Tobi Makinde
Tobi Makinde
Education
Tobi Makinde obtained his first degree and Master's degree in Theatre Arts from the prestigious University of Lagos.
Career
Tobi Makinde was introduced into acting at a very tender age of 7.
His first role was in the movie “silence” as produced by Ralph Nwadike and directed by Tunji Bamishigbin.
Makinde got a lead role in the sitcom, Kamson, and Neighbors at the age of 13.
He came to limelight for his role as “Timini” in a series titled “Jennifer Diary” produced by Funke Akindele. He has also featured in other numerous projects which also include My Siblings and I.
Interview
During one of his interview sections, he stated that “The journey to fame hasn’t been an easy one. The day I decided to attend my last audition ever was the day I attended the audition organized by Sceneone productions owned by Mrs. Funke Akindele Bello, for one of the new shows they were coming up with at the time called “Industreet”. To my surprise, I was picked for a role amongst the multitude that came for the audition. From there, I met with aunty Funke and the rest is history today because from that point on she became a mother to me”.
Character “Timini” on Jennifer’s Diary
The role played by Tobi has made him popular in the movie industry.
Stated that his success in the series “Jennifer Diary” was the hard work of the producer.
He stated that “After I landed the role of Feva on “Industreet”, for some reason aunty Funke took interest in me and decided to give me a job as a production manager even though I had never done it before.
From there, after a while of working behind the camera, she told me she had a character in mind that she’d love me to play, and I said I was willing to take it on and that’s how I got the role of Timini. The experience so far has been wonderful because the role has opened several doors for me, gotten me several award nominations, and increased my fan base. It has also reminded people that I was that kid actor they used to see on their screen years ago”.
Social media
Tobi Makinde is very active on social media, with a fan base of over 69.8k followers on Instagram. He shares information about himself and what he does. He enjoys chatting and sharing information about his career (movie videos and pictures) with his fans.