Djimon Hounsou is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on April 24, 1964 in Cotonou, Littoral Department, Benin. Accoladed for his performance for Cinque In Amistad in Amistad and Solomon Vandy in Blood Diamond and Blood Diamond, with the latter gaining his the Academy Award nomination. He also starred as Korath as Korath in 2014’s movie Guardians of the Galaxy, Jakande in the action/thriller film of 2015 Furious 7 and he was in the role of chief Mbonga in the production The Legend of Tarzan.
He was the character Caliban in the version in The Tempest alongside He played the role of Caliban in a version of The Tempest alongside Helen Mirren..
Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He emigrated to Lyon in France at the age of twelve with his brother, Edmond. Soon after arriving in France, Hounsou dropped out of school and became homeless for a time. A chance meeting with a photographer led to Hounsou being introduced to fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who encouraged Hounsou to pursue a modeling career. In 1987, Hounsou became a model and established a career in Paris. He moved to the United States in 1990.
Between 1989 and 1991, Hounsou appeared in the music videos for “Straight Up” by Paula Abdul, “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” by Janet Jackson, and Madonna’s “Express Yourself”. He also appears in En Vogue’s music video for “Hold On”.
There is a child called Kenzo due to his marriage to He has a son named Kenzo from his relationship with model Kimora Lee Simmons.. He has a son named Kenzo from his relationship with model Kimora Lee Simmons..
