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Bolaji Badejo (Listen ⓘ) (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992) was a Nigerian visual artist and actor. He was known for playing the Alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien. He was 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm) tall, a height which convinced Scott to cast him in the role. It is his sole acting credit.
Mar 7, 2016 · Bolaji Badejo became one of cinema's most feared villains almost by accident. After a lengthy casting process, agent Peter Ardram came across Badejo in a pub in London.
Dec 22, 2020 · Bolaji Badejo was a Nigerian visual artist and actor who played the role of the Alien in Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien, his only film role. Born in Lagos in 1953, Bolaji Badejo was the son of the director general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation and a welfare administrator.
Bolaji Badejo was a graphic designer from Lagos. He is primarily remembered for his single acting role, playing the titular predatory alien in the science fiction-horror film Alien (1979).The film was a box-office hit, having earned a worldwide gross of US$143 million by 1992 estimates.
Mar 7, 2016 · Bolaji Badejo was discovered by a casting agent in London and went on to become the titular character in Alien. We have a look at his screen-test.
Jun 15, 2016 · The slim, 6’10” Bolaji Badejo thus met face-to-face with destiny as he transited from obscurity to be the movie’s breakout star! Dying from sickle cell anemia in 1992, no one has been able to fit...
Aug 29, 2019 · How Bolaji Badejo’s performance brought Alien’s xenomorph to life. The Nigerian student with a physique like a “Giacometti sculpture“ was a perfect fit for HR Giger’s monster.
Dec 22, 1992 · Bolaji Badejo was a Nigerian design student who portrayed the eponymous Alien in the 1979 film Alien. Alien was Badejo's only acting appearance. As a child, Badejo had been diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia.
May 18, 2017 · In the first film, the xenomorph was played by Bolaji Badejo, a 6’10’’ Nigerian graphic design student who’d been picked up in a pub in London’s Soho.
Bolaji Badejo (August 23, 1953 – December 22, 1992) was a Nigerian design student who portrayed the eponymous Alien in the 1979 film Alien. Alien was Badejo's only acting appearance. As a child, Badejo had been diagnosed with sickle cell anaemia.
