Boris Kodjoe
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| Boris Kodjoe | |
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| Image:Http://bestof.provocateuse.com/images/photos/boris kodjoe 99.jpg |
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| Born | March 8, 1973 Vienna, Austria |
| Spouse(s) | Nicole Ari Parker (2005-present) |
Boris Kodjoe (born March 8, 1973) is an Austrian-born actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Kodjoe was born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Ursula, a German psychologist, and Eric Kodjoe, a Ghanaian physician. He is Jewish through his mother and maternal grandmother.[1] Kodjoe is fluent in German, French, English and Spanish. He has a brother named Patrick and a sister named Nadja. Kodjoe aspired to be a professional tennis player and attended Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond, VA, where he played tennis for the Rams. His brother Patrick played for VCU's basketball team. A back injury ended his tennis aspirations, but he was quickly signed as a model and soon after entered acting.
[edit] Career
Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People Magazine in 2002, Kodjoe is perhaps best known as one of the seven regular cast members from the Showtime drama Soul Food, which aired from 2000 to 2004. He starred in the short-lived sitcom Second Time Around with his Soul Food co-star Nicole Ari Parker, whom he eventually married. He played the role of David Taylor, the wayward son of Pastor Fred Taylor in the October 2005 film The Gospel. He was in a play called Whatever She Wants starring Vivica A. Fox. He will make an appearance on the 5th season of Nip/Tuck.
[edit] Personal life
Boris married his Soul Food: The Series co-star Nicole Ari Parker on May 21, 2005 in Gundelfingen, Germany. She gave birth to their first child, a girl, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, on March 5, 2005. She gave birth to the couple's second child, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, a boy, on October 31, 2006 in Atlanta
Nicole and Boris reside in Atlanta, Georgia.
Kodjoe's height is 6' 2½"(1.89 m). In audience screenings for the movie Brown Sugar, people rated his character higher than they rated any other in the film.
[edit] Filmography
- Chosen Ones 1999-2006
- Love and Basketball 2000
- Soul Food - TV series 2000
- Brown Sugar 2002
- Second Time Around - TV series 2004
- Doing Hard Time 2004
- The Gospel 2005
- America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4 2005
- Madea's Family Reunion 2006
- All About Us 2007
- Starship Troopers 3: Marauder 2008
[edit] Music Videos
- "Red Light Special" - TLC
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Boris Kodjoe at the Internet Movie Database
- Boris Kodjoe Official Web Site[1]
