Tunde Olaoye
Tunde Olaoye is a Nigerian TV/Film Writer/Director known for directing alongside Funke Akindele, Everybody Loves Jenifa. He also directed Married but Living Single.
Tunde Olaoye
- Name
- Tunde Olaoye
- Birthplace
- Nigeria
- Occupation
- Film director, film producer, screenwriter
- Known for
- Everybody Loves Jenifa; Married but Living Single; Singleness is Bliss
- Languages
- English · Yoruba
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• Name — Tunde Olaoye • Birthplace — Nigeria • Occupation — Film director, film producer, screenwriter • Known for — Everybody Loves Jenifa; Married but Living Single; Singleness is Bliss
Career
Career
Olaoye began working in the Nigerian film industry as a director and producer. His early work includes the 2012 romantic drama Married But Living Single, starring Funke Akindele and Joseph Benjamin. In 2024, Olaoye co-directed Everybody Loves Jenifa, a feature film connected to the Jenifa franchise. In 2025, Olaoye directed Singleness is Bliss, produced by Fisayo Ajisola-Borokinni. The film, shot in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, features Jide Kosoko, Sola Sobowale, Hafiz Oyetoro, Bimbo Akintola, Sanyeri, Mr Macaroni, Rotimi Salami, and Chy Nwakanwa, exploring themes of societal pressure and misogyny. Tunde has also directed Over Her Dead Body and Tears of Vengeance He has directed biographical films such as Last Man Standing, Yahaya the White Lion, and a biopic on Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona (Awujale of Ijebu). Olaoye has stated that historical films require extensive research, which is a central part of his interest in biopics. In 2025, he emerged as the Public Relations Office of The Golden Movie Ambassadors Association of Nigeria (TGMAAN), alongside actors and filmmakers such as Saidi Balogun and Afeez Oyetoro.
Filmography
Filmography
• Married But Living Single (2012) – Director • Everybody Loves Jenifa (2024) – Director (with Funke Akindele) • Over Her Dead Body – Director • Tears of Vengeance – Director • Singleness is Bliss (2025) – Director • Last Man Standing – Director • Yahaya the White Lion – Director • Awujale – Director (biopic of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona)
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- 1.Akhimien, Nosakhale. 'Everybody Loves Jenifa' is bold concept that's full of nostalgia, laughs. Premium Times. 25 December 2024.
- 2.ilesanmi, Tunrayo. Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa makes record-breaking leap to Prime Video. The Nation. 2025-08-30.
- 3.Married But Living Single To Premiere On Sunday. P.M. News. 21 May 2012.
- 4.Bisola Aiyeola killed role in Everybody Loves Jenifa – Co-director Tunde Olaoye. QED.ng.
- 5.Tunde Olaoye Opens Up About Co-directing "Everybody Loves Jenifa" - Nollywood Reporter. 2024-11-28.
- 6.Rapheal. For Ajisola-Borokinni, Singleness is Bliss. The Sun. 2024-01-26.
- 7.Nwafor. New movie "Singleness is Bliss" set to premiere September 7. Vanguard. 2025-08-31.
- 8.Adekunle, Musa. Seven Nollywood films to watch in cinemas this November. The Guardian. 2025-11-06.
- 9.Bada, Gbenga. Tunde Olaoye: Biopics much more than filmmaking. The Nation. 2023-09-29.
- 10.Falade, Tomi. Saidi Balogun, Afeez Oyetoro, Tunde Olaoye, Others Emerge TGMAAN Executives. Independent. 2022-06-04.
- 11.Etunim, Collins. Seven Nollywood films to watch in cinemas this November. The Guardian.
- 12.New movie "Singleness is Bliss" set to premiere September7. Vanguard.
- 13.For Ajisola-Borokinni, Singleness is Bliss. The Sun.
- 14.Bada, Gbenga. Tunde Olaoye: Biopics much more than filmmaking. The Nation.
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