22/11/2021
Baba Suwe, Rise to position, health battles, other things to know about comic actor,
Aliy Akere 22 November, 2021
Veteran comic actor, Babatunde Omidina popular known as Baba Suwe, died at age of 63 on Monday, as confirmed by the president of the Theatre Arts and Motion Picture Producers Association of Nigeria, Bolaji Amusan also known as Mr Latin.
Baba suwe, he was born on August 22, 1958, in Ikorodu local government area, Lagos Island,
Rise to Position.
Baba Suwe had stated that he began his career while he was in secondary school by joining a group known as the Osumare Theatre Group.
From a major stage play titled, Baoku,the group became popular and moved to Lagos Television for their stage plays.
Baba Suwe said, “While at LTV 8, we had gone for a stage play, and after the performance, some people walked up to me and asked if I was the one in costume that just left the stage. I told them I was the one and they asked if I could perform at their station, which was NTA Channel 7.
Health Condition
The actor’s health battle was made public in 2019 when he was said to be battling an undisclosed sickness.
When was 2019, Mr Latin said TAMPAN had been taking care of the veteran actor’s medical bills since 2017, under the administration of immediate-past President, Dele Odule.
The actor also spent a month in a hospital at Rhodes Island, near New York, in the United States, where he received treatment for complications arising from diabetes and other ailments.
At that time, his benefactors included Rev Esther Ajayi, also known as Iya Adura, of the Love of Christ Generation Church, Cherubim and Seraphim, who donated N10m to the actor, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo who also donated N1m.
Filmography
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