Djimon Hounsou

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    Djimon, Djimon Gaston Hounsou, Djimon Hounso, Djimon Housoun, 디몬 하운수, ジャイモン・ガストン・フンスー, Джимон Унсу, Джаймон Унсу

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Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. He began his career appearing in music videos, made his film debut in Without You I'm Nothing and earned widespread recognition for his role as Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards. Hounsou became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. He was reluctant to renounce his Beninese citizenship and therefore opted to become a dual citizen of both Benin and the United States, effectively rendering him a Beninese-American. Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1964, to lbertine and Pierre Hounsou. He immigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond. In 1987, he became a model and established a career in Paris. He moved to the U.S. in 1990. One year before obtaining his college degree, he dropped out of school. In 1989, he appeared in a music video of Straight Up by Paula Abdul. Hounsou's film debut was in the 1990 Sandra Bernhard film Without You I’m Nothing, and he has had television roles 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).” 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. 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 fourth African male to be nominated for an Oscar (along with Basil Rathbone, Cecil Kellaway and Omar Sharif). 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. In 2007, Hounsou began dating model/CEO of Baby Phat, Kimora Lee Simmons. In 2008 Hounsou and Simmons visited Hounsou's family and while there, the two participated in a traditional commitment ceremony. On May 30, 2009, Simmons gave birth to their son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, reportedly named because Kenzo means 3 (Kimora's third child).

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1964-04-24
  • event Death Date Unknown
  • school Known for: Acting
  • star Popularity: 25.6
  • info Birth Place Cotonou, Dahomey [now Benin]
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8.3

Gladiator

2000-05-04

7.1

Constantine

2005-02-08

7.6

Blood Diamond

2006-12-08

7

Stargate

1994-10-28

6.7

The Island

2005-07-21

7.2

In America

2003-10-31

4.9

Renegade

2004-02-09

5.2

Eragon

2006-12-14

5.7

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

2003-07-21

7.1

Amistad

1997-12-10

6.8

Never Back Down

2008-03-04

6.3

Biker Boyz

2003-01-31

6.2

Deep Rising

1998-01-30

6.7

The Four Feathers

2002-09-08

6.2

Push

2009-02-04

6.9

Marvel Studios' 2021 Disney+ Day Special

2021-11-12

6.3

Beauty Shop

2005-04-22

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Kimana Tuskers

2021-12-05

5.4

The Tempest

2010-09-11

5.9

Dead Weight

2002-04-10

6.8

A Quiet Place: Day One

2024-06-26

6

Ozi: Voice of the Forest

2024-02-23

7.7

How to Train Your Dragon 2

2014-06-05

6.7

Special Forces

2011-11-02

6.4

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023-12-15

5

Elephant White

2011-05-17

3.7

The Middle Passage

2000-09-09

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Last Breath

2025-02-28

6.2

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

2024-04-19

5.4

Baggage Claim

2013-09-27

8

Guardians of the Galaxy

2014-07-30

5

Air

2015-08-14

7.3

Furious 7

2015-04-01

5.5

Seventh Son

2014-12-12

5.4

The Vatican Tapes

2015-07-23

7

Black Adam

2022-10-19

6.6

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

2017-05-10

7.8

Gran Turismo

2023-08-09

6.9

Same Kind of Different as Me

2017-10-20

5.9

The Legend of Tarzan

2016-06-29

5.4

Without You I'm Nothing

1990-05-11

6.5

Creating a Universe - The Making of Rebel Moon

2024-04-18

6.2

Unlawful Entry

1992-06-26

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The Zealot

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The Bleeding Ground

6.7

Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2022-07-14

0

Beneath the Storm

2025-07-31

7.4

I Am Heath Ledger

2017-04-23

5.9

Black Panther

2010-01-18

5.5

Serenity

2019-01-24

7.1

Shazam!

2019-03-29

6.9

Aquaman

2018-12-07

6.4

Charlie's Angels

2019-11-14

6.9

Captain Marvel

2019-03-06

6.8

The King's Man

2021-12-22

7.5

A Quiet Place Part II

2021-05-21

6.2

Killing Zoe

1993-10-01

8.3

A Place in Time

2007-04-26

0

In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven

2018-03-10

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African History Y

2.5

Ill Gotten Gains

1997-12-05

7.1

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005-06-07

6.6

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

2023-03-15

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The Monster

5.5

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003-01-26

6.7

Alias

2001-09-30

4.5

The View

1997-08-11

6.3

Soul Food

2000-06-28

8.4

Dragons: Race to the Edge

2015-06-26

7.8

ER

1994-09-19

6.9

Black Panther

2010-01-16

7

The Oscars

1953-03-19

0

BIANCA

2022-10-14

6.8

The Wild Thornberrys

1998-09-01

8.1

What If...?

2021-08-11

6.8

Wayward Pines

2015-05-14

8.5

The Longest Day in Chang'an

2019-06-27

6.2

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019-09-09

8.7

INVINCIBLE

2021-03-25

7.4

Beverly Hills, 90210

1990-10-04

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