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Né le 24 Avril 1964 au Benin. Djimon Hounsou s'établit à Paris à 13 ans et devient à 22 ans mannequin vedette de Thierry Mugler. Il collabore ainsi à plusieurs collections et à un album du couturier, puis apparaît dans trois vidéos réalisées par David Fincher : Roll With It de Steve Winwood, Express Yourself de Madonna et Straight Up de Paula Abdul. Il pose également pour le livre de photos d'Herbert Ritts Men and women et participe à la vidéo de Janet Jackson Love Will Never Do Without You. En 1990, Djimon Hounsou se rend à Los Angeles pour poursuivre une carrière d'acteur. Deux ans plus tard, il tient un petit rôle dans le thriller de Jonathan Kaplan Obsession fatale (1992), suivi en 1994 d'une participation à la grosse production de science-fiction de Roland Emmerich Stargate, la porte des étoiles. En 1997, il est la révélation majeure du drame de Steven Spielberg, Amistad, où le rôle du chef des esclaves Cinque lui vaut une citation au Golden Globe et l'Image Award de la NAACP. Son physique bodybuildé et ses origines africaines le cantonnent souvent aux films d'action et aux rôles d'"indigène". En témoignent ses prestations de combattant, coéquipier de Russell Crowe, dans Gladiator (2000), de détective dans Le Boulet (2002), de soldat soudanais dans Frères du désert (id.), de motard dans Biker boyz (2003) et de chef tribal dans Lara Croft Tomb Raider le berceau de la vie (id.). Jim Sheridan lui permet toutefois de varier son jeu d'acteur en lui confiant le rôle d'un mystérieux artiste peintre, voisin d'une famille irlandaise fraîchement débarquée à New York, dans In America (2004).


Filmographie

Obsession fatale de Jonathan Kaplan (1992)

La porte des étoiles (1994)

Amistad de Steven Spielberg (1997)
> Cinque

Un cri dans l'océan (1998)

Gladiator de Ridley Scott (2000)

Le Boulet (2002)

Biker boyz (2003)

Frères du désert (2003)

Tomb Raider le berceau de la vie (2003)

In America (2004)

Blueberry - l'expérience secrète (2004)

Constantine (2005)

The Island (2005)

Beauty shop (2005)

Blood Diamond (2006)

Eragon (2006)

En 1997, il est la révélation majeure du drame Amistad de Steven Spielberg, où le rôle du chef des esclaves Cinque lui vaut une citation au Golden Globe et l'Image Award de la NAACP. En 2004, il est nominé pour l'Oscar du Meilleur second rôle masculin pour son rôle dans In America. En 2007, il est nominé pour l'Oscar du Meilleur acteur dans un second rôle pour sa prestation dans Blood Diamond.



Name : Djimon Hounsou
Birth Name : Djimon Gaston Hounsou
Height : 6' 4"
Sex : Male
Nationality : Beninese
Birth Date : April 24, 1964
Birth Place : Cotonou, Benin
Profession : Actor, Model
Husband/Wife : Victoria Mahoney (born in 1966)
Father : Pierre Hounsou
Claim to fame : His role as Joseph Cinqué in the Steven Spielberg film Amistad (1997)
Awards : National Board of Review (2006) Best Supporting Blood Diamond

Djimon Gaston Hounsou (born April 24, 1964) is an Academy Award-nominated Beninese actor, dancer and fashion model.


Early life
Djimon Hounsou (pronounced /ʒaɪ́mʌ̌n ɒ́nsǔ/ (last name pronounced Hansoo)) was born in Cotonou, Benin to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou. He was sent to live in Paris at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond, and lived on the streets, until he was discovered by fashion designer Thierry Mugler, who made him a model. Modeling led to acting.

Career
Hounsou'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 commercial for the GAP back in 2003.

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 year, with Charlize Theron, a South African actress nominated for her work in Monster, 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.

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 the 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.

Personal life

Hounsou has recently been spotted with the (almost) divorcee Kimora Lee Simmons. He is now a naturalized U.S. citizen.


Filmography

* Without You I'm Nothing (1990)
* Unlawful Entry (1992)
* Stargate (1994)
* 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)
* Get Some (2008)

Upcoming:

* The Trunk (2007)
* God of War (Unconfirmed) (2008)


Awards/nominations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

1. ^ http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020002/bio

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