Dejumo Lewis

Dejumo Lewis
Born	1943 Lagos State, Nigeria
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupation	actor producer director dramatist film maker communications consultant
Years active	1964–present
Notable work	The Village Headmaster (1964)

Dejumo Lewis (born 1943) is a Nigerian film and television actor, famous for the Kabiyesi role in The Village Headmaster, Nigeria’s longest running television soap opera showed on Nigerian oldest television channel, NTA from 1968 to 1988 that stars the late Justus Esiri and Femi Robinson who died on May 20, 2015.^{[1][2][3] [4][5]}

He attained the age of 70 years in 2013 and according to The Sun Newspaper, Dejumo Lewis Said: “In the first place, I think it’s a very wrong notion for any able bodied person in any field of endeavour to retire at 70. Turning 70 for me is like starting a new life and that’s the truth. As a matter of fact, any active person who retires at the age of 70 wants to retire to the next world,”.^[6]

References

1. Anne Cooper-Chen (21 April 2006). Global Entertainment Media: Content, Audiences, Issues. Routledge. pp. 107–. ISBN 978-1-135-60783-8.
2. "Village headmaster, Femi Robinson dies at 75". Punch News. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
3. Victor Akande. "'Village Headmaster' Esiri dies at 70". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
4. Nwachukwu Frank Ukadike (1994). Black African Cinema. University of California Press. pp. 116–. ISBN 978-0-520-91236-6.
5. "Drama as Ambassador Segun Olusola is buried - Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
6. "Dejumo Lewis Turning 70 is like starting a new life". The Sun News. Retrieved 24 May 2015.