Saheed Balogun was born on 5 February,
Enugu State, South-East Nigeria but hails from
Oyo State,
Nigeria where he had his primary, secondary and tertiary education respectively. He graduated from
Kwara State Polytechnic. He began his acting career in 1978, when he acted his first television program titled "Youth Today" on
NTA. He produced his first film titled
City Girl in 1989, but had also been featured in other movies; and he produced and directed several Nigerian films before then. ==Personal life==