Femi Adebayo Reveals Why He Chose Acting Over Law

Kehinde Adeleye

Renowned actor and producer Femi Adebayo shared the moment he decided to pursue acting as his true passion instead of a career in law.

Adebayo, who obtained a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Ibadan, explained that he was working as a lawyer and earning N20,000 per month while treating acting as a hobby.

However, during a conversation with Pulse, he revealed that when he received an acting job that paid N50,000 for just three days, he came to the realization that acting was his true calling.

He said: “Honestly speaking, that was when I started working as a lawyer.

My salary then was just N20,000 on a monthly basis And acting was a hobby for me all this while. So not until they invited me for acting roles, they were ready to pay me N50,000 for three days. And as a lawyer, I was getting N20,000 for one month. I said, Femi, this acting is your calling. That was when I decided that I would abandon law practice and face entertainment fully”.

This opportunity made him abandon law practice and pursue entertainment full-time, leveraging his talent and family legacy in the industry, given his father is veteran actor Adebayo Salami, also known as Oga Bello.