Who is Djimon Hounsou?
Djimon Hounsou is a Beninese and American actor known for such films as Gladiator, Amistad, and Blood Diamond. He is also a model and has graced various ramps stages in Paris and London.
Djimon Hounsou’s Early Life, Childhood, and Education
Djimon Hounsou was born on April 24, 1964, in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa. He was born to Pierre Hounson who is a cook and Albertine Hounsou. Furthermore, he moved to France with his brother. Edmond at the age of 12.
He is a high school dropout and started his career as a model from 1987. He has both Beninois and American Nationality.
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Djimon Hounsou’s Career, Salary and Net Worth
Hounsou started his career as a model in 1987 from Paris. Later, he moved to the U.S in 1990 to pursue his modeling career. Then, he got his acting breakthrough from the movie “Without You I’m Nothing” in 1990. Followed by TV roles in ‘Beverly Hills’, ‘90210’, ‘ER’ and ‘Alias’.
He rose to prominence after he was cast as Cinque in the Stephen Spielberg film Amistad in 1997. His an awful performance in the film earned him his first Golden Globe Award nomination. Later, he proved his worth in the film such as ‘Gladiator’ (2000) and bagging Academy Award nomination for ‘In America’ (2003 ) and Blood Diamond (2006). Furthermore, he has won various awards and nominated for Three Screen Guild Actors Award.
His other movies include ‘Guardian of Galaxy’, ‘Same Kind’, ‘Captain Marvel’,’Serenity and ‘Blazing Samura’ among others. Asides from acting he has appeared n music videos such as ‘love Will never Do, Express Yourself, Hold On and many others. Furthermore, he has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Djimon Hounsou’s Rumors and Controversy
Hounsou is pretty busy on his career and life. So, there is no rumors and controversy related to him and his life.
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Djimon Hounsou’s Body Measurements
Hounsou stands 6 feet and 4 inches tall and weighs around 90 kg. He is bald and has dark brown eyes.
Djimon Hounsou’s Social Media Profile
He is active on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She has over 77.7k followers on Twitter, over 483k followers on Facebook and 193k followers on Instagram.
