Samuel Ajibola

Birth Name: Samuel Ajibola

Nickname/Stage Name: Samuel Ajibola

Birth Date: July 10, 1989

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Occupation(s): Actor, Model, Events Compere

Years Active: 1995 till Present

Net Worth: N123,000,000

Latest Film: The Call

 

Personal Life

Samuel Ajibola was born in Mazamaza, Lagos in Nigeria. He is the first child in a family of four children. He is a Yoruba and hails from Ekiti State in the southwestern part of the country.

In January 2020, the actor announced his engagement to his girlfriend, Sandra via his Instagram account, and in December of that same year, their marriage took place.

Education

After his completing his primary and secondary education in Ekiti, he proceeded to the University of Lagos where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Political Science.

After his university education, Ajibola studied acting at Amaka Igwe's Centre for Excellence, majoring in Film and Media Studies.

Career

Ajibola's Nollywood career began in 1995 when he was 6 years old in the Opa Williams movie Tears for Love. He reportedly nabbed the role after impressing his aunt (also an actress) during a play in church.

The star subsequently appeared in several other films, including Without Love, Shame, Eye-Witness, Onome II, Conspiracy, Street Kids, and Day of Reckoning.

He took a break from acting in 2003 to finish his high school education, returning to Nollywood in 2009 in the Teco Benson film The Fake Prophet.

Ajibola is best known for playing the character of Spiff (a mentally retarded individual who appears to have cerebral palsy) in the popular TV series The Johnsons.

As of 2016, he had portrayed Spiff for four seasons, receiving several accolades and recognition for the role. He made his production debut with the release of his web series Dele Issues in March 2017.

In May 2021, Ajibola announced via social media that he had decided to quit the role of Spiff on The Johnsons.

Awards

Rhema Award (1996)

Reel Award (1997, 1998)

In-Short Movie Award (2014)

Nigerian Reliable Iconic Award (2016)

AMVCA (2017)

City People Entertainment Award (2017)

Trivia

He is one of Nollywood's first child actors

He is the first Nigerian child actor to win the award for Best Kid Actor for three consecutive years for his role as Spiff in The Johnsons.

He started acting at the age of 6.

Quotes

"You cannot continue to do the same thing and expect change to come."

"Nothing lasts forever. Change is the only thing that is constant."

Movies

Tears for Love (1996)

Onome II (1997)

Day of Reckoning (1998)

Shame (1999)

Fried Beans (2009)

Jealousy (2010)

Last Flight to Abuja (2012)

Small Moving Parts (2013)

The Antique (2015)

The Call (2019)