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Boris Kodjoe Profile |
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Birth Date: March 8, 1973
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Birth Place: Vienna, Austria
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Birth Name: Boris Kodjoe
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Height: 6'3"
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Biography |
Boris Kodjoe, (born March 8, 1973 in Vienna, Austria) is a
multilingual actor and former male fashion model.
Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by
People Magazine in 2002, Kodjoe starred in the short-lived
sitcom Second Time Around (2004 - 2005) with wife Nicole Ari
Parker. He played the role of David Taylor, the wayward son
of Pastor Fred Taylor in the October 2005 film The Gospel.
Kodjoe recently starred in the film Madea's Family Reunion
playing the role of Frankie the bus driver.
His mother was a psychologist from Germany and his father a
physician from Ghana. Fluent in German, French, English and
some Spanish, Kodjoe aspired to be a professional tennis
player. A back injury ended his tennis aspirations; however,
he was quickly discovered for modeling and soon after fell
into acting.
He has a brother named Patrick and a sister named Nadja.
On June 20, 2004, Kodjoe and his Soul Food: The Series
co-star, Nicole Ari Parker, became engaged. Their first
child, Sophie Tei-Naaki Lee Kodjoe, was born on March 5,
2005. The two later married on May 21, 2005 in Gundelfingen,
Germany. Their second child, a boy named Nicolas Neruda
Kodjoe, was born October 31, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. |
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Other Information |
Grew up in Freiburg, Germany.
Has a brother, Patrick, and a sister, Nadja
His mother, Ursula Kodjoe, is a psychologist from Germany
and his father, Eric Kodjoe, is a physician from Ghana, West
Africa.
Fluent in English, French and German. He can also speak some
Spanish.
Named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World
2002."
He once aspired to play professional tennis until a back
injury ended his career aspirations.
20 June 2004: Engaged to Soul Food (1997) co-star, Nicole
Ari Parker.
5 March 2005: Birth of daughter, Sophie Tei Naaki Lee, with
Nicole Ari Parker.
Married actress Nicole Ari Parker in Gundelfingen, Germany.
Second child, Nicolas Neruda Kodjoe, born 31 October 2006. |
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