Djimon Hounsou
Awards won NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture 1997 Amistad Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture 2006 Blood Diamond Other Awards NBR Award for Best Supporting Actor 2006 Blood Diamond

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Biography

Early life

Djimon Hounsou (pronounced /ʒaɪ́mʌ̌n ɒ́nsǔ/ (last name pronounced Hansoo)) was born in Cotonou, Benin, to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Paris at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond.^[1] One year before obtaining his college degree he dropped out of school. He lived on the streets for a while until he was discovered by fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who made him a model. Modeling led to acting. Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin, as well as its largest city. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Brief introduction on the history of fashion design and designers Fashion design is the art dedicated to the creation of wearing apparel and lifestyle. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Career

Djimon's film debut was in Without You I’m Nothing, and he has had television parts on Beverly Hills, 90210 and ER and a guest starring role on Alias, but received a larger role in the science fiction film Stargate. His first on-screen appearance was in the 1990 Janet Jackson video “Love Will Never Do (Without You)”, which co-starred Antonio Sabato, Jr. He also starred in a 2002 Gap commercial directed by Peter Lindbergh, dancing to a rendition of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" by Arrested Development's Baba Oje. Beverly Hills, 90210 is a primetime television soap opera that aired from October 4, 1990, to May 17, 2000, on FOX in the United States and subsequently on various networks around the world. ... Current cast of ER ER is a popular NBC serial drama primarily set in a teaching hospitals emergency room, the fictional County General Hospital (based loosely off Cook County General, a real hospital) on Division Street in Chicago, Illinois. ... Alias is an American Spy-fi television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006, spanning five seasons. ... Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... Stargate is a science fiction/action film released in 1994, directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich, with a soundtrack by David Arnold. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, pop icon, and younger sister of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson. ... Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation 1814 track listing Miss You Much (8) Love Will Never Do (Without You) (10) Livin in a World (They Didnt Make) (11) Design of a Decade 1986/1996 track listing Miss You Much (6) Love Will Never Do (Without You) (7) Alright (8) Love... Promotional photo of Antonio Sabato Jr. ... For other uses, see Gap. ... Peter Lindbergh, born Peter Brodbeck(* 23. ... John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an influential American post-war blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter born in Coahoma County near Clarksdale, Mississippi. ... Boom Boom is a song written and performed by John Lee Hooker. ... Arrested Development is an American progressive hip hop group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s. ...

He received wide critical acclaim and a Golden Globe Award nomination for his role as Cinqué in the 1997 Steven Spielberg film Amistad. He gained further notice as Juba, in the 2000 film Gladiator. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for In America, in 2004, becoming the first black African to be nominated for an Oscar. That same year, Charlize Theron, a South African actress was nominated for her work in Monster, and was the first time that two African-born performers were nominated for an Oscar in the same year. In 2006, he won the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Blood Diamond; he received Broadcast Film Critics Association, Screen Actors Guild Award, and Academy Award nominations for this performance. The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Joseph Cinqué. Portrait by Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1839 Sengbe Pieh (1815 – ca. ... Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Amistad (Spanish for friendship) is a 1997 Steven Spielberg film based on a slave mutiny that took place aboard a ship of the same name in 1839, and the legal activity that followed. ... This article is about the 2000 film. ... The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the awards given to male actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... In America is a 2002 film directed by Jim Sheridan, and co-written by Sheridan and his daughters Naomi and Kirsten. ... Charlize Theron (born August 7, 1975) is a South African-American actress and former fashion model. ... Monster is a 2003 film about the life of female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, a former prostitute who was executed in 2002 for killing seven men in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures was founded in 1909 in New York City, just 13 years after the birth of cinema, to protest New York City Mayor George McClennans revocation of moving-picture exhibition licenses on Christmas Eve 1908. ... Blood Diamond is an Academy Award-nominated 2006 adventure/drama/thriller film. ... The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) is the largest film critics organization in the U.S. and Canada, representing 199 television, radio and online critics. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...

On February 24, 2007, it was announced that Hounsou will be the new Calvin Klein Underwear model. Starting with the Fall 2007 season, he will be featured in the brand’s global print advertising campaign including the launch of their new Calvin Klein Steel product line. Former Calvin Klein Underwear models include such notables as international football (soccer) star Freddie Ljungberg and Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg. is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Freddie Ljungberg models Calvin Klein briefs. ... For the actor and television game show host, see Mark L. Walberg. ...

Director Tim Story recently mentioned to IGN that if he was to do a third Fantastic Four movie, he would like to have Hounsou as the Black Panther. Also if a movie based on the hit video game God of War is made, Djimon is considered to play hero and main character Kratos, even though Kratos, as he appears in the game, is Greek, not Beninois. Timothy Kevin Story (born March 13, 1970) is an American film director. ... IGN - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about the superheroes. ... The Black Panther (TChalla) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe who is the first modern Black superhero. ... God of War is a video game for the Sony PlayStation 2 console released on March 22, 2005. ...

Personal life

Hounsou has been spotted with soon-to-be-divorced Kimora Lee Simmons and her two children.[1] He is now a naturalized U.S. citizen. [2] Kimora Lee Simmons (born Kimora Lee Perkins on May 4, 1975 in St. ... Naturalization is the process whereby a person becomes a national of a nation, or a citizen of a country, other than the one of his birth. ... United States citizenship is membership of the United States political system. ...

Mr. Hounsou has teamed up with Cartier to design a LOVECHARITY bracelet in support of SOS Children's Villages. A portion of the proceeds from each bracelet goes towards establishing stable SOS families for orphans around the world. The bracelet represents a continuing partnership with Mr. Hounsou who worked with SOS children in Mozambique during the filming of Blood Diamond, co-starring Leonardo DiCaprio. LOVECHARITY bracelets benefitting SOS are available at all Cartier boutiques. SOS Children's Villages - USA: http://www.sos-usa.org

Djimon is a Global Ambassador for the aid group Oxfam. http://www.oxfam.org/en/news/ambassadors/djimon_hounsou

Djimon also owns a house in Los Angeles' Playa del Rey area. Playa del Rey (Spanish for Beach of the King or Kings beach) is a community of the City of Los Angeles, California. ...

Filmography

• Without You I’m Nothing (1990)
• Unlawful Entry (1992)
• Stargate (1994) (as "Djimon")
• The Small Hours (1997)
• Amistad (1997)
• Ill Gotten Gains (1997)
• Deep Rising (1998)
• Gladiator (2000)
• The Middle Passage (2000) (documentary) (narrator in US version)
• The Tag (2001)
• Dead Weight (2002)
• The Four Feathers (2002)
• In America (2002)
• Heroes (2002) (short subject)
• Biker Boyz (2003)
• Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
• Alias (2004) (season 3, Mr Bomani)
• Blueberry (2004)
• Constantine (2005)
• Beauty Shop (2005)
• The Island (2005)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• Eragon (2006)
• Never Back Down (2008)
• Push (2008)

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Upcoming

• The Trunk (2007)
• God of War (Unconfirmed) (2008)
• Constantine 2 (2009)

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Awards/nominations

• Academy Awards
  • 2007, Best Supporting Actor: Blood Diamond (Nominated)
  • 2004, Best Supporting Actor: In America (Nominated)

• Black Reel Awards
  • 2007, Best Supporting Actor: Blood Diamond (Winner)
  • 2004, Best Supporting Actor: In America (Winner)

• Broadcast Film Critics
  • 2007, Best Supporting Actor: Blood Diamond (Nominated)

• Golden Globes
  • 1998, Best Actor-Drama: Amistad (Nominated)

• Independent Spirit Awards
  • 2004, Best Supporting Male: In America (Winner)

• NAACP Image Awards
  • 2007, Outstanding Supporting Actor: Blood Diamond (Winner)
  • 2004, Outstanding Supporting Actor: In America (Nominated)
  • 1998, Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture: Amistad (Winner)

• National Board of Review
  • 2006, Best Supporting Actor: Blood Diamond (Winner)

• Screen Actors Guild
  • 2007, Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role: Blood Diamond (Nominated)
  • 2004, Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture: In America (Nominated)
  • 2001, Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture: Gladiator (Nominated)

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References

• Punching Up His Career Courant.com (March 10, 2008)

External links

• Djimon Hounsou at the Internet Movie Database