Tarila Thompson

Tarila Thompson
Thompson in May 2017
Born
Tarila Emmanuel Thompson

(1968-02-14) February 14, 1968 (age 56)
Lagos, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
Alma materUniversity of Science and Technology, Port-Harcourt
Occupations
  • Actor
  • musician
  • filmmaker
  • writer
  • director
Years active1992-present
SpouseFunto Diseye Thompson
Children3

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]

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

Thompson 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

Thompson 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

  1. ^ "Nollywood's personality of the day, Tarila Thompson". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tarila Thomson as one of the pioneers of Nollywood in Nigeria". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  3. ^ "Tarila Thompson works". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Tarila Thompson's break from filming". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  5. ^ "Africa's most expensive movie export". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tarila Thompson's record label signee". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  7. ^ "Tarila Thompson bio". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  8. ^ "Tarila Thompson bio". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  9. ^ "Tarila Thompson works". Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  10. ^ "Tarila films". IMDb. Retrieved May 5, 2017.


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