Djimon Hounsou

Actor

Información

  • Birth Name: Djimon Gaston Hounsou
  • Date of Birth: 24 April 1964
  • Place Of Birth:  Cotonou, Benin
  • Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)

Biografía

Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, West Africa, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He moved to Lyon, France, when he was 13. Hounsou has graced the catwalks of Paris and London as a popular male model. He has since left his modeling career and has worked on Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott and Amistad (1997) by Steven Spielberg.

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