MULTITALENTED Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji has recounted how he was paid between N4,000 to N10,000 for lead roles in movies back in 2014.
The award-winning actor noted that he only started receiving six figures pay in 2015 after months of being underpaid for a lead role in movies.
He disclosed this on the latest episode of the ‘Deep Dive’ podcast hosted by comedian, Teju Babyface.
He said: “If I tell people that I wasn’t collecting N100,000, N200,000 until 2015/16, a lot of people would not believe me.
“Before then, the highest I collected for a lead role was either N4,000, N5,000, or N10,000. I was paid that low back in 2014 because it was more like a learning process.”
Lateef Adedimeji has spent over 15 years in the acting industry and has won various awards, including Hollywood and African Prestigious Awards (HAPA Awards) for Best Actor in Africa in 2022. He is currently a brand ambassador for Airtel.
