Tunji AZEEZ, is a Professor of Theatre, Film and Cultural Studies, co-founder and former Acting Head, Department of Theatre Arts and Music, Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria. He has a B.A (Hons) in Dramatic Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University with specialization in scriptwriting and directing and M.A and PhD in Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan.

He is a versatile writer, content developer and director whose feet bestride the stage, screen, and radio. Some of the organisations he has consulted, written or developed contents for include, BBC Media Action, Flints Production, M-Net Africa Magic Original, 32 FM, Voices for Change, Goldmyne Productions, Centre Stage Productions, Media Concepts International Studios, SMAT Media, (producers of MTV Shuga 5 &6) Aardschap Foundation, Netherland, the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), KAP Film and Television Academy and many others.

As a scholar-artist, he is one of the few people who combine theory with practice. This has earned him invitation to give talks at fora with industry players. He has also served as a resource person to young artists and budding filmmakers.

Thorough his troupe, Optimom Arts Konsotiom (OAK) he has trained many young people who are today major names in Nigeria’s entertainment industry.He has published extensively on film, theatre, gender and feminism, cultural studies and development communications locally and internationally.

His latest co-edited work, Inside Nollywood: Issues and Perspectives on Nigerian Cinema is a major contribution to scholarship on the Nigerian film industry. He is a fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), fellow of the National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP), Fellow, Institute of Policy Management Development, Vice President, Society of Nigeria Theatre Artists (SONTA) the umbrella body of all Theatre , Film and Media scholars in Nigeria and winner of several research and travel grants.

He was honoured with the SONTA Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 Annual International Conference/AGM at the University of Abuja, Nigeria. He is the Vice President (Admin and Policy).