Paul Obazele

Paul Obazele is a Nigerian actor, philanthropist, and movie producer Obazele who hails from Edo State a south-south geographical region of Nigeria occupied predominantly by the minority tribes in Nigeria was born in Lagos state. Obazele more precisely is from Esan in Edo State and is the 5th born child in his family. Obazele attended secondary education at Anglican Grammar School, Ubulu Ukwu in Delta State, where he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate from. Obazele obtained a degree in Business Administration from Auchi Polytechnic. Obazele’s passion for acting and movie-making became ignited when he was an undergraduate at Auchi Polytechnic. Obazele revealed in an interview that his father vehemently opposed his goal to become an actor. Obazele due to objections from his father temporarily dismissed his goal of being an actor and instead, secured a daytime job at a production company. Obazele would later go against his father’s orders and in 1994 officially join the Nigerian movie industry and debut his acting career with the movie titled Shadow of Death, a movie directed by Bolaji Dawudu in which he played the lead role. In 1999, he was already an established actor and started to direct movies. Obazele is married with children and when he isn’t working he spends his free time with his family. Obazele’s hobbies include watching films and listening to music.