Bolaji Badejo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Nigerian actor and film actor (1953-1992)
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Place of Birth: Lagos, Nigeria
About Bolaji Badejo
- Bolaji Badejo (born 23 August 1953, Lagos – died 22 December 1992, Nigeria) was a Nigerian visual artist and actor who became known as one of Hollywood's most unlikely on-screen performers in the role of the Alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien, his only film role.
- He died from sickle cell anemia at the age of 39.Badejo was of Yoruba descent and was the son of the director general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.
- He first studied in Nigeria, then in the United States before finally moving to London to specialize in graphic design.
- He was eventually discovered in a Soho pub by a member of Scott's casting team.
- He was chosen to play the part of the Alien due to his towering height.
- He was 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall.Badejo never returned for the Alien sequels, and the original was his only film credit.
- His family revealed that he returned to Nigeria in 1980 and began running his own art gallery in 1983.
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