Desmond Oluwashola Elliot was born on the 4th February 1974 to
a family of Olowogbowo in Lagos Island, Lagos and a mother from Illah in
Oshimili North, Delta State.
He received his
primary education at Air Force Primary School and later attended St John's
College in Jos. In 2003, he graduated from Lagos State University where he
studied Economics.
Elliot was influenced by a friend to become an actor. He
started playing roles in soap operas like Everyday People, One Too Much and Saints
and Sinners.
He is one of Nollywood's leading actors, having appeared in
over two hundred films including Men Who Cheat, Yahoo Millionaire and Atlanta.
In 2008 Elliot
co-produced and co-directed the movie "Reloaded" which received 3
nominations at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2009.
In 2009 and 2010,
Elliot was nominated for the Best Actor category at the Nigeria Entertainment
Awards, also won best supporting actor in a drama at the 2nd Africa Magic
Viewers' Choice Awards.
In 2010, Elliot has been competing to become the ambassador
for the Face of Hope Project, a volunteer-based non-profit,
non-religious, non-political organization established to give hope to the
hopeless, in which he will work toward fixing "child illiteracy in
Nigeria and Africa at large" if he is the victor.
In 2014 Desmond Elliot moved into politics under the
platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Desmond was elected as a
lawmaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Surulere constituency in April
11, 2015 Nigerian general elections.
In June 2015, he was
sworn into office at the Lagos state House of Assembly as a member representing
Surulere 01 constituency.
Elliot got married to Victoria and has four children. He is
involved in public relations in Globacom.
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