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]
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 Thompson in May 2017 | |
| Born | Tarila Emmanuel Thompson February 14, 1968 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt |
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| Years active | 1992-present |
| Spouse | Funto Diseye Thompson |
| Children | 3 |
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
editThompson 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
editThompson 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
- Living in Darkness (1999)
- Power of Love (2002)
- Love in Bondage (2002)
- Passion and Pain (2003)
- Church Business (2003)
- Die Another Day (2004)
- Virgins Night Out (2004)
- Unexpected Mission (2005)
- Squad Twenty-Three (2005)
- Above the Crown (2006)
- Abuja Top Ladies (2006)
- Up Creek (soon to be released).[10]
References
edit- ^ "Nollywood's personality of the day, Tarila Thompson". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thomson as one of the pioneers of Nollywood in Nigeria". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thompson works". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thompson's break from filming". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Africa's most expensive movie export". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thompson's record label signee". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thompson bio". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thompson bio". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila Thompson works". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
- ^ "Tarila films". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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