Lere Paimo counters Pete Edochie, says he started acting in 1958
Veteran Yoruba actor, Lere Paimo, has countered veteran actor Pete Edochie’s claim about the beginning of his acting career, saying he started acting four years before the Things Fall Apart star. 86-year-old Paimo said he began acting in 1958, while Edochie recently said his acting career started in 1962, when he was 15. The issue Read More:…
Veteran Yoruba actor Lere Paimo has challenged the claim made by popular actor Pete Edochie regarding the advent of his acting career. Paimo, aged 86, stated that he began acting in 1958, four years before Edochie's asserted start date of 1962. This controversy arose after Edochie challenged other actors to provide proof of their earlier claims, leading Paimo to address the issue in an interview.
He insisted that he was already engaged in acting when Edochie began his, pointing to his early work with Hubert Ogunde and the Yoruba travelling-theatre tradition. Paimo argued that African theatre, particularly the Yoruba tradition, predates English-language film productions, citing Ogunde's contributions as evidence. He also referenced Ogunde's role in educating audiences through Yoruba language films, which predated any English-language movie production.
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