Nigerian actor and media personality, Tobi Bakre has revealed in a new interview that he took professional acting classes before he played the lead character in Gangs of Lagos.
In a new interview with Naija Boyz, Tobi Bakre touched a variety of topics ranging from his career as an actor, his role on Gangs of Lagos, working for his dad in heritage bank and his journey from Big brother Naija.
Speaking on his acting career and his role in Nollywood latest blockbuster movie, ‘Gangs of Lagos’. He said after his role in 2022 top Nollywood block buster movie ‘Brotherhood’, he got a call from renowned movie director ‘ Jade Siberu to play a lead character in the newly released Gangs of Lagos. He was skeptical about it, wondering if he could deliver the role perfectly.
In his words ” So Jade called me one-day and was like oh there is a big project, ‘Gangs of Lagos’ movie and we want you to play the lead role. That one was where the chills kind of came in, me now I was thinking, I love the story but can I deliver? It is that big stage, I don’t want to fail, but luckily, She was like you know what? We also have acting classes scheduled for you. We know you can do it but also take acting classes with Lala Akindoju will help. That was my first proper lecture in acting. A lot of things I was actually doing but didn’t know what it was and then all the things she thought me to do. I was blending all of that and it made me comfortable in front of the camera.”
Speaking on his occupation before getting into the entertainment industry,
He revealed that he worked at heritage bank which was reportedly owned by his father.
He said ” I worked as a currency dealer at heritage bank and I did that for four years, I worked in different units but I was in the bank for four years before leaving to go for the reality show.”
Tobi Bakre also advised people who wants to venture into the media business to chose wisely and ask themselves if it’s something they would really want to do. Using Big brother Naija season 3 winner Miracle Ikechukwu as an example, He said
” Just look at my guy miracle, he would have been a vibe in the media because he has an interesting personality but he chose to pursue his career of being a pilot despite wining the show”