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I’ll probably write a full article on the lessons from my chat with Olumide, but you can watch him breakdown his experience in Nollywood himself here: youtube.com/watch?v=0TP7RZsR…

“Everyday People” and “The Johnsons” are just the tip of the iceberg in Olumide’s careers, as he would film dozens of titles during and after appearing on these classic sitcoms including “Akudaaya” with Sola Sobowale, “Far From Home”, “Day of Destiny”, “A Tribe Called Judah”...

Olumide would recall that through filming a 1000 episodes of “The Johnsons”, cast members spent more time with each other than with their actual family members.

a memory that Olumide would never forget. Throughout my conversation with Olumide I’m reminded the importance of positive support from those around us, while we pursue our purpose.

Throughout his career, Olumide has been shepherded by legends, the first scene of “The Johnsons” would see him lift Chinedu Ikedieze from the top bunk bed. Chinedu already a legend at this stage did not make Olumide feel awkward, but embraced the scene...

From “Everyday People”, Olumide joined the cast of “The Johnsons” with Chinedu Ikedieze playing his big brother Ife, Charles Inojie playing his father, and the late aunty Ada Ameh playing his mother. Susan Pwajok was also part of the cast, playing his sister.

The fact that we tried so hard to find clips of Olumide in “Everyday People” but couldn’t speaks volumes about our culture of archiving and documentation in Nigeria, but that is a story for another time.

Funny piece of lore, since he left Everyday People, he was removed from the montage, with the actor that replaced him being in the montage that is currently in circulation.