Olu Jacobs From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Olu Jacobs Olu Jacobs Olu Jacobs at the African Movie Academy Awards in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, March 2007 Born 1942[1] Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria[2] Occupation Actor Years active 1970-present Spouse(s) Joke Silva Oludotun Jacobs (born 1942), popularly known as Olu Jacobs, is a Nigerian actor.[1] He has starred in several British television series and international films.[3] In 2007 he won the African Movie Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.[4][5][6][7] Biography Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs was born to parents from Egba Alake, and attended Holy Trinity School in Kano, Nigeria.[8] He trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, England. He then starred in various British television shows and series in the 1970s (e.g. The Goodies, Till Death Us Do Part, Barlow at Large, The Venturers, Angels, 1990, The Tomorrow People, The Professionals).[2][9] In the 1980s Jacobs starred in several international films some of which include John Irvins war film The Dogs of War, Roman Polanskis adventure-comedy Pirates and the family-adventure film Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend. Jacobs has starred in over 120 Nollywood films.[10] Personal life Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs reveals some facts about his marriage. 8 December, 2013 Arts and Entertainment [Get e-mail updates on development of the story!] Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs and His WifeVeteran Actor Olu Jacobs, who has turned 71 recently, explained in the interview with TheNetng how he and his wife, Joke Silva, were able to maintain their marriage for 27 years and receive the tag of “Nollywood’s most celebrated couple”. Read the abstract of the interview below: Meeting the Future Wife I was having a meeting at the National Theatre and the door opened a young lady came in. I looked at her. I have never met her before in my life and I said to the people in the room ‘ladies and gentlemen, this is the lady I am going to marry’. Everybody laughed. She looked at me up and down, hissed and left. Today, she is my wife and that was 27 years ago. The Secret of Long-Lasting Marriage It is God. There are other forces outside that you need to take cognizance of but when you do, you have to make sure that they don’t take control over your life. You are now thinking for two. No decision you take should be for yourself alone. It’s for two and it must remain for two. You have to always remember that. If my wife goes out, and she finds out that she would not be able to make it back at the time she initially thought she would, she picks up the phone and calls me to tell me. Fine! You are thinking for two, she knows where I am, I know where she is. We still do this till tomorrow. Communicating like that helps a lot, once we are talking, you have an idea of where I am and I have an idea of where you are. I am not saying that it should be every minute calls. Sometimes just being together in a room not necessarily saying anything is also important. Veteran Actor Olu Jacobs and His Wife The Art of Resolving Quarrels You learn not to pick on anything your partner says. It interferes with the relationship. If something happens and you want to discuss it, discuss it till the two of you resolve it. Why won’t we argue? I have a mind, she has a mind so why shouldn’t we argue. We must argue but as we do so, we must finish up that argument so we can start another one. We must quarrel, it is resolving it that is the task. Anybody can fight but how many can sit down and resolve it? You must finish one fight before another and you cannot jump because if you jump it will pull you back. We thank God and pray to him to continue to guide us and give us the wisdom to relate properly, and to be as fair and honest as possible. Apart from that, we just take it as it comes. About Wife Maintaining Her Maiden Name. She is her own individual. When I met her, she was an actress known as Joke Silva so why should marrying me now deny her and her audience her name. She is Miss Joke Silva who is Mrs. Joke Jacobs. It is as simple as that. People now begin to say what they like. They have even written that we are separated and all sort of stuffs. When she is working, she is Joke Silva but she is Mrs. Joke Jacobs at home. The Things Olu Jacobs Likes / Dislikes About Her Wife Sometimes, she insists on things. Even when we have resolved it, she will still bring it back. She thinks more of others. She will think of you and remind you of things that need to be reminded of. She is always happy to help anybody. For her it’s not an effort. She cares a lot and of course, we are all boys in the house so she mothers all of us. That’s the way, we handle it, so whatever we need to do, we discuss it. Jacobs is married to Nollywood actress Joke Silva with children.[1] Filmography Film Year Film Role Notes 1979 Ashanti Commissioner Batak 1980 The Dogs of War Customs Officer 1985 Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend Col. Nsogbu 1986 Pirates Boomako Television Year Film Role Notes 1971 The Goodies Season 2, Episode 4 - Lost Tribe of the Orinoco 1974 Till Death Us Do Part Television repair man Season 5, Episode 3 - Strikes and Blackouts 1975 Barlow at Large Motamba Season 4, Episode 8 - Protection 1975 The Venturers Mbela Season 1, Episode 10 - Dangerous and the Lonely Hearts 1976 Angels Musa Ladipo 3 episodes 1978 1990 Alan Msawi Season 2, Episode 2 - The Market Price 1975 The Tomorrow People General Papa Minn Season 6, Episode 5 & 6 - The Thargon Menace: Part 1 & 2 1979 The Professionals Sylvester Season 3, Episode 5 - The Madness of Mickey Hamilton 1982 Squadron President Gadin Season 1, Episode 10 - Cyclone 1983 The Witches and the Grinnygog Mr Alabaster Episodes 1–4, 6 1983 Rumpole of the Bailey David Mazenze Season 3, Episode 2 - Rumpole and the Golden Thread 1984 Play for Today David Mazenze Season 14, Episode 16 - The Amazing Miss Stella Estelle
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