Teju Babyface's biography, wife and children
Teju Babyface is a popular comedian, TV Host, mentor and United Nations Ambassador. He is also a proud husband and father. Want to know more about biography of Teju Babyface and how he managed to become one of Nigeria's King of Talk? Find the answers below!
Teju Babyface's biography
The date of birth of Gbadewonuola Olateju Oyelakin is January 20, 1979, which makes Babyface age to be 39 years. He is much more famous as Teju Babyface Oyelakin. He he is the founder and main mentor of Teju Babyface Mentorship Academy.
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He is also a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Ambassador for Nigeria concentrating on Decent Work & Economic Growth. He is also head of Visus Projects company. His homeland is Lagos. He attended Corona School Apapa for his primary school education, Federal Government College Ogbomoso and then University of Lagos where he earned a degree in Insurance.
In 1998, he got the role in Tade Ogidan's movie ''Diamond Ring''. Despite the fact that the film became successul, Oyelakin did not go into acting.
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In June 2017, Oyelakin launched his academy, the Teju Babyface Mentorship Academy. It is dedicated to mentoring young Nigerians and helping them succeeding in life.
Teju Babyface's show: The King of Talk
Although he began as an actor and comedian, but, Teju Babyface became popular due to is TV show, Babyface Show. He showed his versatile personality, sense of humor and brilliance on the show. The show also became very popular. However, in 2014 The Teju Babyface Show ended.
After some time Teju decided to reveal the reasons behind the sudden cancellation of the show. It turned out that he saw the need to restrategize this project. One of the important things he discovered is that many African countries outrun Nigeria in the field of TV show making. He admitted that he understood some nuances of show producing that he did not realize before. In an he said that:
We decided that if we had to do the show ourselves and there was no television network that would take the proactive responsibility of investing in this kind of programme, and if all they want us to do is produce it and buy airtime; we had to sit down and plan properly. That was why we stopped
Teju Babyface and wife
In September 2012 Oyelakin took an ex-beauty queen Oluwatobiloba Banjoko as a wife. After six years of marriage, in 2018, they became parents of twins. He posted photos on social and wrote,
My wife Oluwatobiloba and I are very grateful and excited parents of twin children. It has taken almost six years but the Lord, who never forsakes, has given us double joy for our trouble. I pray that the God whom we serve will remember everyone who seeks Him and give you the desires of your heart
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In one of the interviews he told about his wife and marriage, Teju Babyface said,
My wife is far from the traditional romantic woman, which is the exact reason I married her. She is not the type who would jump at a gift without knowing the reason behind it. She is a very serious minded type who does not really need a man before getting things right. She doesn’t crave for attention like many women do. There was a time we forgot our wedding anniversary and when we remembered, we laughed at it. I would not have lasted with a woman who will nag or sob at things like that. She is a strong woman.
Babyface's net worth
Teju Babyface does not hide his will to get fame and money. Also cars are among his passions. But what is Babyface net worth?
His lowest fee for a show was N3,000 it happened during his student years at the University of Lagos in 2000. Unfortunately, the producer absconded with his money before he noticed it. He also confessed that he worked on many shows for free, now his fees are paid in millions.
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