Djimon Gaston Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Republic of Dahomey, on April 24, 1964. Djimon is an actor who grew up in Benin. Honsou proved up for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in “In America” (2002) and “Blood Diamond” (2006). The documentary film In Search of Voodoo: Roots to Heaven turned out Hounsou’s first movie as a director. Then, his part as Cinqué in Steven Spielberg’s movie Amistad brought him a lot of attention.
Hounsou Early Life
Albertine and Pierre Hounsou gave birth to Hounsou in Cotonou, Benin. He moved to Lyon, France, with his brother Edmond when they were 12 years old. As soon as he got there, he quit school and was without a home for a while.
A chance meeting with a photographer put Hounsou in touch with fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who pushed her to become a model. He became a model in 1987 and built a business in Paris. In 1990, he moved to the United States.
Djimon Hounsou Net Worth
Oscar-nominated Beninese-American model and actor Djimon Hounsou has a net worth of $4 million. Calvin Klein said in February 2007 that Hounsou would be the new face of their underwear line. He paid $2.1 million for a house in LA’s Westchester neighborhood in January 2020. He put his house on the market in October 2023 for $11,750 a month.
Djimon Hounsou Career
In the 1980s, Djimon Hounsou began his job as a model while working with fashion designer Thierry Mugler in France. Since 1987, he participated in a lot of music videos, such as Straight Up, Love Will Never Do (Without You), Madonna’s Express Yourself, and others. His first movie role appeared in Without You I’m Nothing, which came out in 1990.
The movie turned out a huge hit, and he later got parts in TV shows like Beverly Hills, 90210, ER, and more. After that, he made the science fiction movie Stargate, which turned out to be a huge hit for him. He got good reviews for his part in Steven Spielberg’s movie Amistad in 1997. He additionally appeared in movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, such as Captain Marvel and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Hounsou Relationship
Hounsou started going out with model Kimora Lee Simmons in 2007. Simmons and Lee Hounsou welcomed a son named Kenzo Lee Hounsou in 2009. In the summer of 2008, Simmons and Hounsou went to Benin to see Hounsou’s family and take part in a traditional pledge ceremony. Though they made it clear that the event wasn’t a wedding.
Nevertheless, they wore traditional clothes and used it to say that they were “dedicated to each other 100%” in front of Hounsou’s family. He received an erroneous identification as Kimora Lee Simmons’ spouse during the premiere of her program Kimora: Life in the Fab Lane. In the United States, Hounsou and Simmons were never formally married. In November 2012, they said they were splitting up.
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