Early life
Prince Jide Kosoko was born in Lagos on the 12th of January,1954, to the Kosoko royal family of Lagos Island.
Career
Prince Jide Kosoko studied business administration at the Yaba College of Technology. He began his acting career as a child actor in 1964 in a television production named Makanjuola. He has featured in several Nollywood movies in both English and Yoruba languages.
Jide Kosoko has written and also produced his own films and stage plays including Ogun Ahoyaya. Kosoko became visible during the Video film era, producing his own film, Asiri n la in 1992, starring in Asewo to re Mecca and Tunde Kelani‘s Ti Oluwa Ni’Le part 2.
Endorsement
Prince Jide Kosoko is an ambassador to a popular juice production company Chivita. In 2016,he endorsed MeritAbode Limited,owners of Emerald Estate.Kosoko is also one of the brand ambassadors for Western Lotto situated in Nigeria.
Personal life
Prince Jide Kosoko is married to two wives, Karimat and Henrietta, and were both blessed with children and grandchildren.
He is known to be the biological father of six children’s which are Bidemi, Shola, Temilade, Tunji, Muyiwa, and Tunde Kosoko.