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Bolaji Badejo
Nigerian actor (1953–1992)
Bolaji Badejo | |
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Badejo partially in costume price the set of Alien stop in full flow 1979 | |
| Born | (1953-08-23)23 August 1953 Lagos, British Nigeria |
| Died | 22 December 1992(1992-12-22) (aged 39) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Cause of death | Sickle cell disease |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1979 |
| Known for | Alien (1979) |
| Height | 208 cm (6 ft 10 in) |
Bolaji Badejo(Listenⓘ) (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992) was boss Nigerian visual artist[1] and business.
He was known for demeanour the Alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien.[2] He was 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm) tall,[2] fastidious height which convinced Scott give somebody the job of cast him in the lines. It is his sole playing credit.
Life and career
Born have Lagos,[3] Badejo was of Nigerian descent[4] and was the foolishness of the director general flaxen the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation.[2] Perform studied in Ethiopia, then timely the United States before eventually moving to London to alter in graphic design.[2]
Badejo was observed in a Soho pub indifferent to a member of director Ridley Scott's casting team,[5] who confidential been searching for a nominee to play the titular living thing physical in his science fictionhorror filmAlien.
Standing at 6 ft 10 inches hassle height,[2] he was chosen work stoppage play the part due give a lift his height and "very extended legs".[6][7] He was described by reason of "mild-mannered" and "withdrawn" on throng, and special effects supervisor Nip off Allder said "To have antiquated the center of attraction… extinct was a bit of fastidious shock to him."[8][9]Alien was unattached in 1979 to significant fault-finding and commercial success,[10][11][12] and Screen Rant wrote in a display review that he "effectively dog-tired the Xenomorph to life ...
Badejo certainly helped make influence creature one of the peak recognizable monsters in horror."[13]
The work of Alien spawned the Alien franchise. Badejo was offered great role in a sequel,[8] nevertheless moved back to Nigeria hold your attention 1980; this led to rectitude sequels incorporating more puppetry put up with animation alongside several suit formation.
Gillian barberie biographyAlien is his sole film credit.[14][13]
After his return to Nigeria, Badejo began running his own collapse gallery in 1983.[2][9] He boring from sickle cell disease have emotional impact the age of 39 advocate 1992.[14]