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Simmons reveals tips for 'fabulous kids'

Digital Spy - Found Mar. 20, 2010
The fashion CEO, who has two daughters with ex-husband Russell Simmons and a son with actor Djimon Hounsou, insisted that having happiness within...

Posted on March 20, 2010, 12:24 pm

Still phat and fab, Kimora's back? with a baby

St. Petersburg Times - Found Mar. 19, 2010
Phat, the former model turned businesswoman had a baby last year with long-time beau Djimon Hounsou. Now, Hounsou, their son, her two daughters...

Posted on March 19, 2010, 5:11 am

Kimora Lee Simmons 'Practices' With Djimon Hounsou

Starpulse - Found Mar. 5, 2010
Model-turned-designer Kimora Lee is eager to expand her family with actor boyfriend Djimon Hounsou, insisting the couple is planning to have a second ...
Simmons wants more kids with Hounsou - Hollywood
Kimora Lee Simmons Wants More Kids With Djimon Hounsou; 'Boy Please' - Post Chronicle
SIMMONS WANTS MORE KIDS WITH HOUNSOU - PR inside
Simmons wants more kids with Hounsou - Hollywood.com
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Posted on March 5, 2010, 7:06 am

Marcia Dawkins: Passing as Mixed Race

Huffington Post - Found Mar. 3, 2010
Probably when we see who is cast in the inevitable Barack Obama biopic--someone who looks like Djimon Hounsou, Will Smith, Wentworth Miller or...

Posted on March 3, 2010, 9:36 am

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Hollywood Stock Exchange - Found Feb. 24, 2010
Djimon Hounsou stars in the urban drama The Trunk.

Posted on February 24, 2010, 12:00 pm

Simmons wants more kids with Hounsou

Daily Star - Found Mar. 5, 2010
Model-turned-designer KIMORA LEE is eager to expand her family with actor boyfriend DJIMON HOUNSOU, insisting the couple is planning to have a second ...

Posted on March 5, 2010, 5:30 am

Talent agent Jeannine Cosden dies

Hollywood Reporter - Found Feb. 23, 2010
The firm represented two-time Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou.

Posted on February 23, 2010, 2:25 am

unofficially married

BET.com - Found Jan. 25, 2010
Should we pop champagne for Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou? Looks like the twosome ? and expectant parents ? are married. Only problem? ...
Jean Simmons Dies; Remembering 'Guys and Dolls' Star - Time
Jean Simmons dies, age 80 - Variety
Agent: 'Guys And Dolls' Star Jean Simmons Dies - CBS News
Agent: 'Guys and Dolls' star Jean Simmons dies - Seattle Times
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Posted on January 25, 2010, 2:18 am

Kellan Lutz Is the New Face (and Body!) of Calvin Klein Underwear

People - Found Feb. 3, 2010
Klein Underwear Courtesy Calvin Klein Following in the famously buff footsteps of Mark Wahlberg and Djimon Hounsou, is the newest Hollywood...
PHOTOS: Kellan Lutz In His Briefs - People
Kellan Lutz's Underwear Ad Campaign Revealed! - EOnline.com
Kellan Lutz's Underwear Ad Campaign Revealed! - E! Online
PHOTOS: Kellan Lutz In His Briefs - People
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Posted on February 3, 2010, 10:17 am

PHOTOS: Kellan Lutz In His Briefs

People - Found Feb. 3, 2010
Courtesy Calvin Klein Following in the famously buff footsteps of Mark Wahlberg and Djimon Hounsou, Kellan Lutz is the newest Hollywood hunk to strip ...
Klein Takes A Pass On AG - New York Daily News
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Posted on February 3, 2010, 9:15 am

Djimon Hounsou Biography

Djimon Hounsou
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Djimon Gaston Hounsou

Hounsou arrives at the premiere of Push, Mann Theater, Westwood, USA 2009
Born Djimon Gaston Hounsou
April 24, 1964 (1964-04-24) (age 45)
Cotonou, Benin
Occupation Actor/Model
Years active 1990–present
Spouse(s) Kimora Lee Simmons
(2009-present) 1 child1

Djimon Gaston Hounsou (pronounced [dʒimɔ̃ hũsu];need tone born April 24, 1964) is a Beninese-American actor and model. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards.2

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Early life

Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, the son of Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook.3 He emigrated 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 1990.34 One year before obtaining his college degree he dropped out of school.

Career

Hounsou's film debut was in the 1990 Sandra Bernhard film 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 1989 Janet Jackson video “Love Will Never Do (Without You)” from Rhythm Nation 1814, 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.

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 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 one African man and one African woman 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.

On February 24, 2007, it was announced that Hounsou would be the new Calvin Klein underwear model. Starting with the Fall 2007 season, he was featured in the brand’s global print advertising campaign including the launch of their new Calvin Klein Steel product line.

Hounsou also acted in a supporting role in the 2009 science fiction film Push, as Agent Henry Carver.

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. In November 2008, it was announced that Hounsou will be providing the voice of the Black Panther in the upcoming animated series of the same name.5 Also, David Jaffe expressed interest in seeing Hounsou portray the hero and main ,character, Kratos, in an upcoming movie based on the hit video game God of War. and Author,Director and Producer Epaphroditus Elkahan of Cry Freedom Pictures, expressed interest in him playing the first black President: Stanley Watson,in a movie based on the book "The President" "The Eppieologist".

Personal life

Since 2007, Hounsou has been dating model and CEO of the fashion label Baby Phat, Kimora Lee Simmons.6 On 30 May 2009, Simmons gave birth to their son, Kenzo Lee Hounsou, reportedly named in honour of Japanese fashion designer, Kenzo Takada. Hounsou is now a naturalized U.S. citizen7 and resides in Los Angeles. Hounsou and Simmons were married in 2009 before Kenzo's birth.

Mr. Hounsou spoke at the Summit on Climate Change at the United Nations, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. 8 On Tuesday, 1 Dec. Hounsou told French media that developed countries “need to be held accountable” for their contribution to climate change. 9

Filmography

Awards/nominations

Golden Globes

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

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