Bolanle Ninalowo, popularly called Nino, is a skillful actor whose handsome physique has made ladies to fall over themselves just to get his attention.
He came back to Nigeria in 2010 to fulfill is life-long dream of becoming an actor.
Early Life/Education
Bolanle Ninalowo, popularly called Nino was born on May 7th, 1980. He was born to Alhaji Jamu Ninolowo and Alhaja Rualate Ninolowo of Ikorodu, Lagos state.
Nino lived the first 15 years of his life in Nigeria where he got his primary and secondary education. He later relocated to Chicago where he spent another 15 years. He studied Accounting at Devry University and studied Marketing at Keller Graduate school of Management in America.
Career
Nino first worked as a banker at Bank One and an accountant at General Growth Properties in Chicago. He came back to Nigeria in 2010 and first worked at Guarantee Trust Bank. He started a record label which he shut down three years later due to unproductivity. He eventually delved into acting and production.
His debut movie Rebirth was also his first production and he premiered it in America in 2010. He has acted in a lot of movies including ‘the real deal’ a Desmond Elliot produced movie and has been tagged as the new hunk of Nollywood by his fans. His cousin, Rukky Sanda, Nollywood actress/FilmMaker/Entrepreneur she gave him his first role in her movie titled ‘the search’.
Awards
2010 Best of Nollywood Revelation of the Year award
2017 City People Movie Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year (English)
2018 City People Movie Award for Best Actor of the Year (English)
Controversies
He Got Aroused On Set
In a chat with Sunday Scoop, the actor confessed that he had been turned on on set. He said, “Believe it or not, it probably happened to me once or twice within my entire career. However, my eyes and mind are always on the prize.”
His Marriage Crashed
Speaking in an interview with New Telegraph, he said ‘When I first came back to Nigeria; that was in 2004 for a visit, I met her then and took her to America and at some point, I realised we didn’t have the same goals and objectives in life and things went soar between us.
“We were married under the America law. I have never had a wedding; my hope was to succeed here and bring her back with my kids and do the right thing. So I don’t consider myself as a married man based on that note.”
The former couple have however reconciled after been separated for seven years.
Personal Life
Nino was married was married, but is now divorced. He has two children from his marriage: Aliyah and Morakinyo.
Social Media
Instagram: @iamnino_b
