David Oyelowo

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406 appearances 4 recordings 3 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 24 May

David Oyelowo’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend · David Oyelowo Returns · 13 Apr 2026 podcast

Oyelowo.

So Oyelowo is the Anglicized way of saying it.

In Yoruba, it's Oyelowo.

And don't try.

I don't want you to hurt yourself.

Don't hurt yourself.

But it means a king deserves respect is what it means.

Yes.

And what was it?

Yes.

The Yoruba tribe.

So yeah, tribal.

He had four tribal marks on both cheeks and he had the word ballet written on his stomach.

And this was done with blades when you were a kid.

I know.

Really intense.

Yeah.

Um, and, uh, but I grew up with my dad telling me that the reason he had these four slashes on his cheeks was because he had fought a tiger and, um, and I completely bought it.

And it was incredibly useful at school.

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