Adeniyi Adewoyin
There is no harm in dreaming big according to talented Yoruba actor-cum-producer Temidayo Starboy, who in recent Facebook posts appraised his journey in the world of filmmaking and appreciated the progress he has made, while attributing his success to God’s grace.
The filmmaker was recently unveiled as a brand ambassador of Golden Cheetah, a Canadian international logistics company.
“My true life story has made me to believe that no matter where you’re from, your dreams are valid. Please never stop dreaming big. I am a living testimony,” he wrote on his Facebook page.
Starboy Temidayo has been one of the driving forces pushing Nigerian films into global limelight in the past few years.
In a recent interview, the Toronto, Canada-based filmmaker, explained one of his promotional efforts in the past few years. “I have been organising the Nigerian-Canadian Celebrities Entertainer Award through Starboard Entertainment which is my company,” he said.
Working with scripts that have international appeal is another strategy he has been using to promote Yoruba films. “I shoot both locally and internationally,” he affirmed.
One of his recent films, Ikoja Aye (2020) was shot both in Nigeria and Canada.
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The actor, whose full name is Temidayo Enitan Adeyehun, a graduate of Olabisi Onabanjo University, has so far been involved in over 25 movies and had recorded a phenomenal rise in Nollywood before his relocation to Canada, where he is currently the Executive President, Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, (TAMPAN) , Canada Chapter.
Starboy Temidayo, who has featured in a good number of movies, also produced a number of movies including Owo Adebayo, Ayo Olopon, Ipebi, Ore Mi (My friend), Adegoroye and Dokita Oru.
He is a recipient of many awards including City People Movie Award for Best New Actor of the Year, African Icon Award for Entertainment Icon of the Year and Movie Actor/Producer of the Year (Esteem Nigeria Youth Award).
Among his other laurels are Community Award of Excellence from Afro Heritage International Award Canada and Yoruba Movie Gist Award for Best Yoruba Movie Actor in Diaspora among others.
His movies and skits have been hitting the social media regularly via the Starboard Entertainment YouTube channel.
Though a cousin of Mr Latin, a popular Yoruba comedy actor, Temidayo, 37, had attained popularity by a dint of hard work and by his creative and entrepreneurship.
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