ifisin-Ekiti. His upbringing influenced his fluent recitation of Ifa panegyrics and his roles as herbalist in most movies.
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