Aremu Afolayan

{{Short description|Nigerian actor (born 1980)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Aremu Afolayan | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|08|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Ebute Metta, Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria | occupation = Actor, Producer | years_active = | spouse = Kafilat Quadri | partner = | children = Iyunade Afolayan | parents = Adeyemi Josiah Afolayan (father) | relatives = Moji Afolayan (sister)<br>Gabriel Afolayan (brother)<br>Kunle Afolayan (brother) }} '''Aremu Afolayan''' {{Audio|Yo-Aremu Afolayan.ogg|Listen|help=no}} (born 2 August 1980) is a Nigerian film actor and the brother of Kunle Afolayan, a fellow actor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thenet.ng/why-i-dont-star-in-my-brothers-films-aremu-afolayan/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=The NET|title='Why I don’t star in my brother’s films’ – Aremu Afolayan|access-date=2016-04-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514033918/http://thenet.ng/2012/09/why-i-dont-star-in-my-brothers-films-aremu-afolayan/|archive-date=2016-05-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://pulse.ng/celebrities/aremu-afolayan-kunle-afolayans-brother-lambasts-oga-bello-yinka-quadri-others-for-campaigning-for-politicians-id3639222.html|author=Gbenga Bada|title=Kunle Afolayan's brother lambasts Oga Bello, Yinka Quadri, others for campaigning for politicians|publisher=Pulse|access-date=2016-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203173725/http://pulse.ng/celebrities/aremu-afolayan-kunle-afolayans-brother-lambasts-oga-bello-yinka-quadri-others-for-campaigning-for-politicians-id3639222.html|archive-date=2016-02-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-05-07 |title=My romance with older women — Afolayan |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/05/romance-older-women-aremu-afolayan/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2022-03-08 |newspaper=Vanguard|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life and career== Aremu Afolayan is of Igbomina-Yoruba descent, from Kwara State.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.naij.com/57525.html|title=Yoruba Actor Aremu Afolayan Reveals Why He Prefers Older Women|publisher=Naij|author=Clement Ejiofor}}</ref> He is one of the sons of the famous theatre and film director and producer Adeyemi Afolayan (Ade Love). He was known for his film titled Idamu akoto (2009).

==Personal life== Aremu Afolayan is married to Kafilat Olayinka Quadri. They have a daughter Iyunade Afolayan.

== Cast ==

* ''Kesari'' (2018)

== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Award !Category !Result !Ref |- |2021 |Net Honours |Most Searched Actor |{{nom}} |<ref>{{Cite news|title=Net Honours - The Class of 2021|url=https://thenet.ng/net-honours-class-of-2021/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-07|newspaper=The NET|language=en-US}}</ref> |}

==See also== *List of Yoruba people

==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}}

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