When Jimmy Akingbola was only two years old, his parents got a divorce when his father accused her of adultery. It was challenging for Jimmy’s mother to care for him because she had untreated schizophrenia. She was forced to turn him over to social services as a result in 1979.
Jimmy was not adopted; rather, he was fostered. Actor Jimmy Akingbola, a Nigerian-British, had a difficult existence because he was taken away from his family when he was a little child. He was raised by the Crows, a white British family, as one of their own children. Jimmy and Gloria, his foster mother, had a wonderful bond that he still values.
His passion for the Crows and his relationship with Gloria are explored in his documentary. Unexpectedly, Sola Akingbola, Jimmy’s biological brother, is a well-known percussionist who joined the band Jamiroquai in 1995 and contributed to a number of their hit songs.
