Tarila Thompson

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Tarila Thompson
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Thompson in May 2017
Born
Tarila Emmanuel Thompson

(1968-02-14) February 14, 1968 (age 56)
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • filmmaker
  • writer
  • director
Years active1992-present
SpouseFunto Diseye Thompson
Children3

Tarila Emmanuel Thompson (born February 14, 1968) [1] is a Nigerian actor, director, filmmaker, writer and musician. Thompson began his career in 1992 and is credited for his role in pioneering the English-speaking movie industry in Nigeria known as Nollywood. [2]

Contents

Thompson is known for Love without Language (1993), Die Another Day (2004), Passion and Pain (2004) and Church Business (2006). [3] After taking a break from filming, [4] Thompson came back in 2012 to shoot his latest film In the Creek, a film which has been tagged Africa's most expensive export. [5] The film talks about the pains of the Niger-Delta people in Nigeria. As a musician, he is the owner of El-Montage Records, a music record label. [6]

Personal life and education

Thompson was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He hails from Bayelsa State, [7] a state in the Niger-Delta region. Thompson acquired a bachelor's degree from the University of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt. [8] He is married to Funto Diseye Thompson and has three children.

Career

Thompson began his career in 1993 in Love without Language. Thompson said of the movie that it was at a time when people only made films in the indigenous Nigerian language. [9]

To date, Thompson has several movies, both locally and internationally, including

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References

  1. ↑ "Nollywood's personality of the day, Tarila Thompson" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Tarila Thomson as one of the pioneers of Nollywood in Nigeria" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tarila Thompson works". IMDb . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tarila Thompson's break from filming" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Africa's most expensive movie export" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tarila Thompson's record label signee" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Tarila Thompson bio" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Tarila Thompson bio" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Tarila Thompson works" . Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Tarila films". IMDb . Retrieved May 5, 2017.


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