Description:
Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in west Africa to Albertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He moved to Lyon, France, when he was 13. Hounsou has graced the catwalks of Paris and London as a popular male model. He has since left his modeling career and has worked on Gladiator (2000) by Ridley Scott and Amistad (1997) by Steven Spielberg.
Birthday
April 24, 1964
Born In
Cotonou, Benin
Alternative names
Djimon
, Djimon Hounson
, Djimon Housoun
Height
187 cm
Parents
Albertine Hounsou
Children
Kenzo Lee Hounsou
Relatives
Edmond Hounshou (Sibling)
Trivia
Came to Paris from Benin at the age of 13, couldn't find a job and ended up a vagrant, sleeping under bridges and rummaging in trash cans for food. Things changed for the better when fashion designer Thierry Mugler discovered him and made him a fashion model.
Quotes
School bored me. Being educated and being intelligent are two
different things. I thought I was smart enough. And I wanted to be an
entertainer. I stopped going to school as a way of saying I was mature,
a way of saying I was going to choose who I was going to become.
--Daily News, December 3, 1997.
