01/11/2025
Chief Lere Paimo, a Nigerian actor, filmmaker, producer, and director, was born on November 19, 1939, in Ile Ikoyi Odan, Osupa, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. His father was a to***co and yam farmer and the leader of the local farmers' organization, while his mother was a trader.👎👎
Lere Paimo began his education at a primary school in Ogbomoso but later moved to the Gold Coast (now Ghana), where he continued his studies up to teacher training college, earning a Teacher's Grade Two Certificate. He eventually returned to Nigeria and settled in Osogbo, where he worked as a classroom teacher at a Baptist Missionary School.🎤
Lere Paimo began his acting career in 1958 when he joined the Oyin Adejobi Theatre Group, founded by Pa Oyinade Adejobi. He later became a member of the Duro Ladipo Theatre Group, where he featured in the stage play Obamoro, playing the role of "Chief Basa." He rose to fame following his lead role as Soun Ogunola in the epic Yoruba film Ogbori Elemosho.👇
In 2005, in recognition of Lere Paimo�s immense contributions to the Nigerian film industry, he was honored with the national award of Member of the Federal Republic (MFR). In May 2013, it was reported that he survived a partial stroke.