Craziest thing I’ve done was slapping my dad – Femi Adebayo

Published August 19, 2018

Femi Adebayo

Actor , Femi Adebayo, has explained that being an actor has made him do some terrible things such as slapping his father , Adebayo Salami , aka Oga Bello.

While speaking with Sunday Scoop , he said as an actor , one must be ready to do anything to play unbelievable roles . He stated , “I have been presented with scripts where I had to slap my father on set and I must do it as an actor . He has slapped me on set too countless times. The moment we are acting, I don’ t see him as my father anymore ; I see him as a colleague and we need to interpret our roles very well . He trained me and he is my boss in the industry . He has taught me not to fear whenever I come across a bigger actor or someone like him on set . But the moment the director says stop , I prostrate to him and apologise. ”
Similarly, he said he and his father decided to support Jigan with their viral ‘ Sho Mo Age Mi Ni’ skit on Instagram . He said , “ Jigan is more like a boy to us . When he came out with the trend, we felt we could do a skit to endorse it. The irony was in asking my biological father if he knew my age . ”
Adebayo, who recently featured in an English movie , The Island , insisted that he had no regrets being a Yoruba actor . He said , “ The only difference between an English and Yoruba movie is the language but the reaction as well as interpretation , most times, are the same . Given another chance, I would still prefer to come into the industry as a Yoruba actor because it has made me know my culture . All my days in school, I was taught a foreign culture and language. Later, I had the opportunity of learning about my culture , which I would not have learnt if I had started as an English actor . Majority of the people who started with English movies don’ t have the opportunity I have had. ”

He , however, admitted that there was no way Yoruba actors would earn more than English actors. Adebayo said , “ English is a general language and it is universally accepted , unlike the Yoruba language. We cannot expect a Yoruba movie to have the same audience as an English movie . The majority of Yoruba movies’ fans are Yoruba people . Based on this , English movies make more money because it has a wider market . But I don’ t regret being a Yoruba actor . We have many Yoruba actors who are very comfortable and Yoruba actors are better appreciated outside their environment than English actors. We get more accolades from our fans . ”
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