Funke Akindele Net Worth, husband, age, profession and children.

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Full Name

The popular Nigerian actress that is well known as Funke Akindele birth name is Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde. Now called Funke Akindele Bello.

Funke Akindele’s Bio

Olufunke Ayotunde Akindele-Bello was born 24 August 1977. She is well recognized as Funke Akindele or Jenifa,  is a Nigerian filmmaker, director, actress, politician and producer.

Akindele starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009, she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. 

She rose to fame for her role in the movie titled Jenifa which earned her the nickname Jenifa. The Omo Ghetto[10] trilogy contributed to her fame.

Funke Akindele played the lead role in the show Jenifa’s Diary, for which she was named the Best Actress in a Comedy at the 2016 and 2017Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.

Again, at the 2020 and 2022 AMVCA, she took home the same award, making it her fifth wins for the Best Actress in a Comedy category.

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Akindele is the most nominated actress at the AMVCA and currently owns five AMVCA which makes her the actress with most win at the AMVCA.

She is the second director to gross over a billion at the box office with movies like Your Excellency, Omo Ghetto: The Saga and most recent Battle on Buka Street.

Akindele is the only Yoruba-film actress to have won an African Movie Academy Award and Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award.

In 2022, she was nominated by the People’s Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, as the running mate for the 2023 Lagos state governorship election.

Funke Akindele’s Age

Funke Akindele was born on 24 of August 1977 in Ikorodu a popular place in Lagos State, Nigeria. Since she was born in 24th of August 1977, her new age will be 46 years old in 24 of August in 2023.

Funke Akindele Age: 46 years old (August 24, 2023)

Funke Akindele’s Career

Akindele came into the limelight after starring in the popular United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)-sponsored sitcom I Need to Know, which ran from 1998 to 2002. 

Funke Akindele played Bisi, a curious but highly intelligent secondary school student. Funke Akindele’s big break came in 2008 when she appeared in the movie Jenifa.

In January 2018, there was a controversy when it was reported that Funke Akindele would get her Hollywood debut in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War as she was listed as a member of the cast on IMDb.

Mainstream Nigerian press reported that Jenifa was set to star in Infinity War as the guard Dora Milaje, citing IMDb. 

Some weeks later her name was replaced with that of fellow Nigerian actress Genevieve Nnaji, with Funke Akindele’s upload shown to have been a hack.

In February 2018, it was reported that Senate President and chair of the National Assembly, Dr. Bukola Saraki , had advised Marvel Studios to feature Akindele in Infinity War.

In an interview in July 2016, Funke Akindele stated she was acting less in the Yoruba film industry at that time because of piracy. Akindele plays the lead character in the ongoing hit TV show Jenifa’s Diary, alongside Fisayo Ajisola, Falz, Juliana Olayode, and Aderounmu Adejumoke.

The show is an adaption of the movie Jenifa. The 2018 comedy film Moms at War stars Funke Akindele and Omoni Oboli. 

In July 2019, Akindele started a new web series, Aiyetoro Town, a spinoff from her popular TV series, Jenifa’s Diary. She is the CEO of Scene One Film Production.

She made her directorial debut in the 2019 political drama film, Your Excellency

Funke Akinde’s Net Worth

Funke Akindele is one of the richest actress in the Nigerian movies industry.

Funke earned money from is profession being an actress, producer, model, television personality, entrepreneur. She managed to come up with the estimated of $7.6 million in 2023.

Net Worth in 2022: $7.6 million

Funke Political career

Akindele was nominated as the Lagos deputy governorship candidate under Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) in the upcoming 2023 elections.

 In justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, noted that the actress will add more value to his candidacy in the 2023 general elections. 

Confirming her deputy governorship candidacy on Tuesday, the actress stated that her acting career must be “necessarily put on hold”

Funke Akindele’s Background & Education

Funke Akindele was born In Nigerian to a parent with three children, Funke Akindele took the second position among the three children which happened to be two girls and one boy.

His mother work in hospital as a Medical Doctor while her father is a retired school principal. She banged Ordinary National Diploma (OND) in Mass Comminication from the former Polytechnic in Ogun state, that is now called Moshood Abiola Polytechnic.

Foundation

Funke Akindele runs an organization known as the Jenifa Foundation, the mission of the organization is to build up young people with skills.

Union

Funke Akindele married Adeola Kehinde Oloyede On 26 May 2012. The had disagreement which lead the couple divorced in July 2013. 

Funke Akindele get married again to Nigerian rapper Abdul Rasheed Bello, well known as JJC Skillz, which was held in London in May 2016.

The couple was blessed with twins but before the birth in the week of August 2017, Funke Akindele pregnancy go viral on google search in Nigeria. The couple (JJC Skilz & Funke Akindele) are blessed with twin, two boys in December 2018.

Popular Name: Jenifa

Full Name: Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde

Date Of Birth: August 24, 1977

Age: 46 Years Old

Place Of Birth: Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria

Occupation: Actress, film Producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Spouse: Abdul Rasheed Bello (JJC Skillz)

Children: Twins (2 boys)

Net Worth: $7.6 million

Funke Akindele’s Personal Life

Akindele was nominated as the Lagos deputy governorship candidate under Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria) in the upcoming 2023 elections. 

In justifying her nomination, Abdul-Azeez Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, noted that the actress will add more value to his candidacy in the 2023 general elections.

Confirming her deputy governorship candidacy on Tuesday, the actress stated that her acting career must be “necessarily put on hold”.

Endorsements

Akindele has endorsement deals such as her being signed as an Ambassador to Dettol and Irokotv. In 2018, she was signed as a brand ambassador for Keystone Bank.

In November 2019, she signed an endorsement deal with WAW Nigeria, a company that manufactures detergent and bar soap.

Funke Akindele’s Instagram

Funke Akindele is one of the actress that is fun to be with online. She control huge number of fans on Instagram by giving them latest update about herself and love ones.

You can also join her followers on Instagram, you can follow up on Instagram @funkejenifaakindele

Controversy

In April 2020, Akindele was arrested along with her husband and charged to court for hosting a birthday party in honour of her husband during the period of an imposed lockdown (to tackle coronavirus).

She later appeared in a Nigeria Centre for Disease Control video to raise awareness about coronavirus. 

The actress and her husband were sentenced to a 14-day community service after pleading guilty to violating the lockdown order.

 

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