He got into acting through joining the theatre group of the late theatre icon, Adedeji Hubert Ogunde, with whom he performed across the West African coast (Republic of Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Liberia) in the 1960s.
Through joining the theatre group led by the celebrated actor, Adedeji Hubert Ogunde, he began his acting career performing across the West African region including countries like the Republic of Benin, Ghana, Ivory Coast, and Liberia in the 1960s.